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![]() Well friends, another election has come and gone. I sure hope you all went out there and contributed your insignificant part to a completely unproductive process. The election last night basically said that nothing has changed. I don't really think that much would have changed even with a different winner. True "change" will not take place in my lifetime. I have many problems with democratic elections. First of all, regardless of the candidates, the choice is ridiculously narrow. Does it bother you that the pool consisting of the entire "American male" population has been reduced to two "politicians" without anyone so much as even asking your advice? That isn't any kind of choice at all. That's like being given the choice of forms of execution. Either way, you're fucked. This way, however, you're given the illusion of choice. Second of all, even if the choice was completely yours, who would you pick? Chances are that you don't know anyone that would make a "perfect" leader. That's because they don't exist. That's why we have elections. A new election means that our current leader isn't the perfect person that we were hoping for, so we'll try again. That's the problem. Elections are just a way for the masses to continue their search for the perfect person. As people grow older, they slowly realize that this person doesn't exist. That's what makes old people cynical, and keeps young people ignorant and hopeful. The masses want a leader who is strong yet compassionate, confident yet humble, old and wise yet youthful and motivated. They want someone with superior traits who can still relate to the common man. They want change and stability. They want a well defended country while remaining peaceful. The whole concept is a contradiction from the very beginning. Also, how well do you really know the candidates? All most people know about them are the exaggerated good deeds that they say that they've done and the equally exaggerated evil deeds that their opponent claims. That's a terrible form of representation. Think about it, you've never even met the person who will become your supreme leader. You have know idea what kind of people they are really. That's why there is no such thing as an educated decision in this situation. Some people have asked me why I don't vote for an alternate party. That's easy. Whether or not I have something against the main candidates isn't my point. It's the whole process that bothers me. The same problems arise in other parties. I heard an interesting quote recently from a particularly close minded individual that I know. He said that "Non-partisan candidates kill democracy." I couldn't disagree more. Non-partisans don't affect the system at all. That's why they lose. I prefer to believe that the current party system is what's killing our country. I have an idea; how about if every four years, in order to support democracy and unity, we choose up sides and compete. We're already divided. We've lost. It's time to try something new. The party system is simply a case of two opposite sets of overly extreme ideals that know one can live up to or even agrees with. A lot of people tell me to stop bitching about the state of things and to do something about it. My power to do that would be the equivalent of a vote (pretty worthless). Something needs to happen on a large scale. I know that I don't have the answers, but I'm at least part of a minority in the population that even recognizes a problem. Until enough people realize that a problem does exist, we can't even begin to fix it. Back to Communist CornerNew | Main | Music | Columns | D.I.Y. | Art | Zines | Contribute |