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6 days and counting down...
By close of day on 4 November, you folks are going to be right sick of me and probably more than ready to put me on your ban list. That's cool. For those who know me in real life, you know I'm probably one of the least rabid people where politics are concerned. [Please note, I didn't say I didn't have strong opinions on things and that I won't defend them, just that I'm not the kind to delve into the political world as a regular occupation] If you really tried to pin down my political leanings, you might tag me as a 'soft sided' Libertarian, a Social Creditist of some flavor or some other 'mixed fruit cup' flavor of political views. I'm *am*, however, very Heinleinian ala 'Starship Trooper' in my views. You have a right to work toward a good life and have the ability to access the basic needs of life [food, shelter, health care] without restrictions, but you also have the responsibility to the society around you to make a contribution to that society before you reap all of the benefits that that society produces.
I could ramble on here trying to sort out what my head means by all of this, but I'm not up to massive political/literary debates right now - maybe another time. The crux of it thought, for me, all boils down to making sure that we, as individuals, need to get off our butts and exercise those rights that our Constitution grants us and that many men and women who have come before us have worked hard and fought hard to make sure we have.
And one of the most important ones is looming on our visual horizon right now.
The right to have a say in our own governmental processes.
We as people of this country have 6 days to make our wishes known. Look at the two candidates and their running mates, their platforms, their points of view, their lives and backgrounds and the current state of our country, and think hard about it. This election may go down in history as one of the 10 *most* important points in our government and our future.
Vote for the guy I'm voting for. Vote for the guy I'm not voting for. Vote for one of those folks in the political pamphlet you get in the mail that you've never even heard of before. I don't really give a frack. But just get your tuckus out there and vote.
Or plan on keeping your yap shut for the next four years 'coz I don't want to hear it.
BTW&FWIW - *please* feel free to steal, liberate, share or otherwise use the icon on this post.
Robert A. Heinlein- Politics
I could ramble on here trying to sort out what my head means by all of this, but I'm not up to massive political/literary debates right now - maybe another time. The crux of it thought, for me, all boils down to making sure that we, as individuals, need to get off our butts and exercise those rights that our Constitution grants us and that many men and women who have come before us have worked hard and fought hard to make sure we have.
And one of the most important ones is looming on our visual horizon right now.
The right to have a say in our own governmental processes.
We as people of this country have 6 days to make our wishes known. Look at the two candidates and their running mates, their platforms, their points of view, their lives and backgrounds and the current state of our country, and think hard about it. This election may go down in history as one of the 10 *most* important points in our government and our future.
Vote for the guy I'm voting for. Vote for the guy I'm not voting for. Vote for one of those folks in the political pamphlet you get in the mail that you've never even heard of before. I don't really give a frack. But just get your tuckus out there and vote.
Or plan on keeping your yap shut for the next four years 'coz I don't want to hear it.
BTW&FWIW - *please* feel free to steal, liberate, share or otherwise use the icon on this post.
Robert A. Heinlein- Politics