I want to admit something. Since August of this year, I stopped watching the news. I gave up buying the paper and no longer listen to BBC world service. Things I had much pleasure doing before. I have closed myself away from the world for the most part. Sometimes I might glance in, but most of the time I don’t.
Why?
Because every time I see Mr. Tung Chee Wah’s face or hear the next stupid thing that comes out of Bush’s mouth. I feel an insurmountable amount of rage and anger bubbling in my veins, and if you didn’t know, let me tell you, that oxygen globs in your blood stream will precipitate heart failure. It will kill you.
And every time I see more sacrifices of young men on sides of no cause I believe in, even though on a logical level I understand the reasons for every one of their lost lives or another knock on human rights, free speech, environmental impact or the poor. I am reminded that Mr. Puppet One and Mr. Puppet Two were both given those positions without true consultation of the people. Yet we all have to suffer them disrespecting the intelligence and beliefs of the people they profess to rule or speak for.
Then to top it all of, it freaks me out that these two men are incapable of putting a sentence together with any kind of finesse. If words confuse them, it tells me they can’t put a logical thought together either.
That means no matter how intelligent or thoughtful any of us try to engage they are not only ignoring the debate but are incapable of understanding even if they try.
Which to me is the time for me to shut off the TV, click off the radio or turn to the “Life Style” section of the paper.
I never understood how people can not bother to vote when they have the chance to, for so many others in the world including my home town right now has to fight for that. But I do now. You just get to the point when you don’t want to hear anymore because it’s all so wrong.
Yan Sham-Shackleton Online 
Yeah I suppose it must seem strange in countries that aren’t fully democratic, but when you have to vote, it means that you have to actually follow what all the candidates are saying, which usually isn’t much until an election is just around the corner, and then they just try and bribe certain sectors of voters by making promises which they rarely keep. And it really sucks when all the candidates say stuff you don’t want to hear or they all agree on nearly everything.
I think voting is important but there is a saying that you shouldn’t vote because it only encourages the bastards! 🙂
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Yeah, that’s why so many people voted for Nadar in the ultra liberal states in the US, which “Helped” Bush “Win” as the traditional liberal vote was split. What to do? I had friends freaking out that they voted for Nadar when their state went Republican, and others who said, “It won’t make any difference” now have to eat thier words in a big way. I don’t know. As you say they all seem more and more the same.
I think it’s a joke people say HK is not ready for democracy beause we don’t have a solid party bases system and I say, “Oh, that’s served the US and the Brits well huh?” (That should be a post in itself.)
I don’t know. It’s just all so wrong coz they are all in on it together is how I see it.
Yan
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