Friday, October 5, 2012

Paper Political Pollution

Sometimes it seems that every time there`s an election, whether it`s local, statewide, or nationwide, it seems that the candidates are determined to throw an avalanche of paper at would-be voters, so that (they think) those voters will be inclined to vote for them. But it seems to me that the opposite effect happens, at least with me. The more flyers, emails, posters, or what-have-you that the candidates send my way  - the less likely  I feel like voting for her or him.

It`s just that you tend to get campaign fatigue. How many times must I hear that so-and-so is a crook? Or that the planet will be a better place if this particular candidate wins, rather than the other. No, I want, for once, for each candidate to clearly and rationally explain to me and other voters, what precisely are you doing to fix the problems that we now face. And do this without treating us, the public, as if we are complete idiots who can`t see past your hot-air campaign ads.

Sadly, because politics is so dirty and so ferociously brutal, that many decent people won`t run for any office, for fear that they and their family would be dragged through the mud. So it goes on, and in my opinion it`s a pity, because it means that we are stuck with mostly mediocre politicians. Oh well, such is the norm nowadays, I guess we must wait for better times.