Monday, November 5, 2018

What Does Voting Accomplish ???

I personally believe the process of voting in the US is an exercise in futility. Here is why:

Perhaps representation in politics is only a fiction, a myth forming part of the folklore of our society. Or perhaps representation must be redefined to fit our politics; perhaps we must simply accept the fact that what we have been calling representative government is in reality just party competition for office.

You can read the rest @
https://mises.org/wire/no-matter-how-you-vote-politicians-dont-represent-you

I doubt tomorrow's election is going to make anyone happy. And what follows will be civil war by other means.

2 comments:

  1. For a tongue-in-cheek but completely accurate assessment of US politics, I heartily recommend this essay:

    https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-05/your-vote-who-you-are

    What a sad lot we have become!

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  2. Reports like this one suggest the entire US electoral system is just a charade:

    https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-06/msnbc-mistakenly-shows-results-florida-governor-race-one-day-early

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