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Originally posted by taliendo
I don't vote. I'm not registered. I could give a rat's ass about who's going to come in and 'rule the world' next or who's going to come in and try to fix the last guy's mistakes. Its all bullshit.
And, I'm tired of people saying that I have no right to bitch about the state of the world.
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Amen. I have the freedom of speech, and my lack of participation in the voting process doesn't take away my right to voice an opinion on the officials of my country. I disagree with the idea a vote gives you a voice since the electoral college are the ones who decide who is elected, and can override the people, as they did with Garfield's election. Even if it has only happened once It still happened, and that nullifies our voice IMO.
Combine that with partisanship and the fact that an "off-brand" candidate (like Nader) will never attain the presidency shows me the futility of voting since I won't vote for Democrats or Republicans, and that's your only two choices if you realistically want to vote for a winner.
and for the argument that ppl died for my right to vote...I would guess they died for many other things as well, not to mention they also died for my decision not to vote. I'm exercising my rights and not bothering like I have since 1990.
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I happen to like the words "fuck", "cock", "pussy", "tits", "cunt", "twat", "shit" and even "bitch". As long as I am not using them to describe you, don't go telling me whether or not I can/should use them...that is, if you want me to continue refraining from using them to describe you. ~Prince
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