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  • Message ID: #3
  • Subject: Political Secrets III:  Horse-Trading With Presidential Candidates (07/06/2007) , email
  • Date: 2008-05-21
  • This message is referenced by #7, 
    I admire your vast, deep knowledge of American politics as shown in these email lectures. I believe they are invaluable for many Asian-Americans including myself.

    However, I'm disappointed in, and cannot understand the low number of members in 80-20 Initiative. Honestly, I've forwarded many 80-20 emails to my friends but, except for several who were already members, none has his/her name show up in the membership list. 

    Is there something about membership drive that 80-20 is not doing right? I've not been doing things right?

    Or is there some other reason(s)? 
Asian-Americans tend to zip their pockets tight? 
Should 80-20 consult some pros at this thing?

James
    
 
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    How 80-20 Empowers Asian Am. Community


    

       Believe it or not, in America

               Government officials are our public servants.  

    Therefore, we, the citizens, have the right to "hire or fire" them.  That 

    is what our elections are mainly about.

       However, many Asian Americans subconsciously think of 

                      government officials as their parents,

    owing to the Confucian philosophy that is popular in East Asia.  Confucius' 

    humanitarian views are very wise, but he didn't know about democracy,

    American style.  That part of the Confucian ethnic has caused our 

    community great political harm.

       Want to check out our conjecture?  Take the following fun quiz.

       A FUN QUIZ:      Does your "average" Asian Am. friend 

    1) ask for accountability from government officials?

    2) ask for deeds instead of sweet words from government officials?

    3) highly value a photo with a high ranking government official?

    4) buy tickets to a fundraiser for an official, simply because a friend is 

       pushing tickets, without asking for that official's record of service to our 

       community?

    5) get somewhat turned off by 80-20 which advocates to "reward or 

       punish" government officials?

    6 ) think it may be illegal for 80-20 to advocate a bloc vote against an

       official or a presidential candidate?

       If your answer are

    1) No,

    2) No,

    3) Yes,

    4) Yes,

    5) Yes, and

    6) Yes,

    think how ridiculous your "average" Asian Am. friend's behavioral pattern 

    actually is when you replace the words "government officials" in the above 

    6 questions with "public servants?"

       Remember please:  GOVERNENT OFFICIALS ARE OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS. 
We ask 

    for deeds and accountability from them.  We need to apply "carrots and sticks" to 

    induce them to perform.     

       Your feedback to this newsletter will be welcome via

    
http://www.80-20educationalfoundation.org/politicaledu/posterboard.asp  .

    Please consider forwarding this newsletter to your Asian American friends.

      

    Best regards,

    S. B. Woo.

    President, 80-20 Educational Foundation, Inc.

    PS Sen. McCain is traveling across the nation to reach out to what he

       described as the "forgotten people."  At the same time, 80-20 has 

       mounted a HUGE effort to reach out to Sen. McCain regarding

       the grievance faced by Asian Ams. as stated in 80-20's questionnaire.

       We shall keep you posted, whether Sen. McCain responds positively.