On Propoganda (World Thinking Day Part 2)
I continue this day with an angrier post. Elction campaigning has started.
VOTE JOE MORRIN
NO.1 S.U
PRESIDENT.
*huge photo*
vote Sarah McEvoy VP welfare
VOTE
SARAH McEVOY #1 VICE-
PRESIDENT/WELFARE
*huge photo*
Contact me at any time on sarahmack@campus.ie
Sarah Mack - She's got your back!!
VOTE NIALL O'BRIEN
*huge photo*
No 1 SU President
Jokes will be added at a later date.....maybe
There are posters such as these all over the campus. Everywhere. And V O T E J O E etc., each on seperate pieces of A4 paper, everywhere. Any reasons? Why, dear Joe, should we vote for you? Well, after much searching, I finally did find a reason. Because you've got strong moral character, won't lie (with an implied "my competitors will"), and study Psychology ("a bit", you say). Well that's nice. But it is NOT a reason for me to vote for you! Will you improve the cafeteria service? Will you put a toaster in the Speakeasy? Will you make the Student Union (SU) shop cheaper? Will you STOP TREATING ME LIKE A FUCKING IDIOT!? This is a democratic election, but you are abusing this system if you do not give us reasons for us to vote! It is shameless propoganda, I can't turn around without seeing you face on a wall, a noticeboard, or anything! You're a fucking disgrace to everything democracy stands for. You all are (you more so because there're more stupid inane posters of you than anyone else), with the exception of one man, Damien McGurrell who tells us he will improve the college newspaper by including national student articles, improving the layout, adding Sudoku and crosswords, improving typeset etc. - he gives REASONS. He has my vote just like that because he seems to be the only intelligent man in the college.
But the rest of these candidates have posters with gigantic pictures of themselves and three lines of pointless text and expect us to vote for them because there're more pictures of them than anyone else. That is not the point of democracy, but it bears more than a passing resemblance to Russian communism. I tried tearing down a few of the psoters, until a friend reminded me that that is no better, and so I am writing "WHY?" on any white space on the posters. Maybe people will listen. Of course, maybe people will do what he expects them to do. In which case I may start beating unfortunate bystanders to bloody pulps. I apologise in advance.
VOTE JOE MORRIN
NO.1 S.U
PRESIDENT.
*huge photo*
vote Sarah McEvoy VP welfare
VOTE
SARAH McEVOY #1 VICE-
PRESIDENT/WELFARE
*huge photo*
Contact me at any time on sarahmack@campus.ie
Sarah Mack - She's got your back!!
VOTE NIALL O'BRIEN
*huge photo*
No 1 SU President
Jokes will be added at a later date.....maybe
There are posters such as these all over the campus. Everywhere. And V O T E J O E etc., each on seperate pieces of A4 paper, everywhere. Any reasons? Why, dear Joe, should we vote for you? Well, after much searching, I finally did find a reason. Because you've got strong moral character, won't lie (with an implied "my competitors will"), and study Psychology ("a bit", you say). Well that's nice. But it is NOT a reason for me to vote for you! Will you improve the cafeteria service? Will you put a toaster in the Speakeasy? Will you make the Student Union (SU) shop cheaper? Will you STOP TREATING ME LIKE A FUCKING IDIOT!? This is a democratic election, but you are abusing this system if you do not give us reasons for us to vote! It is shameless propoganda, I can't turn around without seeing you face on a wall, a noticeboard, or anything! You're a fucking disgrace to everything democracy stands for. You all are (you more so because there're more stupid inane posters of you than anyone else), with the exception of one man, Damien McGurrell who tells us he will improve the college newspaper by including national student articles, improving the layout, adding Sudoku and crosswords, improving typeset etc. - he gives REASONS. He has my vote just like that because he seems to be the only intelligent man in the college.
But the rest of these candidates have posters with gigantic pictures of themselves and three lines of pointless text and expect us to vote for them because there're more pictures of them than anyone else. That is not the point of democracy, but it bears more than a passing resemblance to Russian communism. I tried tearing down a few of the psoters, until a friend reminded me that that is no better, and so I am writing "WHY?" on any white space on the posters. Maybe people will listen. Of course, maybe people will do what he expects them to do. In which case I may start beating unfortunate bystanders to bloody pulps. I apologise in advance.