[extropy-chat] Aw Nuts! Bush Wins...

[Emlyn]

urrrh, Chelsea is an english football team btw.

Emlyn

On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 00:38:01 +1030, Emlyn <emlynoregan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been wondering whether generation Y can't actually connect with
> government. It seems to have much less influence in the modern western
> world, where each person needs to act like a service company of size 1
> rather than an employee... each person secures job security (or not)
> through peddling a skillset rather than long service, "loyalty", or
> any of the other job market anachronisms. Life takes place in a
> chaotic decentralised self organising milleau of economy, and the top
> level of control seems increasingly to be a mirage.
> 
> So even if Y was convinced to come out and vote, perhaps there is no
> generational shape to their voting, and thus the almost random split.
> Perhaps the left/right two party politics of today really is
> meaningless? The opposing major parties, especially in Australia, look
> more and more like factions of one party, or maybe like football
> teams; you back the one you were brought up to support, but really
> there is no difference outside of the colour of the jerseys. Vote 1
> Chelsea for President!
> 
> Emlyn
> 

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