[Mpls] Apathy wins the 2005 election

[Steve Nelson]

Maybe it is time to start targeting some of the major media in this town 
with protests when their license renewal comes up--complete with picket 
lines and promotions of alternate news sources like the Observer and 
Southwest Journal, assuming it continues its good work with Dave Brauer 
gone, that is.

Steve Nelson
Willard Hay


> Even better would be to have substantive stories in the newspaper and on 
> TV
> and radio really talking about the issues instead of the 90 second pablum 
> we
> are treated to before elections in most of the major media outlets.  At 
> the
> risk of sounding like a crazy person, I do believe that it is in the
> interests of the ruling class, the haves, whatever you want to call them, 
> to
> not let people know what really is at stake, and they control the media. 
> In
> my mind, democracy and unfettered capitalism don't go together very well.
>
> diane wiley in her little fantasy land where people would care if they
> really understood...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mpls-bounces at mnforum.org [mailto:mpls-bounces at mnforum.org] On Behalf
> Of David Greene
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 4:47 PM
> Cc: mpls at mnforum.org
> Subject: Re: [Mpls] Apathy wins the 2005 election
>
> Michael Atherton wrote:
>
>>>I guess most voters decided, "better the devil you know."
>>>The ones who chose to stay home must have reached the conclusion that
>>>it makes no difference.
>>
>>
>> Some countries have laws that require voting.  Should Minneapolis?
>> Can Minneapolis legally require voting?
>
> I've never understood why mandatory voting is a good idea.  Can someone
> explain it to me?
>
> A better way to raise turnout is to make election day a business holiday.
>
> David Greene
> The Wedge
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