Monday, June 27, 2005
Hurry Up All Ready
My goodness politics is irritating. The rare bizzarely fascinating tidbit interspersed among the tedium. I wish the election was over already.
Despite all my effort in trying to achieve a vague knowledge of politics in NZ I have come to the conclusion that there is no one to vote for. At least before, when I knew nothing, I had options about who to vote for.
I am pissed off with Labour and National.
All the religious parties are out of the question. As is NZ First.
I disagree with most of the Alliance and Green policies.
The Libertarianz are too economically Libertarian for me.
None of the minor parties really appeal. Besides they are minor parties.
That leaves ACT. I don't like ACT.
Despite all my effort in trying to achieve a vague knowledge of politics in NZ I have come to the conclusion that there is no one to vote for. At least before, when I knew nothing, I had options about who to vote for.
I am pissed off with Labour and National.
All the religious parties are out of the question. As is NZ First.
I disagree with most of the Alliance and Green policies.
The Libertarianz are too economically Libertarian for me.
None of the minor parties really appeal. Besides they are minor parties.
That leaves ACT. I don't like ACT.
// posted by suze @ 6:49 PM 
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Haven't had time to do any research on "not voting" but isn't choosing not to vote a bit different from not bothering to vote?
# posted by 
: 6/29/2005 08:06:00 AM
: 6/29/2005 08:06:00 AM
Only the reason, not the effect.
So what to do? I find second-guessing the complex workings of the universe to be tricky.
When it comes to brain power, you can justify anything with enough effort.
The heart can be blinded by hopes and fears, but is a valuable compass.
So somewhere, where heart and mind meet, spirit talks. Listen to that and act.
[Hey, I like that. I might make that one my next Satori.]
So what to do? I find second-guessing the complex workings of the universe to be tricky.
When it comes to brain power, you can justify anything with enough effort.
The heart can be blinded by hopes and fears, but is a valuable compass.
So somewhere, where heart and mind meet, spirit talks. Listen to that and act.
[Hey, I like that. I might make that one my next Satori.]
But if you are choosing not to vote then you are probably also taking the effect into account. Well, that's how I'd do it anyway.
Yes now I remember that I am trying to break the "second-guess the universe" habit.
"where heart and mind meet, spirit talks. Listen to that and act."
Nice :-)
Despite all my agonising about who to vote for, in the end I will probably just use my intuition to make the final decision. All this political "research" (using the term very loosely here) is just data gathering for my intuition machine.
Yes now I remember that I am trying to break the "second-guess the universe" habit.
"where heart and mind meet, spirit talks. Listen to that and act."
Nice :-)
Despite all my agonising about who to vote for, in the end I will probably just use my intuition to make the final decision. All this political "research" (using the term very loosely here) is just data gathering for my intuition machine.
# posted by : 6/29/2005 10:40:00 AM
: 6/29/2005 10:40:00 AM
my dad did this for several elections:
1. enter polling booth
2. pick up pen
3. scrawl across voting paper "i have no confidence in any of these"
4. put voting paper in box
He did vote for someone last time (United Future's fashionability got to him) but I suspect he may be back to spoiling his ballot again this time.
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1. enter polling booth
2. pick up pen
3. scrawl across voting paper "i have no confidence in any of these"
4. put voting paper in box
He did vote for someone last time (United Future's fashionability got to him) but I suspect he may be back to spoiling his ballot again this time.
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