Yes, it is contradictory but so is life. I admit to being inspired, fearful and excited by Election 2008. And as is my trait for things I find too difficult to discus- with the exception of a silly gif posted a few weeks ago- I have consciously avoided the subject of politics here.
Why? Well, while I’m no longer “politically active” I consider myself still very much a distracted, yet aspiring socialist. Years of political education and a fairly complex understanding of the US political system has generally left me unfaded, unsurprised and unmotivated by any action going on in Washington.
But this did.
According to official estimates 27% of eligible Americans voted in the last election. That statistic is reverent to gender, racial and economic divisions.
In a nutshell 73% of all Americans, black, white or other, male, female or both, rich, poor or just getting by -stuck a middle finger to electoral politics.
But what does that mean? Perhaps we are all conscientious objectors….Ha!
By the 2000 Presidential Election I had reached the legal age to vote. While I did register, I have yet to ever step foot in a voting booth.
But I can if I want to.
And so can You.
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