Re: Gore, Bush and another Gulf War?

 All of this talk calls forth a rereading of Jean Baudrillard's, Fatal
Strategies. 

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On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Mark Weigand wrote:

> Interesting approach to voting! I can't remember a more dull, nearly
> invisible election year in which not even the mass media seem interested 
>in
> the campaign speeches or issues. Do they know something we don't? Has the
> election already been decided somewhere? My students seem more 
>disinterested
> in politics than ever, even after I say something like, "You know,
> Presidents start wars"! Can't say I blame them much though, especially 
>this
> year. Is it because the economy and Wall Street are "booming" that nobody
> wants to rock the boat?  Complacency rules.
> 
> I agree that to breathe a little more life into politics, it would be
> helpful to have candidates like Nader and Buchanan included in any future
> debates. Perhaps it would force the candidates to temporarily abandon 
>their
> canned, robotic speeches.
> 
> Best wishes,
> -=MW=
>