[geeks] Fahrenheit 9/11

[Francisco Javier Mesa-Martinez]

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, The Renaissance Man wrote:

> And a sad reflection on how badly the system has broken down.  It's no
> longer a question of voting for the candidate whom you think will best
> represent your views and wishes in government, but rather looking over
> the puppets and hacks that the political machine offers you and figuring
> out which one requires the least diligence in holding your nose against
> the stench.
>

The problem is IMO that the system in this country is set up as a "winner
takes all" which is not very representative of such diverse society.
Ideally the system should have evolved into a more "parlamentary"
approach, which caters to a more representative election process. There
would be a tendency to still have two major parties (left/right) but the
smaller issue "centric" parties would also have a voice in the process. A
society as diverse as the USA should have been far more aware of the
representation issues, the one size fits all to politics is rather
dangerous. The current lack of differenciation between demos and repubs is
a clear warning.

But when people have to work 80hrs a week just to make ends meet, then
they do not have time to pay attention at what really is going on. Which
is where the people on top wants them to be... the past 4 American
administrations have been a clear proof of concept in this regard.