Well, I did my civic duty and voted today. Not like I believe my vote makes any bit of difference. After the outcome of the 2004 election, I have lost all faith in the ability of ordinary people to impact politics. But since I’ve promised to do my best to be part of the solution, and not the problem (which I perceive to be widespread hopelessness, helplessness and apathy), I read the voter information guide, educated myself, and turned in my ballot anyway. For all the good it’ll do.
I’m just glad the day has come and gone so my phone can stop ringing with automated voice messages pushing political propaganda and celebrity endorsements (Sally Fields actually “called” the other day to urge me to vote Yes on Prop. 81, lol). And I’ll finally get a break from all the campaign commercials which just irritate the crap out of me. I swear, these folks spend all this money on 30 seconds on airtime, and the most persuasive thing they can come up with is not why THEY are the best candidate, but all the ways their OPPONENT will fuck it up if they get your vote. Unbelievable. The persistence of these smear campaigns is so symptomatic of what’s wrong the world today — too much blaming/pointing the finger, not enough personal responsibility/accountability, and no mechanism in place that ensures that only the TRUTH can be publicized and broadcast to the masses. But like I said before, the truth doesn’t seem to mean much these days…
I was tempted to chuck my absentee ballot and do nothing. But then I realized that’s what the politicians in power are counting on. They are counting on people giving up and doing nothing, so they can contine to address their special interests and push through their bogus self-serving agendas with the least amount of resistance. They want us to bend over and take it. Well, I may be jaded, but I’m not going to just lie down in take it. Even if my vote is purely symbolic…
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