Cosmetic Politics

Here's an interesting clip, which incriminates the Florida electorate. The battle cry has be for us to vote. It doesn't matter if you know what you're voting for, just vote.



With regard to a candidate I can support, I want one who can do the following:

1) Withdrawal from and reparations for Iraq and Afghanistan
2) Revocation of the so-called Patriot Acts
3) Cessation of prison privatization and the so-called war on drugs.
4) The end of farm subsidies with a reallocation of money to fund green agriculture
5) Dismantling the so-called Department of Homeland Security.

Four of the five policies relate to the policing/military fetish that our country rationalizes as being necessary. If you get a chance to see a documentary out there called Fuel, then by all means see it. One of the most interesting things I learned from it is that President Carter reduced energy consumption in the US by 25% during his tenure. That's huge. Regardless of who assumes power, if we push for energy reform we'll have tremendous positive impact on our neighbors and the earth.