WHY I WILL NOT BE VOTING IN 2012
I have thought long and hard about my not participating in American electoral politics. Please do not assume that I haven’t approached this decision with great care and consideration. I simply do not feel that voting, just to vote, is a revolutionary act, nor do I feel that my ancestors fought and died for me to participate, via ballot, in a government that has become behold to corporate interests and petty demagogues. There are many ways to participate in Democracy, and my way is through the classroom as an educator. I am casting my ballot towards the future by guiding and training a generation of critical thinkers who can, through their critical and creative facilities, change and transform the American we know today. I have nothing against people who want to pursue change through voting, and I would hope that they hold nothing against me and my particular method of social change.
Posted on February 11, 2012, in Breaking It Down!. Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.
I tend to agree with most of your posts and my opinion really has little weight as I’m a Canadian but I still feel that voting against the greater evil is important. I completely understand your decision but feel that practically, if it came down to it, a vote against say Rick Santorum is a practical way of fighting racism, bigotry and corrupt ideologies.
Yr enemies NEVER miss a vote and would appreciate your non-participation.
I tend to agree. I haven’t decided whether I’m voting either. I think we do have to stop looking to politicians to solve all of our problems. Most politicians can’t practically relate to the common person, if you can’t relate, you’ll have a hard time to identify the real needs of most people. Voting CAN work, it has worked on other issues, but voting can’t be the ONLY solution.
I’ve similarly been feeling unsure about whether to vote or not, though I haven’t yet made my decision. I feel as if by voting, I’m consenting to a system that isn’t working. This actually inspires me to write a bit about my own thoughts on voting at the moment, so I might just do that
Too much to say!
I believe it’s important to vote because we don’t want them to take that right away after it was fought for, by so many people, for so long.
I also don’t want to support the elected cantidates. My friends and I have talked about voting and leaving everything blank, or doing write-ins with a particular protest code or something.
Something to consider. It’s not a right you’d want to lose in my opinion.
How embarrassing. Candidates*
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