Conclusion | Choices to be made

CONCLUSION OF 3 Part SERIES RESPONSE:
PART I
PART II
PART III

Original Questions
Questions to ©18
Questions to SUMMIT

OH and I guess I should appease the political correctness sensibilities of some parties, so I decided to include this disclaimer:

WARNING: Opinions/thoughts that are personal to me are contained below (and part of the Official Letter from ©18), and, as I've mentioned before, should be taken with a grain of salt. 

Continue to feel free to disagree, take offense, and/or berate me for being wrong or not holding myself with the proper etiquette befitting my societal position, in the comments below. I love dialog.

18February 24, 2016 at 7:50 AM

Conclusion:

Now I realize there are probably more questions, and you want to know about the other platform points as well. I am excited to explain these ideas when you present them (which I am sure you will).
Thank you for your time, I realize how much thought goes into each aspect of the research for your article. We did it ourselves[*]. I also want to thank you for these great questions and allowing a platform for me to explain them. Please continue for both slates.

On a personal note, I would just want to express also that we are here for the students. All Campaigning aside, we really do care and want to help SGA. Our SGA is struggling and this election is more important than people realize.

Thank you for your time,

Greg Carbo
Vice President Nominee for 18.

MY CONCLUSION:

Yes, there are plentiful more questions that I would love to ask you as a slate.

Do I think further dialog would actually accomplish anything? I'm not sure. After all, we seem to disagree on some of our basic beliefs.

I think I should question everything to form an opinion. Your slate seems to believe there are some things that shouldn't be questioned.

Now, I've gone on a rant for the past few posts.

So much so that I actually got behind on homework (specifically calculus and computer science which are not fun to fall behind in the first place), I expended all mental and emotional energy and actually fell into a depressive episode if I stopped writing my thoughts, feelings, and ideas.

I would feel despondent and purposeless if I stopped thinking/researching about the slates and their platforms.

If you didn't understand why the blog is titled, 'The Idea Won't let Go', I hope that gives you a bit more of a clear insight. It's not that I don't want to let my ideas go, they won't let me go until they've been written to completion and sadly, I don't get to choose/plan when.

Honestly, that's one of reasons why I started writing this blog. It helps me get through those depressive episodes more quickly. It's a form of self-medication. A nice side effect is that I also get to share my thoughts and hey, who doesn't like that? ;)

I can however, feel when the ideas are close to their end, with the campaigning coming to a close today, and the election results soon going to be clear, I can feel this one winding down.

My conclusion on this SGA fiasco is pretty straightforward: "Don't Tread on Me."

The Gadsden flag... do you know it?

I don't particularly mind people looking down on me. It's your loss. But the moment I feel that you're walking on me, I'll take action.

I don't appreciate it. Regardless as to whether you think it's for my benefit.

If you want me to help build your pyramid, ask me, don't use me (or others) as the material to build a monument to yourself, not only is that bad ethics, it's an unsteady structure that'll eventually rot away**.

Don't give me dodgy answers, half-truths, or fancy, hyped up statistics which mean nothing except that you want to keep the truth under wraps (haha mummy, under-wraps, pyramids... I crack myself up). I am not a member of the faceless mass. I have a voice and I will use it if I feel it's necessary.

I do not raise my voice because I want to hear myself speak or be validated, I raise it because I have concerns and I want them addressed.

What does it mean!?

It's notable that I don't particularly want to vote for either slate. I think that each have good points yet neither are ideal.

SUMMIT is a bit too focused on the individual while ©18 is over-hyping their media approach to life.

In the end, I'm going to have to choose the one who I feel is most trustworthy and would do the least damage.

While I'd love to talk more on this, I have calculus homework and it needs to get done.

Signing off—

Further information:
Why neither slates are ideal
Feasibility


*Sooooooo, that explains your answers during that Thursday debate, especially with the budget question that you were informed your slate would be asked. (Full Debate Video [I'm the guy with the red earphones around his neck near the bottom])
**...regardless of how well you preserve the corpses. Bodies can't take the same amount of weathering as the stone made of good ethos, ethics, and a 'lil dash of the American way (Old way, not new one).