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twesterm on 03 November 2008
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fkusumot said:
twesterm said:
SamuelRSmith said:
People died for the right to vote, and you can't be bothered? It's almost sickening.

Reminds me of that quote, goes something like "It's interesting how an American would go half way around the world to fight and kill in the name of democracy, yet they won't even go across the street to vote."

Would you rather I just randomly pick a candidate or pick one that someone else told me to vote for?  Are either of those really any better? 

People also died for my right not to vote.

I know a lot of fathers would be ashamed to admit that their son didn't vote. Some might even be embarrassed that their son would say something so jejune as "People also died for my right not to vote." I'm fairly certain they wouldn't admit it to their friends unless they were talking about how they had failed as parents.

But you're not certainly not alone. About 35% of the registered voters in the U.S. won't vote in this election. I, for one, am glad that you can celebrate the deaths of those who gave the last full measure of devotion, and that you can highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, for your right not to vote. For some, tomorrow will be a momentous occasion to participate in history. For you, it will just be another day.

 

My parents know I'm not voting and while they aren't happy with it, they also accept it.  I'm sure they don't go around bragging about it to their friends but they respect my decision.  I'm at least not doing it because I'm lazy.

TruckOSaurus said:
Voting takes 3 hours in the US? That's insane!

 

Around here it does, or so people tell me.  If you early vote it can go pretty quick but if you do it on voting day you have to vote at a specific place and it apparently gets very crowded.