September 28, 2004
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I’m still convinced, Michael Moore will be responsible for Bush losing. He’s currently going all around America trying to get young people to vote. Fahrenheit 9/11 comes out on dvd in a few weeks. Think about this. Bush narrowly beat Gore last time. Now…those who voted for Gore, will likely vote for Kerry. And a large number of those who voted for Bush, will now vote for Kerry. And, a large number of apathetic non-voters in the last election, will have become awakened to politics, probably due to either reading one of Michael Moore’s books or seeing his movie. And, they’re certainly not going to vote for Bush. You know that feeling in your stomach that tells you this one is going to be close. I think that’s just the media trying to keep this close to the wire. They make it seem like our country is more divided than ever. It seems more like the only thing people are divided over is who is going to win. This country is certainly more united than ever to remove Bush from office and give Kerry a chance to not fuck things up so much.
A side topic, is, what happens after the election. Kerry wins. Everyone is happy. But, that’s when the real work begins. All of a sudden, the news shifts away from politics, and will start covering murder trials again. It would be great to see this kind of political intensity all the time. Currently, I’m not working in the media field, so I have little hope of that changing. I believe educational institutions are the lone places where we might hope to see real changes take place that keep people’s minds tuned to the bigger picture of life that is lost to all except those who fight to seek it on their own. Ignorance and apathy are both natural and comfortable states of being. Robert Pirsig has a great quote from “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” that goes something like, “mental reflection is so much more interesting than tv, it’s a shame more people don’t swith over to it. They probably think what they hear is unimportant, but it never is.” It is our job, as educators, as students, as everyone, to encourage people to monitor their time in front of the tv, and to support discussions on topics that matter to us, but may seem less important than just getting by on the little day to day things like deciding what to wear, and what to have for lunch (although deciding what to have for lunch can be a pretty important decision).
Comments (4)
as much as that would be a great scenario it would do little to correct the damage done by the bushies…
hey, no room for pessimism on this site!!!
It has taken over 7 years for our labour government to get things right after a Tory government.
you might be underestimating the pro-bush force due to your sources of exposure. he has deep lines with the older population, and we all know they traditionally vote in larger numbers. bush hasn’t generated the same type of excitable news press… but he doesn’t need to yet. this one will come down to the wire, and unfortunately, the idiotic electoral college may rear its ugly head over the popular vote once again. it’s a wait and watch situation.