why i'm voting green party

there was a time in my life where i agreed with the Liberal point of view of the world. that time came and went as Jean Chretien left, and i began to see the Liberal party as corruptible and power hungry. even after i felt that way, i still voted for them, because there was a time in my life where i would do anything to keep the Conservatives out of power, even if it meant voting for a party i was disillusioned with. that time has come and gone. there was a time in my life where i voted NDP (provincially) because their ideals lined up more with mine. but as i saw, regardless of who holds the power, corruption is the name of the game in politics. so that time has come and gone. and while it might seem like the Green Party is all that's left, and that's why i'm voting for them, you are wrong. after all, there's still Bloc Quebecois...

i am voting for the Green Party because I believe in the things they believe in. people often think of the Green Party as tree hugging hippies, and nothing more, but the reality is that there is much more to them than this. while the environment and doing what we can to save it is obviously a big part of their mission, they hold some other important principles close to their heart that i believe strongly in.

i don't have a great desire to get into specific policies of the Green Party, although i would love to sit down and talk to anyone who would be willing to listen. but i'll tell you what i do like about them. they believe that the ideals they hold can become reality. most would call members of the G.P. idealists and pie in the sky dreamers. after all, saving the environment? that's way to big! ending violence and war in the world? not a chance! economic equality for the poor? like that'll ever happen! those are the responses most people would give. maybe not quite as cynical sounding as i was, but generally people do not believe these things are realities. but whatever happened to shooting for the stars? i think we have become content with a government that does nothing. we have grown accustomed to government breaking their promises, so when we hear a promise, or a dream for something better, it's easy to say 'yeah right!' i do most of the time. but i'm tired of that. i'm tired of settling for less than the best. i believe we as a society are so much better than our government makes us out to be. i believe that with all my heart. and i don't think the Green Party will answer all of today's woes and save the world. but i do think it is incumbent upon us as citizens of this country to vote with our hearts, and not just our minds. it's time to actually live that great quote, and stop asking what our country can do for us, but what we can do for our country. the Green Party to me is the only party that is attempting to do this, make the world a genuinely safer and more wonderful place. you can deny the possibilities all you want, but i'm tired of settling for less than the best our government has to offer. i'm sick and tired of feeling like we are in this endless cycle of destruction, and the stereotypical partisan responses to each crisis. it's time to start doing the right thing, rather than depending on someone else.

it might be a very miniscule step in the grand scheme of things, but it is one i'm taking, and i thought i should tell you why.