After Today’s lecture, I ordered “The Fall of Public Man” off Amazon.com because I was so taken in by waht was said, and the reviews on the book were hard to ignore.
I was actually taken aback by what Chris had to say today. Although he mentioned that the PM was like a psuedo-monarch, I never realised quite how disproportional British politics actually are. It becomes even more shocking when you go home and think about it. THey way this country’s run, how the agendas of the people in charge differ from our own and how they have the power to pursue their own goals and leave the rest of us behind.
Christ, no wonder no one votes anymore. The thought that my views and opinions don’t matter because I don’t fit a specific demographic or ideological framework is kind of unnerving. What i find particularly unwelcoming is how disproportional the voting system actually is, especially the fact that votes for the losing candidates in each voting region aren’t even counted. It might be a foolish or naive standpoint, but i’ve always been an advocate for equality and freedom of speech and expression, even when most of the time I don’t agree with what people have to say.
I need to read further into this.
