It's municipal elections time here in Ontario. (Oh crap - 74% of you have nodded off already!) These are the elections that nobody bothers to vote in. Okay, that I don't bother to vote in.
They are the eyesore elections. What with councillors and mayors and trustees and alderpersons on the ballot, every swatch of green space in the town is covered with signs. Anywhere and everywhere that a car might pause, let alone come to a complete stop, is awash in garish pleas to vote for so n' so. Most signs are professional-looking but it's pretty obvious that some were hatched in someone's garage or basement.
One such is a hand-lettered, black on white beauty protected from the elements by being wrapped in a clear plastic garbage bag. On it, it says (paraphrased): "I've earned your vote. Vote ____ for mayor and let me earn your respect."
Hmmm...Shouldn't we respect him before we vote for him? I mean, in theory.
It just doesn't make a lot of sense to me. But then again, not much about politics does.
2 comments:
Politics and sense do not inhabit the same plane of existence.
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I agree with your first statement 100% Unique.
The 2nd and 3rd confuse me...but I suspect Blogger was clogged or something. :)
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