It doesn’t happen very often. A candidate or — even more rarely, a party — steps aside from an election to avoid vote-splitting and a win for their polar opposites. But it seems to be trending. People are forgoing the luxury of having their own little party, and cooperating with others of a like mind…
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Election Watch, Social Commentary
A First Step Towards Democracy
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Since we’re in the middle of an election, it wouldn’t hurt to step back and take a look at the bigger picture, to see where the short-term promises of the competing parties are leading us. Besides around in the usual circles, that is. What is “Better Democracy?” Good government is supposed to create the…
Politics
What? A New Kind of Politics in B. C.?
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I was planning to write this no matter who won the election, but as I watched the returns last night, I realized what was happening. As Albert Einstein said, “Insanity is repeating the same action over and over but expecting a different result.” Award for Most Odious TV Ad Wilkinson’s rant about bringing law and…