One thing that struck me recently is the incredulousness with which many people -- pro-Republican or otherwise -- react when poll-tinkering (current incarnation, Diebold) is discussed. Even an ATM, which is not deciding the fate of a country, has an auditable paper trail that could easily be made anonymous; this seems a no-brainer to me. Jim Crow is not that long ago. I'm sure there are still quite a few men in power who were in power then. That might be something worth reminding people about when they say that sort of thing isn't happening here.
But can a song about, say, the spirit of Joe Hill cut through the background noise in a country where we're bombarded with the latest "news" about Britney? I'm hoping the internet as alternative rallying point is having a much greater effect that anyone can yet see (Dean web-supporters as example). My inbox may be flooded with spam all day and night until email is nigh useless, but as yet no one controls what those of us privileged to have an internet connection can access. Sometimes I'm not sure that will matter a bit if the votes are not tallied properly. That alone iwould be enough to send me wobbling at the edge of giving up (Canada looks clean and friendly), if I didn't keep reminding myself that people refused to give up on political change thirty-five, forty years ago....
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