001. voice

[ghemnotgem]

Hello. ( tej, pragmatic as she is, has opted for voice for this post. it's a rich, chiming voice with a noticeable accent. ) I'm Lady Vorpatril ( she leaves out her first name — or any other name. she’d been hesitant to use the network in the first place, but using that gives her a little layer of protection in her mind. it’s been months, but it was months back in the nexus, too. ) and I work for Talk Show Radio Host Sush Whimbaugh. ( oh yes. )

Today everyone is going to the polls to vote, and as my boss had me interview the majority of candidates for his radio show, I thought I would share the results with you all. America's political system is very different from any that I'm used to — there's all this pretending that you're not even a little self-interested. And voting. ( that's for betans, although tej can kind of see the merits of it. but jackson's whole doesn’t pretend, it knows what people are like and rewards those who are skilled and ambitious enough. ) Still, I think I'm coming to understand a little of it.

Thank you, and may the best candidate win.

[[ ooc: each candidate has a comment with an audio clip of their interview — think radio interviews — feel free to comment to that as well as the overall post! ]]

Comments

[ghemnotgem]

True. ( a sigh ) It's just so difficult to get an honest answer when the political culture encourages the duplicity. Everyone accuses everyone else of being 'crooked' or doing what's necessary to get money, but then acts all offended when it turns out they have been doing illegal things by their laws.

It would be much easier to do away with it all together, and be up front about it.

( honestly. )

[jacksonian]

Especially since no one is actually fooled. None of them believe that their politicians are honest.

[ghemnotgem]

For an overly-cautious, paranoid group entrusted with electing leaders they do not believe in, they do seem to hold a lot of faith that their system is the best one.

[jacksonian]

It's true that the alternatives don't seem much better.

[ghemnotgem]

No, I suppose not. But it all doesn't make sense; why do they continue to think it will help them?

( someone hasn't been to barrayar to see mass delusions at work, alright. )