{"id":1123,"date":"2008-11-01T05:04:55","date_gmt":"2008-11-01T10:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2008-11-01T05:04:55","modified_gmt":"2008-11-01T10:04:55","slug":"votematch-as-a-propoganda-fighting-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/11\/01\/votematch-as-a-propoganda-fighting-machine","title":{"rendered":"VoteMatch as a propoganda fighting machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votematchusa.org\/\">VoteMatch USA<\/a>. This idea was developed in the Netherlands by the Institute for Political Participation, I saw it on CNN today, and now they&#8217;ve got it applied to the US Elections. <\/p>\n<p>I always felt I liked Barack Obama, but now I know that I am skewed to his policies, by about 83%. I really like the idea of VoteMatch.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, Malaysians showed Barisan Nasional that they&#8217;ve had enough. March 8 2008 is a day that will go down in history books. The next general elections, Malaysians will be <i>ready<\/i> for something like VoteMatch Malaysia. By 2012\/2013, there will be so much Internet penetration, even more young guns who&#8217;ve been exposed to more freedoms, and even more that will want change.<\/p>\n<p>VoteMatch is a propaganda fighting machine. No matter how many adverts there are in the media, how much parties embrace social media, there&#8217;s just been no way to show clearly, whom one would want to vote for. 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