I always vote and always for the good guys , but they never win. Gore won but he did't get to be the king.. in my walks and talks with the average joe, they think george is like his daddy and they don't want the war. I don't think bush is listening. he needs to go on the frount lines, with the boys he sends. do vote though ,never missed an election.. don't think they are counted though ,just pretend.. but... we do vote each time we buy anything and we are most careful to tread as gently as we know how, and tell others I do understand gil's comment though, when it seems we are a nation of sheep. The sheep do talk among themselves. thats why they callit the silent majority. perhaps it's like a big ship, takes a while to turn around. :)sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Sherry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BdNow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 11:59 AM Subject: Re: OT:FW: [globalnews] 100 jets join attack on Iraq
> Woa there, Gil. Do I hear you blaming the American people for this mess? > Perhaps because you are not here, you do not realize that 1-the common folks > here did NOT elect George Bush. And 2-- we have this illusion of a democracy > here in the US. Really it's an empire ruled by greedy corporate interest and > not a free society at all. That's just one more American mythic export. > Actually it's a myth promoted here at home as well. > > Please stop blaming Americans for their problems. It's sounding a little too > much like George Bush blaming Arabs. If you're upset about this, then stop > bellowing at those of us who live here and are working for change. Join some > anti-war group and put your energy where your typing fingers are. Stop > telling us (especially on THIS list) that we are to blame! > > Peace & Love, > Jane > > From: Gil Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 22:26:26 +0930 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: OT:FW: [globalnews] 100 jets join attack on Iraq > > > >> From a Down Under perspective, we would see US politics, The Military and > > the Intelligence Services as all being puppets of the small number of > > people who command the money in the US and a number of other countries. > > If there was a will to have "Government of the people, by the people" > > voting would be compulsory. I understand that only around a third vote in > > most elections in the US. > > That means that the one who is hell bent on taking you, us and many others > > into a war on behalf of the US oil interests, was supported by something > > around a sixth of those of voting age. Four sixths can only blame them > > selves as they did not choose to vote. > > >
