If you voted already, here is your pat on the head.
Saturday, 18 October 2008 23:28![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fatrockstarI was brought up that it's nobody's goddamn business who you voted for. No matter who you choose, someone is going to give you shit for it. SOMEone. There was such a variety of opinions on both sides of my family, that was how it was, and if you opened your mouth about politics you deserved the argument that came with it. This is the most I will say on this election. I have already voted, and will mail my ballot closer to the end of this month.
You voters that feel the need to take a snap of your ballots and post them online, I am so damn proud of you. You now have internet proof of your vote that will last forever and ever. Your like-minded friends will give you all their love and respect, and anyone who wants to know can kiss your bleeding heart six ways from Sunday. You are the bomb-diggity, and I'm thrilled you chose to share your ballot with the world. No doubt you will start a trend of ballot-photo-posting all over the blogiverse, and we will soon be able to determine the winner by a Google Image Search alone.
There is a reason that you do not sign your actual ballot. There is a reason that polling places have privacy screens. When the vote is tallied, the anonymity guarantees your voice will be heard without repercussions from the government if you choose to disagree with its current policies and officials. In case you haven't noticed, we're at war, there's this little thing called homeland security that has its own department of people who are paid to look for people who "aren't for us, and therefore must be against us." The current regime isn't over yet and won't be until 2009 -- you'd think with all your commemorative "last day in office" bumper stickers you'd know that.
Continue campaigning. Keep on blogging. Do voice your opinion on how much things suck and who will be the better choice. But for fuck's sake, don't post your completed ballot online.
Now BRING IT.
You voters that feel the need to take a snap of your ballots and post them online, I am so damn proud of you. You now have internet proof of your vote that will last forever and ever. Your like-minded friends will give you all their love and respect, and anyone who wants to know can kiss your bleeding heart six ways from Sunday. You are the bomb-diggity, and I'm thrilled you chose to share your ballot with the world. No doubt you will start a trend of ballot-photo-posting all over the blogiverse, and we will soon be able to determine the winner by a Google Image Search alone.
There is a reason that you do not sign your actual ballot. There is a reason that polling places have privacy screens. When the vote is tallied, the anonymity guarantees your voice will be heard without repercussions from the government if you choose to disagree with its current policies and officials. In case you haven't noticed, we're at war, there's this little thing called homeland security that has its own department of people who are paid to look for people who "aren't for us, and therefore must be against us." The current regime isn't over yet and won't be until 2009 -- you'd think with all your commemorative "last day in office" bumper stickers you'd know that.
Continue campaigning. Keep on blogging. Do voice your opinion on how much things suck and who will be the better choice. But for fuck's sake, don't post your completed ballot online.
Now BRING IT.
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Becuase I cannot let it pass....
19/10/08 18:42 (UTC)Re: Becuase I cannot let it pass....
19/10/08 23:06 (UTC)no subject
19/10/08 20:46 (UTC)