Open-Source Politics

Well, the US elections are over, and President Bush seems to have won.  Don't think I'm ecstatic about that, because I'm not; even though I voted for him.  In fact, I'll tell you how I voted the entire card here in my neck of the woods in North Carolina.  Whenever there was a race that had a Libertarian candidate in it, I voted for that person over the Republican or the Democrat, with the single exception of the President, where as I said, I voted for Bush.  If there was only a Republican or a Democrat listed as running, I voted for the Republican.  Fortunately, there were a lot of Libertarians on the ticket.  I didn't vote for a single Democrat.  There were some races, such as those for judges, that were 'non-partisan' and had no party affiliation listed.  In those cases, I abstained from voting entirely, since I didn't know the people or their positions on issues I'd care about.  I voted against all three NC constitutional ammendments, I'm generally not in favor of amending constitutions and wasn't that familiar with the issues.  I'll do a better job of studying up next time.

Now, some observations, in no particular order...just things I've happened to think about recently, related to the election.

First - I told Mrs. Wiggy that I was almost hoping that Kerry would win the electoral college and lose the popular vote.  I say that because I really, really, wanted to hear the first Liberal cry and whine like a little beyotch that Bush should have won instead of Kerry because he got the popular vote.  That would have been priceless.  But frankly, that would not have happened, because the whining about how Gore won the popular vote in 2000 was not really about the popular vote or the electoral college - it was about a bunch of hate-filled tree-hugging Liberals spewing their hatred in a visceral display of their true belief system - which mainly consists of taking my money and giving it to someone else.  It still would have been fun for a few days, asking Liberals to display their dedication to their belief that 'popular vote' should rule - or watching them act like the true hypocrites they are.  Amazing to me after the LAST election how many Democrats had no idea what the Electoral College was, and had to have it explained to them.  Wow.  Intellectual giants.  I thought they were all supposed to be smarter than me, because they cared more about important stuff?

Second - I sure was glad to hear the rumor that Ashcroft might be stepping down.  That was one of the main things that worried me about voting for Bush.  Ashcroft is one scary, psycho dude.  When Bush first chose him, I was glad - he had a reputation of protecting the rights of gun owners, and he has done so - this makes ol' Wiggy happy.  But he went off the edge and started doing the Patriot Act Uber Alles thing and man that guy has GOT to retire.  Wowzer, he's just plain freaking crazy.  Sorry, Liberals.  You win one here - Ashcroft is one crazy gun-toting right winger, all right.  My apologies.

Third - Here in Raleigh, some kids got arrested for allegedly trying to blow up and burn down the Republican HQ - after the election, here's some rocket scientists.  The news link is here:

        http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=58499&SecID=2

OK, these are a bunch of rebels without a clue, but I love the treatment they're getting from the news.  You see, they are foaming at the mouth (nearly literally, you have to see the video of one of their compatriots taking wild swings at camera people outside the courthouse) about the election results, but ONLY AT REPUBLICANS.  Hmmm.  I thought "anarchists" didn't like government in general, they didn't just reserve their white-hot ire for right-wing Conservatives.  So why didn't they take on the Democrats and try their hand at blowing up THEIR headquarters.  I'll tell you why - this is a no-brainer - it is because  these little thugs are NOT "anarchists," they're Liberals with a grudge.  Sorry, them's the facts.  One of them, Vanessa Zuloaga, has been primarily known for being a so-called "Goth Fasion Designer" for a company called "See-Throo" which is located in Los Angeles and designs fetish-wear:

Important Note: I have been contacted by a whole fleet of fetish-wear devotees, who inform me that Vanessa Zuloaga who lives in LA and Vanessa Zuloaga who allegedly vandalizes stuff are two different Vanessa Zuloagas. So, my apologies to the innocent one. You have a lot of friends.

        http://www.see-throo.com/

Anarchist?  No, apparently she's less anarchist than stupid in the punkin' haid.  Now, why are the police and news media calling them "Anarchists?"

Finally - I leave you with this.  There is a story in 'The Nation' about "Open Source Politics" and how the world is changing due to technology, access to information, blogs, and so forth.  And I agree.  And I think it's a good thing.  Yeppers.  But I had a funny thought.  You see, all the Pointy-Headed Liberals and Tree-Hugging Hippy-Folk just naturally assume that this means they will be getting more support, winning more elections, turning things around their way, remaking the world in their muddle-headed way.  Well, even many Republicans and Evil Conservatives and Gun-Toting Right-Wingers assume this as well, and they naturally fear it.

But what if it just ain't so?  I don't mean about the 'Open Source Politics', I mean about the Liberals owning the Internet Revolution?  I recall a few years back (Wiggy has been on the Internet since 1985 or thereabouts, people), somebody did a study that showed that an overwhelming majority of people on the 'net were self-identified Libertarians - which mainly thumb their noses at BOTH parties, but if push comes to shove, since they favor less government instead of more, they tend to fall along more traditional "Conservative" lines.

Oh, I can see it now.  Angry, angry, foam-spewing Michael Moore making documentaries about how the Internet was RIPPED OFF by the Evil Conservatives.  Yes, yes, I predict this blatherskite will go on at great length about how awful and bad and wrong America is because it turns out that the future belongs to the Right-Wingers!  Bwahahahaha!

What if "The Nation" is right - but assumes INCORRECTLY that the Left will own the 'net, and hence, the future?  What happens, Liberals, if it turns out that you're the real minority - in theory and in fact, and despite any conspiracy theories to the contrary?  What if the majority of the USA really *does* want you to just sit down and shut up?  Your belief system has always included the assumed 'fact' that you're the downtrodden, that you represent the REAL desires of The People.  What if you're wrong?

Just curious...

Keep Swinging,

Wiggy