Looking at Teresa Nielsen-Hayden’s thoughts
on the election from their weblog Making Light has made me feel a
little better. As usual with (P|T)NH writing, the emotional is
stripped out and the pragmatic focused upon. Interesting discussion of the tools of
democracy. A quote I like:
Get real, vote real. If you want to make changes happen, you have to
get your guys elected. Deciding the whole system is corrupt so
why bother, and/or casting symbolic votes and protest votes for
non-starter candidates, is like wasting your ammunition on symbolic
volleys that don’t hit anything. The other side won’t be impressed, and they’ll still be aiming their own shots at you.