5 ways I wish I could cast my vote:

Inspired by A Whole Lotta Nothing’s How to get my nerd vote and to feel better about the mediocrity of the candidates in the election tomorrow, I decided to put my thoughts to words…

I’ve said to friends how I wished I could vote for an idea, rather than try to pick between two flawed candidates. I imagined running a campaign for ‘freedom’ and seeing the media baffled on election night as freedom, an idea rather than an individual, garnered five percent of the vote for President of the United States, winning no electoral votes, but finally questioning the monolithic conception of American party politics. Sadly I’m not sure this is either possible or helpful…

So instead of dwelling on this impossible dream, I am going to try to write a list of things I wish I could cast my vote. Of course this list is very idealistic, but I’m a dreamer

1. Education - Kids can’t vote and parents are selfish – innovation is driven by the human mind, invest in it or fall behind. Quit buying ignorance to cover your short term mistakes and invest in a better future, one where America’s competitiveness is earned by advancing human capital, rather than bullying the world.
2. Freedom of Thought – I’m not sure how to accomplish this, but cracking a blow to the mainstream media’s strangle-hold of the agenda would be a good start. Why are we paying for people to upgrade their televisions? There are other ways to stay informed; it’s called the internet, look it up. (There are even other ways to be entertained – psst, they still make books…)  And quit spying on your own citizens, I think America used to stand for something… oh yeah, Freedom.
3. Humanity - I wish I could vote for a future where humanity is left to persist in the absence of useless factions.  Where the innate qualities of benevolence, understanding, and ambition in each citizen were left to flourish; where the pursuit of knowledge took precedence over the pursuit of wars. Humanity has been beaten and abused by our rulers and idols, but it is worth saving and I still hold the dream of it’s future return to glory.
4. Broadband - how about instead of spending forty dollars on everyone’s television, we (the government, whoever) lay down some fibre optic cable. Personal (intellectual, academic, business, etc, etc.) advancement depends upon access to information. We are falling behind, way behind.
5. Youth and Ambition - Americans are becoming complacent – I want to vote for an America that is not satisfied with what it has; one that dreams, isn’t afraid of change, and will work to advance humanity.

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oh yeah, I have a blog…

I’m not sure if it is the result of increased twitter use, or if I just have less to write about, but my usage of this blog has certainly declined as of late. It could be because I am incredibly lazy as well, or because of my memory situation on my home computer (still waiting for that new membory from newegg…). Or maybe working on the house has taken all of my free time (though I still somehow find time to watch soxx games and heroes online). Either way, I really want to find something original to write about… life has become boring without writing. Yet, what is left for me to say at this point? I could talk about the soxx, a subject near and dear to my heart, but there are plenty of blogs already dedicated to that. I could write about politics, as an important election is approaching, but there are far too many narrowly informed blogs already serving this purpose. Furthermore, I don’t feel like debating about two candidates that are essentially the SAME – yes, they are fundamentally the same… why can’t people understand this…? Both will bring bigger government (for those of you who can’t wrap your head around it, this means less freedom, independent thought, freewill, democratic reasoning, and all those fun ideological terms you like to throw around); neither will bring peace.

I still have no idea who I am going to vote for… if there are any decent candidates or even decent people out there, let me know…

Sidebar – why do I have the Aladdin soundtrack on my iPod? I really need to clean out my iTunes… Oh yeah, this reminds me of how my iPod fell off of my desk at work… the screen cracked (from a three foot fall…).  $150 for a replacement, but I will never own an apple product again. Instead, taking a radical new direction in consumer spending, I will seek value and quality in my electronics purchases… crazy huh?

Anyway, although I just said I didn’t need to write about the red sox, I just decided I will be writting about my life thusfar as a soxx fan… soon. Probably sometime during this long Minnesotan winter (after they win the world series…?). In all seriousness though, I need to find a purpose for this blog… any ideas out there? I appreciate the feedback.

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