My head nearly exploded when reading this article:
12 Young People on Why They Probably Won’t Vote
I'm just going to move down the list of stupid, bullshit excuses for being bad Americans.
Samantha, 22, starts out by admitting she was at least a little intelligent. She saw that the only thing standing between Trump and the White House was Hillary, and she supported her. Then, she goes on to complain about the "centrists" in the democratic party. She's actually convinced herself that dems didn't put up a big enough fight to keep Kavanaugh off SCOTUS. I can excuse most of "fight" argument as youthful naivete. But what the hell is she talking about with centrist dems? Would she prefer the democratic party only consist of the extreme left, and always lose elections? Guess what, Samantha? The vast majority of Americans are NOT extreme left or extreme right! The vast majority of us are in the center, just like the "centrists" you're complaining about.
Reese, 23, goes into his history and states that he was "borderline socialist" in high school. After that, it's a hodge podge of discombobulated nonsense. The gist is, he only wants to vote when he's absolutely sure he's right. If there's even a small chance he's wrong, he dithers and hesitates, erring on the side of not voting. This dithering twit claims he's not a "fan of Trump", but couldn't bring himself to do the one thing he could do to stop Trump from being elected: VOTE. One other thing. Reese really seems to sit around waiting for input from others. I'm not sure if that's simple laziness, or if it's the passivity ingrained in millennials. Either way, I hope he'll stop being passive and actually try to learn something useful. For example: history, science, economics. I also hope he'll break out of his coddled cocoon and take an active interest in the real world. Oh, and as far as "helping something that might end up being wrong", welcome to adulthood and life. I'm sorry your parents failed to prepare you for it.
Tim, 27, is just infuriating. My head could actually explode listening to his sniveling about ADHD. He realized that Trump is "so stupid", and "knows less about government than I do", yet that knowledge wasn't enough to motivate him to mail in a fucking form. "Oh, my ADHD, feel bad for me!". Fuck you, you sniveling crybaby! Grow the fuck up! Yes, that was my "judgmental voice". We can't "build a policy" when we have a large group of apathetic crybabies who can't be bothered to mail in a fucking form. You brought us Trump!
Megan, 29, "moves around quite a bit" for work, and she wants all states to have the same rules so it's not confusing to get an absentee ballot. I sympathize. I really do. I understand the rules can be confusing. Let me mansplain this for you. You see, we live in a federal republic. The definition of federalism: the distribution of power in an organization (such as a government) between a central authority and the constituent units. That means, each "constituent unit" (state) has its own system and makes its own rules. There are many drawbacks to such a system, but many strengths as well. Each state can be seen as a laboratory of democracy, and oppressed people can simply move to a friendlier state. Also, the states check the power of the federal government.
Drew, 21, doesn't like that the democratic party doesn't exactly mirror his beliefs "anymore". Guess what, Drew, that's part of living in a democracy. Get over it. Politicians appeal to "older voters" because millennials are unreliable, apathetic, and too lazy to show up at the polls unless they're "inspired".
Laura, 21, seems to understand the importance of voting, but she just "didn't have the time or energy". She appears to have been waiting for mommy and daddy to mail her the forms, perhaps even pre-filled, with a stamp affixed to the return envelope, and the envelope glue pre-moistened. I wonder how long it took for Laura to be able to wipe herself after using the toilet. What the fuck is wrong with these kids? They walk around in adult bodies, but they're clearly not adults based on their attitudes.
Aaron, 25, is a typical disillusioned Bernie boob. He actually did vote for Hillary, but then "felt bad about it for two years". What kind of echo-chamber is this poor kid living in where he "felt bad" for doing the only thing possible to keep Trump out of office? I wan't exactly thrilled with Hillary either, but anyone with a brain could see she was a far better choice than Trump. I do have hope for him though. He needs to understand that politics is theater, but with real consequences. After that, maybe he won't be so upset when his choice pivots from attacking an opponent to supporting her for the good of the country. I get it though. Voting in America is like choosing between two bowls of shit. But at the end of the day, one bowl of shit wants to force women to give birth and reinstate sodomy laws, and is supported by racists. There is no contest for those of us who care about human dignity. Hopefully, with age, he'll see the folly of the socialists. They really are almost as bad a republicans in their lies.
Thomas, 28, is far too interested in government swooping in to solve the world's problems. He also seems sad that the process of voting is anticlimactic. I just can't wrap my head around that kind of thinking. If, instead of looking to government to fix the housing problem in NYC, citizens took $10 from their pockets each month, combined the money together and bought an apartment building for low-cost housing, the working poor would all have homes within a few years. Instead, people like Thomas look to government to fix the problem. It's actually quite sad.
Jocelyn, 27, has a "chronic illness", and she doesn't have stamps to mail in the form. Good! We don't need your baked-out-of-your-mind idiocy clogging up the electorate. Just stay home and get baked. When your stupidity leads to homelessness, don't come crying to me, looking to pick my pockets to pay for your lazy ass! Loser.
Maria, 26, seems to not know that her employer is legally required to allow her the time to vote. The last time she voted was 2012. That means, she's a pro-choice voter, who claims to care a great deal about reproductive choice, but she didn't stand in line to vote to keep a very anti-choice man away from the presidency and the ability to appoint anti-choice justices to SCOTUS. I get it though. She lives in Arkansas. It was pretty much predetermined that her state's electoral votes were going to Donald J. "grab her by the pussy" Trump. It's not easy. I lived in Utah, where my presidential vote was also pretty useless. But you know what votes weren't useless? Local races. You may not be able to keep Lyin' Donny out of the White House, but you certainly can have an impact on local politics. But, you have to actually vote to do that.
Nathan, 28, wants everything handed to him, over social media, on a silver platter. He's 28 years old, and couldn't figure out how to use Google to find information on "how to vote in California". I don't care how you "digest" your information. You're like the sorry fool who is drowning, but when a floating ring is tossed in the water next to him, he continues to flounder in despair. Very sad. The entirety of human knowledge is literally at his fingertips, but he can't be bothered to take a few hours to inform himself. Very sad. 28 years old. That's a decade of allegedly being an adult. Very sad.
This is exactly the reason why our country is so messed up. We have an entire generation that appears to be stunted in their mental, emotional, and civic growth. Only 50 years ago, black people in the south were literally fighting for the right to have their voices heard at the ballot box, and these entitled little fuckers can't be bothered to fill out a form, lick a stamp, or use Google. I hope the next generation is more resilient. I'm not holding out hope though. Their parents are from the coddled generation. We're pretty much fucked.
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