From: louisnews Newstrom (louisnews@comcast.net)
Date: Tue Sep 10 2002 - 20:35:51 MDT
From: Rafal Smigrodzki <rms2g@virginia.edu>
> ### But isn't there something to be said about the virtue of
> abstention?
Like what?
> Legitimizing a regime by voting had no
> doubt propped
> up many a shaky communist politburo.
> A refusal to vote or choosing a
> candidate destined to lose weakens the current wielders of power
> and might
> set the stage for their eventual departure.
I don't see this. Do you think W. weilds any less power now because he
barely (and debatably) won, as opposed by winning by a landslide? No!
He WON. He has full power of being president. No amount of people
"refusing to vote" has lessened his power in any way.
The only peaceful way to change the system is to participate in the system.
--- Louis Newstrom louisnews@comcast.net
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