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Simon Williams wrote:

> ABCGi <abcgi@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
>>I've heard the idea that one earns a right to vote somehow, by 
>>demonstrating awareness or whatever. I thought as the internet rose the
>>level of "informed" people would grow, but it seems to have gone the 
>>other way if anything.
> 
> Unfortunately, the www seems more efficient as a tool of misinformation,
> or simply reinforcing falsehoods. Any misguided belief will have at
> least one web site that supports it, so if you turn to the internet for
> proof that the earth is flat you will most surely find what you seek.

Indeed!

http://www.flat-earth.org/
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/fe-scidi.htm
....

>>Canada and New Zealand appear to have some pretty 
>>good politics IMO.
> 
> I think our political system is more dynamic than some of our southern
> neighbours' (I mention no names). For example the Progressive
> Conservative party which dominated the governments of the 1980s has lost
> so much support that they are essentially no more, whereas new upstart
> parties like the Reform Party can very quickly rise to the level of
> official opposition. Personally I find this more in keeping with the
> spirit of democracy than a system where you have two opposing "super
> power" parties taking turns in office.

I do like the USA's "only two terms" for president rule. In Aus we have 
had Howard 4 times!

>>I think the bigger problem is the return of "retro"... I don't need to
>>see the 80's again ;>
> 
> Reaganomics... Moral Majority... televangelism... bad dance music...
> why wouldn't you want all that again?

Shuddar...


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