[HPforGrownups] Rowling takes stand on U.S. elections?
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ReturnOfTheMutt at aol.com
Mon Nov 1 03:58:05 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 116915
In a message dated 10/29/2004 12:21:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,
squeakinby at tds.net writes:
> >One thing that really rankles is when non-citizens presume to tell
> citizens
> >(of any country) whom they should vote for. Its presumptious. If she
> wants to
> >encourage people to excersize their freedom of choice and vote that's one
> >thing. But endorsing candidates, whether it be for President of the USA or
> for
> >Head Dog Catcher, is inappropriate.
> >
> >
> Thank you, Melissa. This whole notion incenses me that non-citizens
> feel they should be able to influence our elections as if *they* know
> better than we.
OMG, they have this show in Japan where immigrants talk about problems with
the country and what makes the country rock/suck. I think it's an awesome
concept. If we had the same show in America, people would respond to the
immigrants issues by telling them to go back to where they came from. We need outside
opinions because when you're raised a certain way you don't question things.
When I rant about Candidate X, Mom says I should respect him because of his
position, because when she was young that was the patriotic thing to do. I
like to hear outsider's opinions.
Sometimes, like with Hermione and the house elves, they just *don't*
understand the issue, but nobody brought up in the wizarding world would even think to
question something like that. A fresh perspective is good. Harry and
Hermione, and everybody else raised by muggles are like foreigners in the wizarding
world. They just don't *get* some things, but they also look at everything
though a different set of eyes.
I MADE IT ON TOPIC!!!!!
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