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Old 01-31-2010, 11:17 AM   #107
Despanan
 
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I'm not a dog. I'm a big cat. I've just been bored lately.

But I will level with you here, What you are suggesting is, in a nutshell, the total removal of the human element from political elections.

Look, you can't control how a politician appeals to people. You can yell "OMG HACKS!" but to actually place legislation which would prevent voters from knowing their ethnicity/religion/region and the like would have disastrous consequences on the process. Leadership isn't simply about policy and implimentation, it's about inspiration and unification behind a common goal.

People are always going to vote for stupid reasons and regulation is not a tonic against this.

What does help, is Education and information management. Making sure your candidate gets the right message out to enough people who are smart enough to see through the bullshit the other side is spinning. This is the best way to limit the impact of stupidity and prejudice on the system.

You can be tired, and fed up with the way people behave, but laws aren't going to change anything. Similarly Amunet can be outraged with how the electoral process is handled, but her removing herself from that process will only encourage it to continue the way that it has.
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