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Futility of politics
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I’ve just been watching the channel 4 news and midway through I was struck with an acute sense of futility. After watching a piece on Iraq and then one on the imminent departure of Tony Blair, I felt initially a chronic lack of quality and unbiased information on the topics and secondly that even if I was as reasonably informed as it is possible to be, what could I do about it? I can put my name against one of the opposing parties at the next election (an act I am in no way convinced would bring about any change) or perhaps write a letter to my local MP, but other than appeasing my own conscience at best, the effectiveness of said actions are essentially nil. I could protest but depending on the level of inconvenience I cause the government, laws may be passed to prevent the little nuisance I may cause.
I guess what I’m getting at is, is the acquisition of knowledge enough? And presuming that knowledge is accurate, what does it practically achieve?
I guess what I’m getting at is, is the acquisition of knowledge enough? And presuming that knowledge is accurate, what does it practically achieve?
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Just ridiculous how he portrayed himself as going out and caring about nature when by the size of him I reckon the most going out he does is to waddle to his car to go to the supermarket to buy some ready meals.
When was the last time you saw someone actually doing something constructive rather than walking around with a group of supporters handing out flyers. Any MP who can spare 1/2 hour, without the media coverage, to go and do some litter picking, or supervising kids at the local youth club, or even just walking peoples dogs, will get my vote.
As yet, nothing
Do you think that otherwise trying to obtain a political existence is a fairly futile exercise?
By doing it in my back garden
If you're in agreement with the the people making the rules, then politics works just fine for you. If you're not in agreement, however, it doesn't.