Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!grkermit!masscomp!clyde!watmath!saquigley From: saquigley@watmath.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: voting (FLAME) Message-ID: <6941@watmath.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Feb-84 16:18:51 EST Article-I.D.: watmath.6941 Posted: Sat Feb 18 16:18:51 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Feb-84 05:53:47 EST Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 34 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!!!"