In Lieu of the Debate

Or, rather, to make up for not watching the debate: I exercised my right to vote.

I have heard a lot of bullshit from a lot of people over the years as to why they don’t vote, and as you might gather from my calling it ‘bullshit’, I don’t think much of their reasons. I don’t give a damn if you don’t like either candidate, if you don’t totally support their policies, if you think they’re both evil and full of shit: one of them is going to be your president. So maybe, rather than rolling over and accepting the will of the masses, like we have in years past to our country’s great detriment, you should do something that expresses your beliefs, even if it doesn’t give you the immediate gratification of bending the world to your will. Change is hard. Change takes a long fucking time. But if you want change, doing a write-in vote for someone who really inspires you is still going to matter more than not voting at all. If nothing else, it’ll stop you from sitting on your ass and poking at your crushed little heart because woe the world is horrible. BOO FRICKING HOO, NOW VOTE.

You only stop making a difference when you stop trying to.

EDIT: That said, kindly research the options before you do connect that little arrow on the ballot sheet. Democracy only really works with educated masses. And if, after thorough, well-informed research, you decide to vote for John McCain, that’s fine, and I respect your decision. I will just never, ever be your friend.