Reply #51: well,

[Estragon]

I guess it's my own naivete (or just unfamiliarity with these forums) that I didn't expect that much hostility. oh, well.

thank-you very much, to all who wrote sincere/helpful comments.



first off, displacedtexan and others-- I'm 19, from Chapel Hill, NC. So, yeah, this'll be my first big election. I've looked into some of the third party candidates, and I guess it just comes down to what I want to do with my vote-- make a statement of my personal beliefs, or make a more immediate vote for change (even if it's not necessarily the change that I want). Of course, the second's more productive, but I haven't lost all my idealism, yet.

trotsky-- I want a candidate who will really do his damnedest to be a man of the people and a representative of the downtrodden, not just someone who does what he thinks will get him points in polls. (idealism again, yes.)

BLM-- in retrospect, yeah, that was somewhat exaggerated (I got a little carried away, it seems)-- I know Kerry has done good stuff in the past. And that's helpful. I'm just more concerned about what he's going to do now; at least he's said he would vote down a constitutional amendment on marriage. I guess it's not too realistic to expect an all-out advocate of gay marriage to win an election, so he's probably the best there can be, for now.

re: militancy-- I'm not talking about militancy as in war, murder, violence, etc. I do know some people who don't mind maiming a few people to get what they're going for, but that's not for me. Mostly militant advocacy (that is, as loudly as I can, as often as possible) and action (protest, direct action, etc)..

for some reason, I didn't know he voted against DMA. that makes a lot of difference.


sorry to have wasted anyone's time, I'll be quiet now.

:dunce: