[geeks] One of the things I love about America

[Chris Byrne]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: geeks-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:geeks-admin at sunhelp.org]On Behalf
> Of Mike Meredith

> I persuaded someone to vote last year by pointing out that if none of
> the choices look good, then vote for the candidate you least dislike.
>

That's pretty much what I did.

>
> I'm sure it doesn't apply to you, but it always amazes me that people
> want things that are pretty much incompatible ... you can't drop taxes
> to 0 *and* improve public services. Or at least you can't without doing
> something unexpected.
>

It's called wishful thinking.

> What really annoys me about UK elections is how everyone is wondering
> why the turnout is always so low.

How about the fact that most people jsut dont seem to give a toss anymmore,
if they ever did. The last 10 years or so the UK has become on the whole a
very complacent place.

>
> ('course I might be a bit incoherant after a long session playing with
> FW-1)

Oh god have I been there brother. I feel your pain

Chris Byrne