voting
i wish i understood the brazilian system of government a little better. i am only a month and a half short of my 25th birthday; and today i am voting for the first time in my life. whereas before i was an outsider who understood the system, now i am an insider that doesnt have a clue. it is strange.
i have researched the candidate (brazilian election today for president, senator, governor, and deputies - federal and state). one interesting site presents all the candidates for deputies in terms of political involvement and gives them a grade based on 7 criteria. i thought that was very helpful, until i went to another site that shows the personal finances of these same candidates. the ones that rated best in terms of political involvement had a percentual rise of 800 regarding their patrimony. that doesnt look good. and it is like that all around, when you think you found good things you have a number of bad things to balance them against.
I have no plans
No dates
No appointments with anybody
So I leisurely explore
Souls and Cities
Geographically I’m from
and belong to that group
called Pennsylvannia Dutch
But I’m really a citizen
of the world
who hates Communism
and tolerates Democracy
Of which Plato said 200 years
ago,
Was the best form of bad government
I’m merely exploring souls & cities
From the vantage point
Of my ivory tower built,
Built with the assistance of Opium
That’s enough, isn’t it?
Jack Kerouac
34th Chorus
i have researched the candidate (brazilian election today for president, senator, governor, and deputies - federal and state). one interesting site presents all the candidates for deputies in terms of political involvement and gives them a grade based on 7 criteria. i thought that was very helpful, until i went to another site that shows the personal finances of these same candidates. the ones that rated best in terms of political involvement had a percentual rise of 800 regarding their patrimony. that doesnt look good. and it is like that all around, when you think you found good things you have a number of bad things to balance them against.
I have no plans
No dates
No appointments with anybody
So I leisurely explore
Souls and Cities
Geographically I’m from
and belong to that group
called Pennsylvannia Dutch
But I’m really a citizen
of the world
who hates Communism
and tolerates Democracy
Of which Plato said 200 years
ago,
Was the best form of bad government
I’m merely exploring souls & cities
From the vantage point
Of my ivory tower built,
Built with the assistance of Opium
That’s enough, isn’t it?
Jack Kerouac
34th Chorus