Mrs. Clinton or Mr. Obama

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by GameMaster

If you truly care about America and want your voice to be heard you'll do what I did today.

Choose not to vote. I didn't go vote and I encouraged everyone and their grandmother to do the same.

By not playing into their little popularity contest you FORCE them to listen.

And when they finally start listening, you bend them to your will.

By not "playing along", they just ignore you. Not voting doesn't send a message to anyone, as its the EXACT OPPOSITE of communicating in politics. If you don't vote, expect them to not care what you think. They don't have to because you don't affect their election so you matter to them.

And Gekko, I've heard that tired cliche of "it doesn't matter, we're all screwed" before and it just shows apathy and a refusal to take the personal effort to care. IMO, you just don't want to take the time or the effort to become inviolved in the election process, so instead you just say it doesn't matter. That frees you from the burden of choice.

[Bond]

Just got done filling out my application for an absentee ballot. Bit of an inconvenience, but not too bad...

[gekko]

Originally Posted by Professor S

And Gekko, I've heard that tired cliche of "it doesn't matter, we're all screwed" before and it just shows apathy and a refusal to take the personal effort to care. IMO, you just don't want to take the time or the effort to become inviolved in the election process, so instead you just say it doesn't matter. That frees you from the burden of choice.

Actually, I don't believe in the "lesser of two evils" theory. When I cast a vote it means I want someone in office, and in reality, there's no one on the ballot I would want as President of this country.