tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214642.post6888433101659119222..comments2024-03-07T10:30:51.374-05:00Comments on down on the brown side.: Embracing a Radical New FutureRagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310102856263393174noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214642.post-28233960253216681942009-04-01T00:26:00.000-04:002009-04-01T00:26:00.000-04:00Thanks for posting up and yeah, we've been talking...Thanks for posting up and yeah, we've been talking about this for a while, enit bruh? And I still have to come back to it.<BR/><BR/>I will def check out "Beyond Elections."Ragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310102856263393174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214642.post-32126612909330422682009-03-31T11:55:00.000-04:002009-03-31T11:55:00.000-04:00Word. I was at this panel commemorating the Black ...Word. I was at this panel commemorating the Black Panthers recently and someone said how "if voting was really that powerful, the State would have already gotten rid of it." Now I don't think that voting is a complete waste of time in the US, but I do feel what that brother was saying in that the way our current system is set up, we will only get marginal change through the ballot (and you and I have talked about this a lot, ie, the need for more political parties, proportional representation, instant run off voting, etc.). <BR/><BR/>I've been drawing a lot of inspiration from reading about how democracies are changing in Central and South America, hopefully becoming truly democratic (or at least a lot more democratic than ours). If you haven't already, you might want to check out this documentary called "Beyond Elections." I haven't seen it yet, but I heard it's good, and the whole thing is on youtube (split up into chapters) for free! <BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/><BR/>KCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com