i know now that it doesn't matter. while i was into the mindset that the 2 parties don't provide much choice in the last election, we've seen that it actually did make a huge difference. we are literally well on our way toward a dictatorship. i actually thought that maybe if bush won and things got bad enough, people would finally wake up. it's not gonna happen, though, at least not now and in a mass sense. we have to face that we are in an age of globalization and corporatism, so we have to be able to work from that view-most people have no problem with it other than the exportation of jobs. hopefully, we can make small changes for the better.

i'm sure we all agree that he doesn't stand a chance and i don't think he's injecting anything positive into the race this time around. The stakes are really, really high. it could literally mean the difference of a world war. it could mean a further stripping of our rights. (when i say that, i'm just dumbfounded by conservatives who support bush-isn't conservatism usually associated with less government infringement on personal freedoms? anyone?) it means absolutely no chance of protection from chemical pollution. it means the educational and economic stratification becomes greater and greater.

those are pretty big reasons, to me, to vote for someone i don't necessarily care for that much (kerry) but who scares me less than the bush admin and may actually make some wise and thoughtful decisions.

mb