Paragon Elections?

With tommorow being Election Day in the United States I am a bit ashamed to admit that I'm not sure who is running for what in Paragon City... Still, if you don't vote then any complaining you may do about what the elected officials do is hypocritical and pathetic!

So whether you're voting the straight Blue Side Party line or voting purely Red Side in the elections, be sure to actually go out and do it!

Or just take the following non-partisan leaflet...

I'd vote for whoever was a catgirl!

I'd want to check their badges first. You know, see who's more experienced.

In a rare show of bipartisan cooperation, some of our citizens have something to say:

In praetoria the voting is done for you!

(this year I didn't vote. I saw two ads that were not attack ads this year and neither was in my district. Everyone else was only running ads about how bad the other guy was. I'm not gonna vote for anyone who supports ads that don't stand up for their own character and puts other people down. That is not a character trait I want in office, unfortunately this means I've got no one to vote for this year.)

Yeah, the attack ads have been CRAZY here in Colorado. Of course, I'm only registered in Massachusetts, and I don't know the issues, so I haven't bothered with my absentee ballot. No sense in flailing about pretending political activity when you really have no idea what you're doing... that's counterproductive.

The problem with not voting is it gives the politicians the ability to ignore you, to not even give lip service about you, your concerns or your issues. Unless your willing to vote you become a non issue to them. You silence yourself.

I get not wanting to reward attack ads or feeling you don't know enough to vote but I think you should rethink these stances. You never have to vote for those running attack ads, there are always third party candidates who can't even afford ads, and there's probably one who represents at least some of your beliefs... If nothing else, voting for a small party that has no chance to win overall at least is a more effective protest vote. Course it would be even more effective if it was in addition to letters to candidates explaining why they lost your vote...

As for not knowing enough... It really doesn't take much to educate yourself on the big themes in the big elections. I can respect if you don't want to blindly vote along one parties line or the others but you also don't need to vote on every race on the ballot. Take a little time, educate yourself on what you think will affect you most, and ignore the rest. Remember, these things effect the rest of your life whether you see the effects immediately or not.

And lastly, most times you will have to choose between the lesser of evils. That one candidate you agree with 100% probably won't ever exist unless you run for office. With that in mind, you'll just have to pick based on who you agree with most, who agrees with you on what you feel is most important.

Anyway, I never intended this to be serious. Pretty much expected even the Paragon elections to get the thread locked... So I'll end on a reminder that voting changes lives, countries and history - if you care what happens then prove it.

And now, let's get back to fun, games and arts!!

I'm still laughing at the buddy christ reference <.<

Is that wrong? If it's wrong I don't want to be right!

I think I just realized Buddy Caemgen is wearing guyliner... WTH!?!?

Closed becuase of the new direction towards real world politics.