Comments on: Listen, I can’t get involved. http://www.obimomkenobi.com/2008/06/listen-i-cant-get-involved/ An unschooling, bike riding, wisdom-seeking mom out to save the world. Or at least make some cookies before the whole thing goes up belly up. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Obi-Mom Kenobi http://www.obimomkenobi.com/2008/06/listen-i-cant-get-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Obi-Mom Kenobi Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:28:31 +0000 http://obimomkenobi.wordpress.com/?p=53#comment-231 Hornblower: I find it shocking how easy it is to ignore the things that affect us day-in and day-out, if we don't take the time to pay attention. It actually matters if free neighborhood recycling is available or not - my garbage load would go up dramatically without it (not to mention my garbage hauling fees) - but it's easy to pretend that local issues don't really matter when there's dinner to make, gymnastics to get the kids to and a great movie on HBO. Hornblower: I find it shocking how easy it is to ignore the things that affect us day-in and day-out, if we don’t take the time to pay attention. It actually matters if free neighborhood recycling is available or not – my garbage load would go up dramatically without it (not to mention my garbage hauling fees) – but it’s easy to pretend that local issues don’t really matter when there’s dinner to make, gymnastics to get the kids to and a great movie on HBO.

]]> By: hornblower http://www.obimomkenobi.com/2008/06/listen-i-cant-get-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-230 hornblower Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:37:22 +0000 http://obimomkenobi.wordpress.com/?p=53#comment-230 this is most excellent! i think municipal level politics is one of the more rewarding levels to be involved in as the results can be a lot more immediate than in the other levels i'm always surprised at things like appallingly low voter turnout for municipal elections as really, this level of government has such a tremendous impact on day to day life for the residents good on ya (so says the political science grad who just wants to smack people when they say 'i hate politics' or 'whatever. this is just politics.' what??? arrrgh) this is most excellent!

i think municipal level politics is one of the more rewarding levels to be involved in as the results can be a lot more immediate than in the other levels

i’m always surprised at things like appallingly low voter turnout for municipal elections as really, this level of government has such a tremendous impact on day to day life for the residents

good on ya

(so says the political science grad who just wants to smack people when they say ‘i hate politics’ or ‘whatever. this is just politics.’ what??? arrrgh)

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