Flying Spaghetti Monster

Some people have fish on their cars. Now I've got a chrome flying spaghetti monster symbol on mine.

More FSM info here:

http://www.venganza.org/

Voter behavior - Spite the Vote

Though it was published 8/2004, I didn't find this till well after the election. Even though I see this as more humorous than correct, I've still tagged it along with my other voter behavior posts.

It examines the notion that some voters are motivated by spite, rather than rational self-interest. My personal guess is that maybe a few are, but I hope there aren't many. The overall tone is bleak, but it's funny as hell and does contain phrases like "Inspector Clouseau meets the Book of Revelations."

Here's a larger sample:


This is why all the talk about "personal interests" is a sham. Spite voters don't care solely about their own interests, nor are they bothered by how "the left talks as if they know what everyone's best interests are," an argument you often hear from the whiney right. What bothers spiters is that the left really does know what's in their interests. If you're miserable, you don't want to be told what's best for you by someone who's correct--it's sort of like being occupied by a foreign army with good intentions. You'd rather fuck things up on your own, something you're quite good at, and bring others down with you.

Here's a link to the whole thing:

http://www.freezerbox.com/archive/print.php?id=297