tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34594993.post4394820742782920965..comments2023-04-02T18:14:59.200-04:00Comments on Culture Dove: Audacious Hope vs. UnreasonablenessCulture Dovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15230335386127525198noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34594993.post-15631870176554983462008-03-07T18:58:00.000-05:002008-03-07T18:58:00.000-05:00I agree we need opinions, and a real debate on the...I agree we need opinions, and a real debate on the issues. Most of the campaign thus far has been about electablity and not issues. Hope is empty unless it leads to policy changes and real solutions.The Real Music Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387434982189439053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34594993.post-38745662867100573132008-03-04T02:13:00.000-05:002008-03-04T02:13:00.000-05:00I have always felt that a two-party monopoly is li...I have always felt that a two-party monopoly is little better than a one-party monopoly. In our current electoral system, alternative voices get shut out of the debate. If people are really afraid of spoilers, then they should be reforming our electoral system--abolish the electoral college and institute either instant runoff voting or proportional representation. In lieu of those changes from the establishment political parties, then people who support those parties (in my view) have no right to complain about third party candidacies. <BR/><BR/>As Eugene Debs once said, I rather vote for something I want and not get it than vote for something I don't want and get it.Mystical Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.com