I kid you not. Tread with caution. I am sorry to disturb you with more political talk, especially for those of you who do not live in one of these fifty sovereign states, but I find this discussion interesting because it mirrors the political angst that has been tearing my brain into slimy bits of gray matter as of late. I would love to stand up with Ralph Nader and say boo to the business world and, in the end, I probably will. But it will be with righteous tears in my eyes because I think that a vote for Ralph Nader is a vote for George W. Bush (who, as you all know, is nothing but an honest-looking robot whom the Republicans keep eager by doling out cocaine in a teasing manner). Nader is very popular for a third party candidate but do you think that he has a chance of getting elected? (This is a genuine question, because I really don't pretend to know.) Or will he just draw off a sizable chunk of votes from Al Gore (the less repugnant of two smelly choices, in my opinion). Am I the only one who feels like my hands are tied behind my back? (And not in a good way, you naughty boy.) It's as if the American people are a large camp of unhappy refugees kept in line by a few armed soldiers -- if everyone voted Nader, there would be no problem. If only a chunk of us do, then George W. Bush will be elected with a Republican Congress, thereby opening up the Supreme Court to Republican, right-wing justices. And that is frightening, because their impact will reverberate for years to come, on issues from the rights of homosexuals to gun control to the death penalty to the environment etc. Oh, wait, I forgot (*problem*) - I do not represent the American People. The American People want more money and more vacant-eyed polibots. Perhaps the Green Party should concentrate on storming the Senate and the House. Then, even if they do not triumph in the end, they could go the way of the Populists and win through defeat by forcing the Oliphaunts and the Asses to adopt (steal) some of their appealing environmentalist, humanitarian, and anti-corporate policies. In any case, at the end of the journey Dorothy woke up, didn't she? If my thought dreams could be seen, they'd probably put my head in a guillotine, but it's all right Ma, it's life and life only. Yours, Meredith P.S. I saw the presidential candidate for the socialist party on Politically Incorrect last night and he seemed like a very noble, compassionate and intelligent fellow. He spoke of true equal rights and reasonable working hours with paid vacation, of legalizing marijuana and putting drug distribution in the hands of the government instead of addicts and gangsters, and also of wonderful shiny hoverscooters for every child. Well, hrrm, two out of three ain't bad, and it sounds like a dream but it's based on facts and faith and not opium. I'm sick of people fearing socialism like the plague. No, not communism, socialism. Just a bit. Please? Second Postscript: My little blue ferret Amy is going to kill me when she reads this because she loves the government with all the force of her furry little heart. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+