> Bush confused by earpiece, embarrasses self and nation, again
26 August 2006, 08:57
"Because we voted for him"
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This is most accurate.
Europeans and others have long derided Americans for our
"apathy" when it comes to elections, since such a low percentage
of American citizens actually go to the polls in national elections
(typically about 50% of those "eligible" to vote).
Most of those in other parts of the world do not understand
the *real* reason why the majority of Americans no longer
participate in the democratic process. It is because we are
fully aware that our entire political system is now hopelessly
corrupt! Therfore, there is not much point in taking part in
something that has become largely fraudulent.
During the most recent presidential election, the percentage
of eligible voters participating was unusually high for recent
times, around 58% of the total. But the total number of votes
cast was just over 108 million in a nation whose population
totals over 300 million persons. Since most citizens over the
age of 18 are allowed to vote in this country and approximately
75 percent of the population here is in that age group, these
are rather stunning statistics.
In the US, most votes are now cast using electronic voting
machines. In most states, these machines do not include
a "paper trail," meaning that votes cast cannot be verified
outside of the realm of cyberspace. When one votes this way,
one can only hope that their votes are recorded as they were
cast. Everyone who owns a computer understands how easily
computers can be "hacked." Imagine how easy this is to do when
those controlling the computers are also the ones doing
the hacking?
It is no secret that those who control the entire voting system
in America, including the computers which actually *tabulate*
the votes, are the same "powers-that-be" who strongly favor
the likes of the puppet-dupe George W. Bush and his crooked
colleagues and minions. This also includes the gigantic
corporate conglomerates who now have total control over the
mainstream media in the US.
But even this is of little significance in the final analysis because
in truth, the entire political arena is also a sham in the US. The
powers-that-be pre-select both contestants in a two-party election
contest, so no matter who gets elected, the policies enacted will
ultimately turn out to be the same. The only difference then is
the perceived intellectual level of whichever candidate "wins"
the election. So national elections are nowadays reduced to little
more significance than a typical beauty contest or sports match.
The bottom line here is that if the real truth were known to the
world, it took an awful lot of "creative adjustment" of the
presidential vote to get Bush installed as president of the US,
in *both* of his "elections." Among other things, this would tend
to indicate that by and large, most Americans are not nearly as
ignorant as our widespread global stereotypes would suggest.
"Because we voted for him"
<>
This is most accurate.
Europeans and others have long derided Americans for our
"apathy" when it comes to elections, since such a low percentage
of American citizens actually go to the polls in national elections
(typically about 50% of those "eligible" to vote).
Most of those in other parts of the world do not understand
the *real* reason why the majority of Americans no longer
participate in the democratic process. It is because we are
fully aware that our entire political system is now hopelessly
corrupt! Therfore, there is not much point in taking part in
something that has become largely fraudulent.
During the most recent presidential election, the percentage
of eligible voters participating was unusually high for recent
times, around 58% of the total. But the total number of votes
cast was just over 108 million in a nation whose population
totals over 300 million persons. Since most citizens over the
age of 18 are allowed to vote in this country and approximately
75 percent of the population here is in that age group, these
are rather stunning statistics.
In the US, most votes are now cast using electronic voting
machines. In most states, these machines do not include
a "paper trail," meaning that votes cast cannot be verified
outside of the realm of cyberspace. When one votes this way,
one can only hope that their votes are recorded as they were
cast. Everyone who owns a computer understands how easily
computers can be "hacked." Imagine how easy this is to do when
those controlling the computers are also the ones doing
the hacking?
It is no secret that those who control the entire voting system
in America, including the computers which actually *tabulate*
the votes, are the same "powers-that-be" who strongly favor
the likes of the puppet-dupe George W. Bush and his crooked
colleagues and minions. This also includes the gigantic
corporate conglomerates who now have total control over the
mainstream media in the US.
But even this is of little significance in the final analysis because
in truth, the entire political arena is also a sham in the US. The
powers-that-be pre-select both contestants in a two-party election
contest, so no matter who gets elected, the policies enacted will
ultimately turn out to be the same. The only difference then is
the perceived intellectual level of whichever candidate "wins"
the election. So national elections are nowadays reduced to little
more significance than a typical beauty contest or sports match.
The bottom line here is that if the real truth were known to the
world, it took an awful lot of "creative adjustment" of the
presidential vote to get Bush installed as president of the US,
in *both* of his "elections." Among other things, this would tend
to indicate that by and large, most Americans are not nearly as
ignorant as our widespread global stereotypes would suggest.