Comments on: Water Is Wet

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:18:59 +0000

Actually. non-party members ran in local elections in the Soviet Union as a way of entering the party. Membership and its benefits were restricted. Things weren’t as simple as they appeared to most of the West.

I would like to see multinational corporations receive “green card” status, Michael. They aren’t “American” anymore and should be treated accordingly.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:32:16 +0000

And if the corporations continue to control elections in this country, it isn’t any better. We must end that.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:30:23 +0000

There are penalties for not voting in Australia, so that’s hardly the point. However, the party controlled the ballot. And so, you had no real choice, as I said, you could vote for the Communist or not. It didn’t matter to the outcome, but might affect your career prospects.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:53:21 +0000

There were penalties for not voting in the Soviet Union, Michael, and Karimov ran the Uzbek SSR before the fall of the Soviet Union as Communist Party chief, so I doubt things have changed in the slightest. If all you did was read it, the Soviet constitution was much more democratic than the American Constitution.

Welcome to the area, DistributorCap. Based on Florida and Ohio, I think the US needs election monitors. It would be interesting to read what the Europeans would say about our processes.

By: distributorcap

distributorcap — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 17:41:40 +0000

i am sure the “friends” of romney, huckapoo, rudy and mcinsane were the observers, observing how to do the same here…

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:17:27 +0000

They had elections in the Soviet Union too. You could vote for the Communist, or not.