tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429797.post109651401667391624..comments2023-03-24T08:37:56.645-04:00Comments on Ohio Election Fraud (Formerly "Fairness"): The end of American democracy?raybeckermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11063235302436280455noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429797.post-1096519577133715062004-09-30T00:46:00.000-04:002004-09-30T00:46:00.000-04:00Reply to Anon's post about sickness,
"Physician, ...Reply to Anon's post about sickness,<br /><br />"Physician, heal thyself" - the cure we so desperately seek is within each of us. If we look for outside forces to change our behavour, change will never come.<br /><br />People with an innate wisdom much greater than I possess have said it many times over the course of history. We have to accept change, perhaps embrace it, perhaps be the catalyst. There is balance in everything natural. In a way, it is an education unto itself, perhaps a healing force.<br /><br />"Be the change you want to see in the world" - Gandhi<br /><br />Peace!<br /><br />--> CharcoalPitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429797.post-1096518678271194862004-09-30T00:31:00.001-04:002004-09-30T00:31:00.001-04:00The present regime represents the ugliest possible...The present regime represents the ugliest possible face<br />of the American Empire, and surely the most damaging to<br />our own interests (security, financial well-being, <br />happiness, etc.). But I really wish we stopped <br />measuring things in terms of our own well-being, <br />our own self-interests.<br /><br />This election is certainly the most important one in<br />my lifetime, but it seems to me that if you really want<br />to protect American democracy, it needs to go beyond <br />elections. There is a sickness in this country which <br />blinds us from reality. Voting isn't the cure, and I<br />won't pretend to know what is.<br /><br />As we export American "values" abroad, whether it<br />be to Europe, to Asia, to Africa, to Latin America, we<br />export this sickness. It's no wonder that exporting<br />our sickness has made us less secure. But what about<br />the impact on those we infect? <br /><br />Bush's Presidency seems to have had the effect of forcing countries to start working on vaccinations to<br />our disease, to immunize themselves from our poison.<br />And while that may ultimately bring harm to our "interests", it might be a good thing for humankind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429797.post-1096518666408909262004-09-30T00:31:00.000-04:002004-09-30T00:31:00.000-04:00Ray, I might have a login, but my misspent youth h...Ray, I might have a login, but my misspent youth has taken it's toll - I can't remember what it might be. It could be JimmyJohns or CharcoalPit, but I doubt it. Even if I remembered what the Id was, I'd still have the password dilemma. So I post Anon.<br /><br />Take heart in this historical fact (citation forgotten too):<br /><br />No President who lost the popular vote, but won the electoral vote has ever been "re"elected.<br /><br />That being said, I do fear for American Democracy should the trend not continue unchanged. I am not intimidated nor will I be intimidated by the tactics used by this administration. History also shows that Fascism is eventually overcome - the people may rest while it takes root, but soon awake to the treachery that follows. Resistance is formed and victory over oppression eventually prevails. <br /><br />This unfortunately takes time - why not just avoid all of that and vote this administration out of office and out of power. Therein lies the true power of American Democracy.<br /><br />Peace, my New York friend and Delaware co-volunteer for Edwards during the primaries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com