Comments on: On the Ignorance of People http://clete2.com/2008/04/22/on-the-ignorance-of-people/ Clete's Personal Blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jeff Miller http://clete2.com/2008/04/22/on-the-ignorance-of-people/#comment-2265 Jeff Miller Wed, 07 May 2008 14:03:08 +0000 http://clete2.com/2008/04/22/on-the-ignorance-of-people/#comment-2265 I do agree that people can be shallow when it comes to electing officials. It's not a popularity contest.. well, maybe it is, but it shouldn't be. We should be electing officials because of how well they can lead the country. I think that no matter who runs for president, the way elections are run, with so much time focused in the campaign, and so much money needed to pay for propaganda, prospective candidates will need to rely on the aid of corporations or affluent people. And in turn, candidates will have to promise to do something to benefit those people. To get votes, they also must please lobbyists with promises to make changes for them. So in essence, I believe that candidates will always be tainted with the money or power of groups with an agenda. This is why I trust no one. I will probably be voting for McCain this Fall. I think his approach towards the National debt is more savvy than either Clinton or Obamas. And I do believe in his integrity, even if it is under suspicion. However, I do believe that a change in the demographics of Presidency is needed. I wouldn't be totally against getting a black or woman in office, and Clinton does have experience, making her better suited for President over Obama. I do agree that people can be shallow when it comes to electing officials. It’s not a popularity contest.. well, maybe it is, but it shouldn’t be. We should be electing officials because of how well they can lead the country.

I think that no matter who runs for president, the way elections are run, with so much time focused in the campaign, and so much money needed to pay for propaganda, prospective candidates will need to rely on the aid of corporations or affluent people. And in turn, candidates will have to promise to do something to benefit those people. To get votes, they also must please lobbyists with promises to make changes for them.

So in essence, I believe that candidates will always be tainted with the money or power of groups with an agenda. This is why I trust no one.

I will probably be voting for McCain this Fall. I think his approach towards the National debt is more savvy than either Clinton or Obamas. And I do believe in his integrity, even if it is under suspicion.
However, I do believe that a change in the demographics of Presidency is needed. I wouldn’t be totally against getting a black or woman in office, and Clinton does have experience, making her better suited for President over Obama.

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