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From: saquigley@watmath.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: voting (FLAME)
Message-ID: <6941@watmath.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 18-Feb-84 16:18:51 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb 18 16:18:51 1984
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I hope nobody was taking me seriously when I mentioned parenting as a way
to decide whether people should vote or not.  I was pointing out that "good"
parenting is a value that is not well-recognised in our society.  I think
that all the suggestions that have been put forward are very biased in
accepting a traditional "masculine" (please respect my quotes here) value
system.  I think that the important values which are of any relevance have
been completely forgotten and I think it is a terrible mistake.  Good
leadership is not made up only of objective competence in certain areas;
These are NOTHING without true compassion for other human beings and an
honestly open mind. I think many of our world's problems are caused by the
lack of such qualities in our leaders and in most people.  None of what
anybody has been advocating made this point, instead they are trying to find
a way to eliminate people who do not fit into what is their little view of
who is worthy, from voting.  The people who would end up being eliminated
are exactly those who have not "made it" and as a result of this might have
gained a little compassion and understanding of others (I am thinking of
many "housewives" for example), or have decided not to "make it" because of
the other values they would have had to give up in order to do so.
Well, more power to them!  and this is exactly want you want to take away
from them.  Thanks but no thanks, I'd rather have everybody voting rather
than restricting votes using any of the stupid  .....ist methods that have
been suggested.

I will add that I am rather disgusted by the thought that people have
actually meant everything they've said in this discussion.  I originally
thought this was a joke, but I just realised now I was wrong.  If that is
true, then we are in even worse trouble than I thought we were.
I guess this falls into the category of a moralising flame.

			Sophie Quigley
			watmath!saquigley

	"while you're at it, people are people too!!!"