Participation in this weekend's presidential elections in Afghanistan were @ 60%, which is basically the same turnout we managed in our last. The Taliban had made a lot of threats, which mostly didn't materialize. That's what happens when you stand up to bullies: they evaporate like a bad dream.
In the US there are 70 million adults who are NOT EVEN REGISTERED TO VOTE! Really! We could have an entirely different House and Senate if these lazy cop-outs just did their civic duty.
Refusal to register and vote is NOT a social protest; it is an abdication, a surrender to the right-wing, the religious fanatics, and the corporate interests.
If you're not registered and don't vote you don't count, and don't have a right to complain about not being represented. I'm not saying you have to choose between Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Show up, sign in, and vote for nobody! Or for or against tax measures or State amendments, or write in: "All these candidates suck". Or f**king run for office yourself! s
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