Reply #11: Good idea... [View All]

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...I guess that's what the southern states had in mind before the Civil War. And what the Freemen had in mind in, what was it, Montana? a few years back?

Mr. Show had a really priceless sketch about folks like that: "thanks for coming... get off my land..." said David Cross, sadly, as king and only resident of New Freeland or whatever he called it. He got lonely, you see.

But seriously, I'm not being sarcastic when I say it's a good idea. I'm beginning to think that the system has to be scrapped. Something really, really big, like a secession, might shake things up enough. I know right after the election, there were a lot of people, only half joking, saying that California ought to seceed, or the blue states.

But the problems with the electoral system are only indicative of deep, deep cultural problems. For any real change to occur, I'm thinking, there will *have* to be 1960's style activism, protests, riots, etc. Or a serious threat to seceed. Something way big.

Here in our nice, cozy DU home, we don't notice that many, if not most, people on the "outside" don't really give a hoot about politics and will do everything they can to avoid talking about it because they realize most politicians are SOBs. People don't really keep up with the news, except for how their favorite sports teams are doing. The public has a short attention span. The media has a short attention span. The media is corrupt. The government is corrupt. Everything's owned by the fat cats, etc. Racism is still rampant. Sexism is still rampant.

Damn, now I'm really depressed. Geez, not even the 60s really changed that much. Just the window dressing.

THERE'S NO HOOOOOPE!