Sunday, September 27, 2009

Voting Booth Quixotes

"Suffrage(Universal): The summit of political science."

----Gustave Flaubert, Dictionary of Received Ideas.



To walk into a voting booth in November of any year and think
you are doing your "civic duty" and acting fully "American" is
analogous to Don Quixote thinking, by riding an old roan, hiring
a servant, Sancho, who rides an ass, he is a Knight Errant of the
Chivalric Age doing brave deeds for his Fair Maiden.

The voter's Fair Maiden is "making a difference" and the
heroic deed is the secret vote. The ass groans under the weight
of Chivalric "Civic Duty" and its shopkeeper's idealism. Huge
money interests(lobbies, corporations, etc) behind both of the two
main Political Money Machines are the Windmills the voter must
choose between.

At every polling station a worker is there ready to acclaim
the act with a sticker each voter proudly parades. I "made a
difference"! The voting cattle waddle on with bovinely smiles of
self satisfaction and damn those who refuse to participate in mass
marketed mockeries of universal suffrage-- Where moneyed
interests win every time. The Voting Both Quixotes parade like
brave paladins when the front man or woman for their Money
Machine gets the nod. Here we think of the proud Sancho Panza
being named the Admiral of a landlocked Duchy in Spain.


11 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are hankering for a spankerin' with this one.

- Cat

Beysshoes said...

Unless you have a better solution beyond pure apathy and disempowerment, why would you beat this drum? The only people who'd validate this are like you. And they are not part of any solution so you're part of the problem. Give it up ... its a fucking loser's cop out. People in other regions of the world are dying for this right to vote. STFU you self glorified jigaho.

Anonymous said...

See how angry the Voting Booth Quixotes get?

Beysshoes said...

Hey, I love that new pic of that sun room. Tell us more about that one please. Bey

Anonymous said...

Beys has been angry since Bidet's picture appeared on this blog

Anonymous said...

Bey,

It's the living room of my house in Tennessee......

Beysshoes said...

Well, let's see: So far you've dedicated poetry to doom and tamela; and taken up tres` blog space to post the urinal's photo; not to forget the sucking up in here. So whassup para?
... As injurious as 'tiz that I've not been added to this list of peeps you're brown nosing ... I will try to suck it up and live on. xox

Anonymous said...

Dearest Bey,

Tammay helps the homeless. She works tirelessly at it. She deserves credit. Bidet is an advocate for disadvantaged children in public education. She deserves credit. Doom is a wonderful young lady who is dear to my heart. Sometimes I say and do stupid things in regards to her--She deserves apologies. If you merit praise or an apology I'll post something. If you don't, well....

Sincerely,

Alan

Beysshoes said...

Dearest David, The truth is this: I am too lazy to do any good stuff that will get me into your pome hall of fame. Plus I dunt care that much. Stop with the creepy Alan thing. I'll never call you that. Truly, Bey

Beysshoes said...

PS I love that pic of the TN place ... I'm sad that you sold it.

Anonymous said...

My house in Tennessee is being rented with an "option" to buy...It is not sold yet! For the right offer!