Today
7/29/2004
Woke up late, threw on my clothes, barely brushed my hair and sped to work (so I could arrive early enough to let people in). Cleaned up the messes I made throughout the week, filed, organized, and such. Nothing special.
Got home, kicked on the radio to listen to the DNC speeches. I thought the voice I was hearing was President Bush, but it turned out to be General Clark. I really tried to find the difference in what he was saying and what the republicans preach every day. It was tough, but there were one or two moments where the two positions diverged.
Honestly, I want an anti-war presidential choice. I like Kerry - I think he's got a great presence, and a great history, but I don't like the pro-war stance because it undermines everything I believe in.
Both sides play the fence, but not the same fence. Both sides have a vested interest in programs that benefit the wealthy, but Kerry at least carries a baton for the rest of America, and John Edwards had a nice perspective during the primaries. I really don't want to vote for someone who will spend my tax dollars dropping bombs on arabs, but Nader doesn't have a chance and I would feel really dirty voting for Bush.
I almost feel forced into a Kerry vote. Which is why I'm having such a hard time with this. And because I live in Oklahoma, a democratic vote won't mean diddly-squat anyhow. This is the near-hopelessness that many of my peers feel, and it's a shame that the popular vote has nothing to do with the election process. But we press on in hope that our futile efforts will not be in vain.
Let me be clear: I think John Kerry is the best choice of the three. So he will probably get my vote. I also think that most democrats are full of shit, are just as dishonest and corrupt as any other politician, and that humanity will never evolve to an advance state of global responsibility until we abandon these two greed-driven parties for a more honest and responsible choice.
This is a desperate vote.
I hope humanity survives.
Over and out!
posted by novachild @ Thursday, July 29, 2004,
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Undecided
7/26/2004
I'm not sure I want to move to the blogger format.
Sure, it's easier than what I'm used to. But it isn't open-source. It's owned by Google, I believe, which makes it somewhat cool but passe - now that Google is just another big Company and no longer an interesting technological achievement. I do appreciate their continuing R&D, but the day they allowed adverts to penetrate the search results, I knew the day of their reckoning was at hand, and the whole 'coolness' factor was soon to fade away.
However, I'm a little fickle when it comes to using technology to achieve an end. I enjoy the ease of use of blogger, but the open-source ideology of other, possibly better journal technologies.
I suppose it doesn't really matter. In the end, blogging will fade away like the BBS system faded away. Email is giving way to messaging; dynamic forums have replaced bbs and chat, and I don't have time for anything else anyhow. I'm an artist, not a net junkie (though I spend perhaps more time on the web than everyone I know).
Before I go, I urge everyone to listen to the Over The Edge show, "Free Culture (Part 1)." It's the best one in awhile, and it will make you think. Check it out here:
http://matrix.csustan.edu/Negativ/
Thus we have reached the end of my first blogger post.
Cheers,
Bruce
posted by novachild @ Monday, July 26, 2004,
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