Voter Apathy? Get out.

There is so much to be upset about in this election season, but I'll take on one today that is non-partisan, and has been discussed, briefly, on 'Why Should You Care?', a general-interest blog turned political soup kitchen. The topic, if you see their latest post, is that of voter apathy. Now, I have respect for a lot of people in this world, genius or dope alike. Everyone does their thing, and it keeps this nation upright (for now.) However, we have been in the malestrom, in the last 20 or so years, of epic preportions. Aliens? Hippies? Hurricane? No, says I, low voter turnout. Now... pardon me. I'm trying to figure out how to say this... ah, yes. WHAT THE FUCK? Why the hell aren't you voting? Why why why why why why why why?!? It's your right to vote! You have the right to vote! It's in the fuckin' Constitution, for God's sake! WHY NOT?!?

Alright, now that I got that out of my system, I'll continue in a more peaceful tone. Many people who do not vote express some dismay with the system, whether it be a dislike of the Electoral College, a dislike for both candidates of the two electable parties (let's be realistic, here), dislike over taxation policy, etc. Well, I understand that. If you don't like a certain thing associated with the election policy or governing forces, it can be very hard to motivate yourself to do something about it... oh, no wait, thats wrong. It should motivate you MORE. Now, lets say you've got a significant other that is mistreating you in one way or another. Will you simply sit there, take it, and continue to tell yourself "you can't fix it, etc." Fuck no, you get up and do something about it! (Now, I'm not talking about physical and mental violence on a level that could be called abuse. Abusive people should be shot in the face.) Anyway, you do something to rectify the situation. How does your dislike of something the government is doing? It doesn't, and I guarantee, no matter what your beef is, someone else in this great country shares it with you, and there is power in numbers, baby.

"Oh, but Doc," you wail, "I still don't want to vote because it won't do anything." Fine. You don't wanna vote? I can dig it. Get the fuck out of The United States of America then. What? You want to stay? Well, why? Why would I let you stay? I wouldn't want someone living in my house that wouldn't cook or clean, or at least share some of the household responsibilities and decision-making, so why the fuck would I want you in the same country as me? You pay taxes? Great, so do I, only I cast my ballot to decide what my tax rate will be, and will readily raise them to help out the local library or schools. It's people like you that are dragging this country down into the dirt, sitting on your asses, doing nothing civic, and yet complaining when the government gooses you. Well, wake the fuck up, there is a simply rule here folks:

If you don't vote, you don't get to complain.

In fact, 49% of the people of The United States have no right to complain about anything George W. Bush did/does in office, because they didn't vote. The U.S. Census Bureau states that the population of the U.S. that was of voting age for the 2000 elections was slightly more than 176 million people. So, that means that somewhere around 86 million people have no right to complain about anything. That would basically be like going on TV, and saying "Alright.. Residents of California, New York, Texas, and Illinois... you may no longer complain about anything that the President or his administration does, because you didn't vote." I would also add something like "Now screw off," or something to that effect. Seriously, if you don't want to vote, get the fuck out of the country, and we'll bring in some immigrants that will be perfectly happy to live in the U.S., and feel that voting is an honor and a privelege. So, in closing, if you vote, you rock. I don't even care who you vote for, because you show up at the polls, and voice your opinion. If your opinion happens to be that Mr. T is a better choice than any candidate on the list, fan-fucking-tastic, right that bald bastard down, and go. Mr. T'll thank you. But if you don't want to vote, or don't feel the need to... get the fuck out of our country, right now... oh no, it's not your country, too, Pudgy-McCryFuck, because you have the ability to vote, but you don't. So it isn't yours, dig? Get the fuck out. And take that W with you. I didn't vote for him...

but I did vote.