From: hopkins@agora.rain.com (Scott Hopkins)
Subject: What Happened?
Organization: Open Communications Forum
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 07:39:34 GMT

	Has anyone looked around lately?  Maybe, it's just me, but this
world seems to be on a decline.  How come everyone has got to have an
opinion on everything?  Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for free-thinking,
but is it?  It seems to me, that everyone is on one side or the other!
Now, if you were to ask somebody on either side what the hell they were
supporting, how many would actually know?  My problem is with those people,
the ones that will throw rocks at your car, yell profanity at you or any
other opposing view, but when it comes down to it - They never even
bothered to research the subject with an open mind, to see if their side is
correct.  I blame a lot of this on the media.  Somebody might see a
commercial against abortion and are powerfully moved by it, so they decide
to stand against it for as long as they live!  They never, ever stopped to
see what benefits, or other disavantages come with abortion!  One
commercial and that's it?
	It scares the hell out of me to think of how close Perot came to
becoming the next President of the United States!  People stood by him and
said, "This country needs a change!"  That's all fine and dandy, but what
was he planning on doing?  What changes was he going to make?  Where did he
stand on any of the issues?  C'mon people, do we really want to hire
somebody we don't know hardly anything about!  
	I was spending some time with my Grandma and cousin recently, and
we got to discussing the current election.  Now all three of us are
Democrats.  When we got to talking about President Bush, my Grandma got
irate and started talking about how he drug this country down, socially and
economically.  I retaliated (because I consider myself pretty open-minded
and I don't like to make a judgement until I see both sides) by saying that
all the blame can't fall on Bush's shoulders, part of the problem was the
Democratic congress.  My Grandma got quiet and then told me she would never
vote for a Republican, no matter if she liked him better then all the
candidates.  That is so ignorant!  I believe, it is my responsibility as a
voter to vote for the person I think would be better at running our
country!  To top all of it off, my cousin said Bush lost her vote when he
made references to Elvis in his speech.  I can't explain what her
philosophy was, because I don't understand it myself.  All I know is that
she is a big Elvis fan and that she is sick of all this Elvis sightings and
crap!  It occurred to me that she probably never even thought of voting for
Bush in the first place.  I know these are two people and it doesn't make
much difference, but think of how many people across the U.S. think this
way when they make their vote.  It's scary if you ask me!
	How many people will vote Republican or Democrat, just simply
because that's what they put on their registration card?
	If you ask me, I simply like neither candidate!  However, come
election time, I'll probably vote for Clinton.  I'll vote for him, because
at the current time politics is a disgusting business.  There's too much
mudslinging going on.  The conflict between the congress and the president
has to come to an end for the benefit of the nation.  The only way I can
see any real promise is to even it out by putting a Democrat in office.  At
least they can finally get something done!
	For those of you that say that they will not vote come election
time, simply because they don't like either candidate, all I can say is
open your eyes.  There are several other things on the ballot besides the
presidential race!  If you don't like either candidate, fine leave that
section blank.  That might be what I end up doing!  There are a lot of
other issues that need to be taken care of too!  Don't let the candidate
conflict be an excuse for your laziness or unwillingness to let your voice
be heard!
	Oh well, I've said enough!  I'm already expecting the flames!
Anyway, it's just my opinions on a few issues and it doesn't have to be
yours.  Please don't shut me off just because you don't agree with
something I said.  Just open your mind and please, please take a look at
all the issues before you cast your votes!

			-Casey Hopkins
		"The only thing we have to fear,
		is fear itself!" - Franklin Roosevelt

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