Here us the text of an email I sent to Michael Moore after watching his movie Fahrenheit 9/11:
After seeing Fahrenheit 9/11, I thought that I should take some kind of action. I thought about it all day, but could not think of anything suitable. The main thing I had trouble with is that your movie only shows the corruption in the Bush administration. But we all know that the corruption in Washington is spread equally between the two ruling parties. Struggling with this, I decided to visit your website and see what suggestions you might have for actions I can take. Your first suggestion is that I register 10 people to vote. Well that’s all fine and dandy, but who are we supposed to vote for? I mean, I’ve already decided that both main parties are corrupt and the fringe parties are either too extreme or unable to field viable candidates or both.
I suppose what I am really saying is that I cannot vote for Bush or Kerry and any vote I may cast for another candidate will have little effect. I want real change. I want my government back from the lobbyists and party elites. I am not a leader though, and so few people see things as I do. My goal seems unattainable.
What are your thoughts? Any suggestions?
Joseph Bales
Hermitage, TN
