A moment of hope, a moment of despair
Posted on:: November 7th, 2004
Michael Moore on the record turnout by young voters, the only age group Kerry won:
I don’t ever want to hear another adult talk about how apathetic the youth are or how they don’t have “it” in them. What you are about to see in the coming months is going to shock you. These kids aren’t going away. They have a resilience that cannot be snuffed out by older people’s whining and moaning about the state of America. THEIR America has yet to be formed as they see it, and this one setback is not going to stop them.
From my old friend Postmodern Sass comes this link to a predictive obit for the 43rd president, by Greil Marcus and Sean Wilentz. Parts of it I find brilliant and disturbing, but parts go beyond bad taste.
Categories: Uncategorized dw
David,
Michael Moore! I have read a dozen analyses of voter turnout. Only Michael Moore finds the youth vote up. Not even KOS or Josh Marshall found the youth vote up.
Imagine … Michael Moore not telling the whole truth. Whoda thunk it.
Paul
p.s. Stick to the chocolate. Moore’s gonna kill you.
To think that something like that is circulating the internet makes me sick. This type of thoughtlessness is at the root of the cynisism that plagues our country. I have an alarm on my car, and today, I decided never to use it again unless there was something very valuable in the car that could be easily seen and taken and the car was parked in a very public place.
I feel better already. Walking up to my car knowing that the doors are unlocked is so refreshing. The car is there, nothing’s missing, and if it is…so what? so I call up and order a new AAA Card…(the chance of anything getting taken * the amount i care about anything in the car) + the chance of the car itself getting takenTo think that something like that is circulating the internet makes me sick. This type of thoughtlessness is at the root of the cynisism that plagues our country. I have an alarm on my car, and today, I decided never to use it again unless there was something very valuable in the car that could be easily seen and taken and the car was parked in a very public place.
I feel better already. Walking up to my car knowing that the doors are unlocked is so refreshing. The car is there, nothing’s missing, and if it is…so what? so I call up and order a new AAA Card…(the chance of anything getting taken * the amount i care about anything in the car) + the chance of the car itself getting taken< far far < the cynisism and distrust that causes me to press that stupic alarm button every time i get out of the car, and when i walk up to it with something in my arms, i have to find my fucking keys to DISARM my car alarm. DISARM MY CAR ALARM!!! FUCK THAT!!! I will balance this new found freedom with some smart practices, as I said, by locking my doors when there is something i actually care about losing in there and I might actually lose it...NOT IN MY FUCKING DRIVEWAY LIKE I AND EVERYONE ELSE I KNOW DOES!!! It's these little things that add up to one very cynical outlook, and i'm not having any of it anymore. i feel so good walking up to a car that isn't ARMED, i just might stop locking the door to my house when i'm there in the middle of the day on days when the sun is shining so it's fairly light when i'm not napping or in the basement and there are other people home too so if the boogey man comes i've got witnesses.
i guess i should start using the preview feature:
where I was going with this “(the chance of anything getting taken * the amount i care about anything in the car) + the chance of the car itself getting taken” was that this adds up to nothing compared with the sweet feeling of an unarmed, untampered with vehicle in a parking lot on a brisk autumn day–truly refreshing. i highly recommend it.
an unlocked car will help you develop a trusting relationship with your fellow humans. a locked one will never off you that chance–it assumes a far higher level of risk in strangers than clearly there actually is. learn when and when not to lock your car, and you will be rewarded.
(allegorical, but really, i started doing this today, and i haven’t felt this good since the car salesman prescribed the Viper alarm for me 10 years ago)
to see a funny 2 min. video about why american kids don’t vote, see http://www.collegeiseasy.net/voting.html
I leave my car unlocked very often, and I don’t have a car alarm. Thus far I have had no no problem.
I once had a window smashed out… In the daytime – and the doors were locked at the time.
On warm days in the summer I leave my back door open with the screen door unlocked, to get a breeze. I have done so for the past 6 years in 2 different locations, without incident.
My parents house had a burglary once… Their doors were locked at the time.
And I’ve heard of burglaries in homes with alarm systems.
There’s also a big difference between locking your door & having an alarm system, and sitting by your door with a shot gun ready to blast anyone who comes to the door. LOL.
What about when things are stolen from your car while it’s sitting in your driveway? Or if the car is stolen from your driveway?
Recently (over Thanksgiving weekend) my car was broken into and my entire speaker system that I installed about a year ago, was stolen. I live in an apartment complex, and apparently, nobody heard the glass shatter. Even my nosey neighbor, who has better sight of the parking lot than I do, said he didn’t see or hear anything.
Granted, if my car were left unlocked, I wouldn’t have had to shell out $300 to replace my window, but I can’t see how you can leave your cars unlocked. You are leaving access to $(value of your car here) to anybody who wants to try it.
If a thief wants it, he/she will take it, regardless if your vehicle os locked or unlocked.