tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657778252610307364.post5913820108839886065..comments2024-01-27T07:19:16.259-08:00Comments on Kim Antieau: The Difference Between UsKim Antieauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07327488174129777103noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657778252610307364.post-11903459217049908672008-09-03T17:39:00.000-07:002008-09-03T17:39:00.000-07:00Here's another difference that is crucial: too man...Here's another difference that is crucial: too many lefties don't vote, period. The majority of the country is left of center. If all eligible voters would vote for the candidate nearest to their values, the left would win pretty much all the time. The right doesn't have this problem because they come out in force, every election, every time. <BR/><BR/>I also think that a lot of lefties see their vote as something sacred and they don't want to sully it by "wasting" it on someone they don't adore. It would be more useful to see a vote as a tool that can help you get closer to what you want. Look at the two candidates. Pick the one closer to your values and vote for that candidate. Abstaining is not a useful way to get close to what you want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657778252610307364.post-84925375523742889932008-09-02T22:33:00.000-07:002008-09-02T22:33:00.000-07:00It's an interesting observation, and I have to agr...It's an interesting observation, and I have to agree that the valuing of appearance over substance has always been an important difference between the two camps. In my own stumbling way I tried to show over at Missing Factor a few weeks ago that the major difference between conservatives and liberals was in the concept of family.gbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595626710253429721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-657778252610307364.post-45482902985596982312008-09-02T14:53:00.000-07:002008-09-02T14:53:00.000-07:00You have shared some great insight into this matte...You have shared some great insight into this matter at hand. I full heartedly agree with your synopsis of the situation. Just because you vote for someone doesn't mean you agree full heartedly with the person and you can veteo what he says and stands for.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240917253400707151noreply@blogger.com