Thu 16 Feb 2006
Of elections and apathy
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Elections, and the mythical free lunch
Now, back to the election. Even if I knew what it is about or when it is, chances of me voting are highly unlikely. This is because I know nothing about any of the candidates, their platforms, or why I should vote for any of them.
Thing is, local voters are looking for one simple thing: A free lunch. Unfortunantly, there aint no such thing as a free lunch. The politicians know this, but the people don’t - they expect a free lunch, so they are promised that.
Entire campaigns are built around that promise.
So, I already know TANSTAAFL. Therefore, theres nothing any politician can really tell me that would make me vote for them, except perhaps, the truth.
Yeah. Right.