thought for the day
How do your characters vote politically?
It seems like a stupid question at first. "They're fictional characters...they don't vote!"
Well, yes and no. For most of us, our fictional characters are set in real-world scenario that involves politics and political views. Large portions of them are American citizens - off the top of my head: Jack O'Neill, Sam Carter, Daniel Jackson, Cameron Mitchell, Elizabeth Weir, John Sheppard, Jennifer Keller, Walter, Chuck, Siler, Jethro Gibbs, Tony DiNozzo, Abby Sciuto, Tim McGee - now Ziva's an American citizen, with the right to vote.
And that's just three fandoms!
No, Americans don't have to vote the way we do in Australia...but if you're a thinking, intelligent human being - and if you want to argue any of the above being unintelligent, I have Mistah Steel Brick In A Sock waiting to meet your brain - then you have political opinions, even if you don't vote.
So which way do your favourite characters swing politically? What do they think of the vast range of political topics available for consideration and discussion? Have you ever thought about this?
It seems like a stupid question at first. "They're fictional characters...they don't vote!"
Well, yes and no. For most of us, our fictional characters are set in real-world scenario that involves politics and political views. Large portions of them are American citizens - off the top of my head: Jack O'Neill, Sam Carter, Daniel Jackson, Cameron Mitchell, Elizabeth Weir, John Sheppard, Jennifer Keller, Walter, Chuck, Siler, Jethro Gibbs, Tony DiNozzo, Abby Sciuto, Tim McGee - now Ziva's an American citizen, with the right to vote.
And that's just three fandoms!
No, Americans don't have to vote the way we do in Australia...but if you're a thinking, intelligent human being - and if you want to argue any of the above being unintelligent, I have Mistah Steel Brick In A Sock waiting to meet your brain - then you have political opinions, even if you don't vote.
So which way do your favourite characters swing politically? What do they think of the vast range of political topics available for consideration and discussion? Have you ever thought about this?