people's general disinterest in politics and the political process boggles my mind. from failing to name their MP MPP or ward councillor to not knowing who the prime minister is, it is ultimately your money politicians are playing with. blindly signing off on your tax dollars without the slightest thought weakens democracy and public participation.

every dollar you make. you purchase you make the hand of government dabbles in it and takes it share. it is the least of people's interest to take stock and learn how their money is being spent.

are municipal services getting any better? is our federal government funding fruitful projects at home and abroad? are we fighting senseless wars around the world? is our political elite any closer to purposing a reasonable solution to our looming environmental crises? all issues of which are funded by taxes and of which elected governments need to answer to.

for these simple facts, citizenship should be active and full of vigor. politics should not be an elitist closed off debate circle amongst a small minority but at all turns should encourage responsibility and accountability.

as opposed to teaching politics as abstract within specific structures (ie: branches of government, government bodies/agencies) simply telling people the very structures that seem so distance and vague could not function without people's monies turns government into a more relevant entity.

bout time

cbc national ran an interesting segment last night on the US military officials' crackdown on soldiers. looking into this warrants some thoughts and speculation .

perhaps, it is too early to speculate as few things have ever tested the strength of time on the intrawebs.

but if this facebook things keeps growing at the pace that it is, the phonebook will be obsolete within the next generation.

i mean seriously, who still uses those things that they drop at your door every year?

shit, it's right in the name.