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Reasons for Unsubscribing
Jun. 30th, 2012 03:06 pmSomehow, years ago, I ended up on the Democratic Party mailing list. I finally got sick of this. I pulled a few punches in explaining my reasons for unsubscribing:
I used to believe that a long time ago. I knew that far-right warmongers controlled both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party but thought the challenge from the Green Party might help reform the Democratic Party. No dice, and they blamed Nader, instead of Gore's mistakes, for the Bush administration.
I ended up becoming an anarchist, although I accepted voting as an acceptable tool against war, against the death penalty, etc. until, having been severely beaten for peacefully opposing the war, I became a pacifist and renounced defensive voting too.
Because I used to believe the Democratic Party might someday help oppose the wars, support freedom of speech, and oppose corporate oligarchy. Because I haven't seen this happening and I don't see any chance for reform within the current political system. And if it can't end the violence, if it can't even prevent wars, I believe voting in political elections is too much involvement in a system of violence.
I used to believe that a long time ago. I knew that far-right warmongers controlled both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party but thought the challenge from the Green Party might help reform the Democratic Party. No dice, and they blamed Nader, instead of Gore's mistakes, for the Bush administration.
I ended up becoming an anarchist, although I accepted voting as an acceptable tool against war, against the death penalty, etc. until, having been severely beaten for peacefully opposing the war, I became a pacifist and renounced defensive voting too.
