Leonard Peltier

[queerbychoice]

The only really good thing about the election is that Leonard Peltier won the Peace & Freedom Party's nomination for President. Although I'm a registered Democrat (because my mother told me I'd have more political power if I could vote in the Democratic primaries, but I'm increasingly thinking that since my candidates always lose the Democratic primaries anyway, I'd probably stand more chance of making a difference by just helping make the Peace & Freedom Party's registration numbers get bigger), the Peace & Freedom Party has always been the party that's won my heart. I mean, I don't just like this party, I love this party passionately! What other political party can you name anywhere that anyone truly passionately loves?

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[jkatj.livejournal.com]

Hey, if I can help sway even one person to begin calling theirself (gads, I hate all the gender-neutral words) egalitarian, I'll be a happy happy person. If you think what I wrote could possibly do that, then please do feel free to pass it along.

Looks like a chance to open minds.

[leathermenace.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your posts. I have some pretty heavy issues with gender myself. I've never heard of this egalitarian of which you speak. but am quite intrigued. Can you give me a URL that will help explain this?

I've just past my first Green Party primaries. I've held with the Green Party's beliefs for decades but let the democrats and republicans warn me away from leaving the two party voting system on the grounds of throwing my vote away on a candidate that would never stand a chance, or not being allowed to vote in the primaries.

Well I just voted in the primaries in the green party. I just figure sooner or later I need to vote my conscience and since George Dubyah Bush still has a brother in the Govenor's Office in Florida I doubt we will have an honest count of the votes. So since my vote may not be worth the pushing of a "press button to cross street" button at rush hour, at least someone will know that I know they are killing the world that sustanes us.

My point? Don't let the two party boogyman scare ya. Vote your conscience now man. Waiting just means that if you can cause change you may be to damned old to enjoy the results.

Re: Looks like a chance to open minds.

[jkatj.livejournal.com]

Egarlitarian isn't a party or a group, it's a belief. Like the core belief of a feminist is that of equality between the sexes, the core belief of an egalitarian is equality for all people. The American Heritage dictionary describes the belief as such "Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people."

I don't know of any groups with egalitarian beliefs. At least none that advertise it as such. I'm sure there are some out there, but I haven't looked into that much.

As for the upcoming election, I agree with you completely about voting one's conscience. However, in this election my conscience tells me the most important thing is getting Bush out of office. My vote, whether he's the top candidate in my mind or not, is going to have to go for Kerry. The world is a far too valuable place to risk having Bush in power any longer.

Re: Looks like a chance to open minds.

[leathermenace.livejournal.com]

I have to agree with you there. If we stand any chance at all of getting that war monging dictator out of control of this country it's going to take all of us to do it. I voted my conscience during the primaries but come november I will be voting to save our country as well as the rest of the world from what Bush is doing to it.