Uncomfortable truth on the same program

Post #10,064 by drewk 9/21/01 10:13:27 AM Reply	Uncomfortable truth on the same program One of the other panelists made the point that when we point the finger at our politicians, we are pointing the finger at ourselves. "We" elected them. "We" told them in innumerable polls what "we" wanted them to do. "We" re-elected the top guy after he did the "no American casualties, damn the cost in world opinion" routine. We have to fight the terrorists as if there were no rules and preserve our open society as if there were no terrorists. -- [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/05/opinion/BIO-FRIEDMAN.html\|Thomas Friedman]
Post #11,265 by marlowe 10/2/01 12:32:41 PM Reply	Who's "we" I split the ticket. Nader for President, and Libertarians for all other offices, wherever one was running. And I voted against most incumbents at any rate. So don't blame me. [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfir...e/index.html]
Post #11,272 by drewk 10/2/01 1:41:11 PM Reply	That's why I said ' "we" ' not 'we' Umm, did that make any sense? What I mean is, I know there is no monolithic "we" that unanimously voted for anything or responded to any particular poll. But politicians (have to?) act as though there is. Whatever wins the latest election or poll, even if it's only by 0.5% of the 38% who bothered to respond, they treat it as a mandate of "the people." So in that sense, "we" get exactly what "we" ask for. We have to fight the terrorists as if there were no rules and preserve our open society as if there were no terrorists. -- [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/05/opinion/BIO-FRIEDMAN.html\|Thomas Friedman]

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