Live from my television set...it's now Nov. 3....
I am speechless. The results aren't in, but I'm extremely disappointed in a LOT of things.
First off, to my generation, you SUCK. A LOT. I'm so fucking tired of hearing how we're optimistic about the future, how we want to be heard, et cetera, et cetera. Well, guess what. In order to be heard, you actually have to go out and make your voice heard. It's really not that hard to go out and vote. And you can't give me any bullshit about how you can't make an educated vote. Hello, get an argument that actually works. How long ago were the primaries? Yeah, that's what I thought. It wasn't hard to start reading up on the candidates soon after. Hell, look at me. I went and spent my summer under a rock in Ohio (fucking Ohio!), and had really no idea who I was going to vote for when I got back to Wisconsin (and reality) in August, but I started reading up on the candidates, and made my decision. I wasn't one hundred percent sure even a week ago, but I had ideas. And I knew what I was looking for in a candidate and president-elect, and everything, but I was educated. And I made an educated vote. I don't think either candidate was a great candidate, but I picked the better of the two (or the lesser of the two evils, if that's the way you want to look at it). There's no reason to NOT vote.
So anyone from my generation that was frustrated with the country and DIDN'T VOTE...you should keep your fucking mouth shut. If you didn't vote, then you can't complain about decisions made about the country. You had NO SAY in this decision, so you can't complain about it. If one party loses, and you voted for that party, then you have more reason to complain, but if you didn't vote at all, and COULD, then don't complain.
It makes me mad because I truly believe that a better voter turnout in the 18-29 age group could have drastically changed the outcome of this election. Get off your ass, stop complaining, and actually vote next time, instead of complaining about the outcome.
I haven't given up hope yet, but if things continue to go the way they have been, I hope that our country knows what the fuck they've gotten themselves into.
And because I actually did go out and vote today, I can complain about how the country will end up.
- posted by L. @ 1:17 AM