Get out and vote, you bastards.
May the gods of my people hear my prayers;
as we go to the polls to choose our leaders,
may it be with wisdom.
-Ceisiwr Serith, A Book of Pagan Prayer
It is always very nice to know that there's a book of Pagan prayer out there that's got some useful stuff in it. I took mine to the polls this morning, and prayed before I began voting. I ( Read more... )
as we go to the polls to choose our leaders,
may it be with wisdom.
-Ceisiwr Serith, A Book of Pagan Prayer
It is always very nice to know that there's a book of Pagan prayer out there that's got some useful stuff in it. I took mine to the polls this morning, and prayed before I began voting. I ( Read more... )
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And that was disappointing. Very, very disappointing.
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Being a registered independent with a listed phone number and address is like the mark of death. We had 6 calls on our answering machine last night about various issues and candidates.
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i believe i am actually registered as 'independent' as well. (although i am thinking of applying to be a poll worker, and you have to declare something, so i may have declared democrat...i can probably check that somewhere).
last election (2004) i could go to the www.ohiodems.org and get a list of endorsements. i assume ohiogop or whatever it is had/has a similar list. i didn't follow them all but at least i knew which ones in case party DID matter to me.
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*nods* It's not overly important to me what party a person is, generally. But it's a nice thing to have, really. Which is why I dragged this bit along with me when I went to vote. I've already gotten rid of my master list, abandoning it to the office shredder (my parents instilled a strong "your vote is your business, no one else's" ethic in me about candidates).
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And I'm winning! Take that issues 2, 3, 4, and 5! It's gonna be "back to the flour mill, Pappy!" Let the interests take care of themselves.
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I've seen 19th-century quasi-neoclassical depictions of "Peace" (looking rather like Athena) and "Plenty" (Demeter), also. If I had to deify my political impulses, I would probably go powers like Athena and Demeter, "Peace" and "Plenty", or "goddess of civilization and culture" and "goddess of fruitful earth" - yes, come to think of it, Athena (and Demeter, to an extent)feel very "patriotic" to me.
As far as "Ladies Liberty and Democracy" go, I would say that Democracy is a temporal manifestation of Liberty rather than a separate spirit.
You cannot complain if you did not vote. And I really do feel that it is your civic duty.
I used to think so, but now I completely disagree - anyone can complain for any reason at any time in my book. Why can't you complain? If you didn't vote, obviously you don't feel that there was anything compelling on the ballot. In my experience, it would be more useful to categorize most non-votes as abstentionsHey! ( ... )
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Otherwise, all laziness is abstension, as you point out.
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As do many, but our ballots don't allow for abstentions, so that's not a very useful categorization.
When my brother-in-law wants to get his kids to do something (or usually to stop doing something), he gives them a choice "you can do A, B or C". No mention is made that what they are currently doing ("D") or what they really want to do ("E") aren't listed among the choices, but still the selection offers the illusion of choice while limiting the range of discussion. Typically, if a kid throws a tantrum or ignores the ABC list, they aren't seen as simply rejecting of the list of options (which is what they are really doing), but rather they are seen as non-cooperative.
Otherwise, all laziness is abstension, as you point out.
I pointed out nothing regarding laziness. Why would you call it "laziness"? "Apathy" I can understand - "without feeling" - a label that fit many who do vote as well as those who don't. People feel passionately about lots ( ... )
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