The opposite of apathy is anger
- by Pixel
Question:
“You’re not going to vote for Hillary or Obama, are you? Because if you are, I’m going to have to hit you.”
Response:
Okay. Say I have no idea who they are. Why does your hitting me make sense? Do you know what they stand for? Have you ever heard one of their speeches? Or do you just see them in random news clips and form an opinion of them based on their popularity?
What are their positions? Who is running against them? Who do you like? Who don’t you like? Why? Is it just a gut feeling you get from watching them speak or is it because you hear of other people who have this ‘gut feeling?’ Have you heard any good arguments against either of them? What are they? Where did you hear them? Who said them?
Do you feel a disconnect because the information isn’t forced into your head the way it will closer to the election? Is the reason you feel uninspired because you’re so used to people you already know and none of these people fit that criterion?
The funny part of my response was that I don’t support Hillary or Obama. But in responding to an the apathetic/antipathetic remark I realized that I couldn’t justify why I feel what I feel about them.
So I’ve decided to find out what the candidates believe and claim they’ll do. I’m going to write a series of articles on the 2008 U.S. presidential election and on every candidate over the next few weeks and months.
I’m not going to focus on front runners or the two major parties, either. There’s too much information about those guys already. Instead, I’m going to talk about Gravel, Kucinich, Hunter, Tancredo, Grundmann, Brown, and Imperato just as much. Hopefully, I’ll help clear away some of the fog that surrounds this election because we can’t afford ignorance this time around.
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Question: “You’re not going to vote for Hillary or Obama, are you? Because if you are, I’m going to have to hit you.” Response: Okay. Say I have no idea who they are. Why does your hitting me make sense? Do you know what they stand for? Have you ever heard one of their speeches?…
I think that more coverage on Daniel Imperato is needed. He’s by far the strongest candidate who is not getting coverage.