Hillary 2008
"I can't wait until Hillary wins the White House so that we can see Bill in there again!"
Slap in the face for your tacit, subiminal hope for an American oligarchy and your superficial understanding of participatory democracy.
Slap in the face for your tacit, subiminal hope for an American oligarchy and your superficial understanding of participatory democracy.
posted by Keenan at 3:25 PM
1 Comments:
I think you misunderstood the alarming irony built into the quote. Voting for Hillary Clinton in itself is not a negative thing at all, if indeed the person is voting for Hillary Clinton and her proposed policies and stances. However, when a person states that they simply wish to see her as President so that Bill Clinton can be “in the White House again”, a statement I’ve heard numerous times throughout this last week, I begin to wonder. What is the intention of the voter? Bill Clinton has not been announced as a prospective running mate as far as I know. Such an announcement could legitimize the sway of a voter towards support for her campaign. However, to base a vote on nothing more than familial or marital relations, to me, exhibits a tilt towards underlying oligarchic tendencies in participatory government. It would almost be the equivalent of a voter wishing to see Jeb Bush run solely on the basis that this would represent George W’s third term.
The quote was not highlighted to push a partisan stance whatsoever, but rather to question the motives, understanding, and intentions of the general electorate.
An election of Hillary Clinton as President is not the main concern. I am not interested in discussing her voting record in New York or her stances on foreign policy. The point is, and this is something I’ve always been interested in understanding more fully, is whether the general electorate makes informed, educated, and rational decisions. Does the statement, “I can’t wait until Hillary is elected president so that we can see Bill in the White House”, demonstrate the voter’s interest in any of the aforementioned? In short order, and as pointed out to me this week especially, I tend to lean towards the conclusion that many Americans for various reasons which will not be discussed at this time do not make informed or rational voting decisions. Dare I say it? Unfortunately Dr. Feng, not all Americans consider the motivations behind and the consequences of their political actions as deeply as you.
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