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Date Posted: 07:47:12 11/02/04 Tue
Author: stilltrucking
Author Host/IP: 68.91.89.151
Subject: Marcus Aurelius
In reply to: H L Hunt 's message, "eBay" on 07:28:10 11/02/04 Tue

>>South Park vs. Sean Penn
>>
>>Matt Stone, one half of South Park's dynamic duo,
>>recently uttered, "if you don't know what you're
>>talking about, there's no shame in not voting." Matt
>>has a point. Although Democratic or Republican party
>>leaders could care less about the intellectual status
>>of those who vote "their way," there is some danger in
>>just assuming that a popular vote will result in
>>ethical or equitable politics. Democrats surely hope
>>that uneducated, working class types vote their way,
>>but if the working class vote tends to go to the GOP,
>>then perhaps the implications of Stone's comment would
>>be more appreciated.
>>
>>Ahh-nuld's (and earlier, Reagan's) popularity among
>>the poor and working class demonstrates that voters no
>>longer adhere to the old classifications, i.e., poor =
>>democrat voter; wealthy = republican. In other words,
>>requiring prospective voters to pass a poll test or
>>possess a modicum of education might be in the
>>Democrats' or third party's interest.
>>
>>The South Park duo were denounced by Sean Penn, and
>>this is perhaps understandable. Even Comrade Penn
>>should be aware, however, how Stone's logic can be
>>viewed from a democratic or leftist perspective: if
>>voters, whether poor or wealthy, college educated or
>>not, continually support GOP candidates, or even
>>conservative democrats, then we should question the
>>voting process itself. Hopefully Kerry (and dems
>>across the US) will prove victorious over Our Chief
>>Commanding Redneck with DT's, but if he doesn't, then
>>Dem.s might do well to rethink their innate love of
>>voting and "the democratic process."
>>
>>
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>the older I get the worse it seems
>Remember the Texas oilman back in the sixties that
>wanted rich people to have more votes than poor people
>I been thinking about hollywood technocolor historical
>epics, Spartacus and Marcus Aureilus. In spartacus
>the politicains give lip service to the gods, that is
>Bushies greatest threat, he is a true believer just
>like Osama, the last scene in Marcus where the army
>puts the empire up for sale at a auction.
From my mother, piety and beneficence, and abstinence, not only from
evil deeds, but even from evil thoughts; and further, simplicity in my
way of living, far removed from the habits of the rich.

Marcus
Aurelius



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