Then get involved at the party level and participate in the selection process.
As a young person, I was an active member of the youth wing of a political
party in Denmark. I have seen the grassroots-level politics in a democratic
country up close, and it works. But yes, it takes work.
Cheers,
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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YNWA
On Jan 19, 2014, at 8:23 AM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
> Don't really agree with that Nathan, at least in Oz we have compulsory
> voting for all eligible citizens however the choice of politicians to vote
> for is p*ss poor. We always end up with cr*p whatever party is in power !
>
> ...Wayne
>
>
>
>>
>> Seriously: I really dislike this kind of populist drivel, even if
> pronounced by a
>> famous writer. If politicians are so bad then goddamit, elect some other
>> ones. You the people have the power. Yes, I know about lobbies and all
> that,
>> but at the end of the day you have the ballot. I continue to be amazed by
>> people bitching about how bad the politicians are while only half of them
>> bother to show up at the polls (or less, in off-year elections).
>>
>> Sorry, no compassion from my side.
>>
>> You are also more than welcome to our Partido Popular if you want to swap.
>> The only issue might be that our Prime Minister does not speak English.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>>
>> YNWA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 19, 2014, at 1:06 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>>
>>> It's a Mark Twain quote:
>>>
>>> "No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is
>>> in session."
>>>
>>> And here is another one:
>>>
>>> "Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress.
>>> But I repeat myself."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> This kind of philospher tends to live under a highway overpass and
> drink
>> Pabst.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ken Norton
>>> ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> http://www.zone-10.com
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