July 26, 2004
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T.R.Y. Monkey!
The article Inside the Monkeysphere, by David Wong, is well worth reading. It is Buddhism for the jaded cynic; a well illustrated, humorous, description of what is wrong with the world, why it is that way, and what you can do about it.
The article is sociological, not political, but as politics is a part of society, it touches humorously on the subject:
“A representative democracy allows a small group of people to make all of the decisions, while letting us common people feel like we’re doing something by going to a polling place every couple of years and pulling a lever that, in reality, has about the same effect as the darkness knob on your toaster.”
The timing is interesting, but I think the points made in the article support the first portion of my previous post.
