Why Should I Vote?

This post was inspired by a recent conversation.

I believe that just about everybody would agree that the current state of politics is a complete bastardization of what our forefathers had in mind. Don’t get me wrong now, I love America and I am very grateful to be here, but our government has reached an unbelievable level of corruption.

I am not a registered voter, nor do I plan to be. Why should I vote? Why should I have to “choose the lesser of two evils”? It’s not the act of voting that disgusts me, it’s the cesspool that we have to pick from. I believe Wendy McElroy explains it much better than I ever could:

It is commonly said, “If you don’t vote, you have no right to complain about the outcome.” The opposite is true. By playing the game, voters agree to the rules. Only those who don’t play and withhold their consent have a right to complain about the outcome, especially since the winner will have his hand in the non-voter’s pocket.

Voting is not an act of political freedom. It is an act of political conformity. Those who refuse to vote are not expressing silence. They are screaming in the politician’s ear: “You do not represent me. This is not a process in which my voice matters. I do not believe you.”

Wendy McElroy

What kills me are the people that have no clue about politics but feel they absolutely must exercise their “right to vote”. Hell, I would rather someone not vote, than blindly choose a candidate without even knowing their political stances, or basing their decision on who their friends or family members are voting for. There was a presidential election when I was eighteen, and I was less cynical towards politics at that time. But I chose not to vote because I was logical enough to realize that I did not know enough about the candidates in question to make a legitimate decision.

 

What is even more ridiculous than the clueless voters are the geniuses that vote straight republican or straight democratic. The shear fact of supporting a political party is asinine. Can you not form your own opinions concerning political matters? Political parties should be done away with, and a politician should be judged solely by his or her own political beliefs and actions.

The whole country’s got a f***ed up mentality. We all got a gang mentality. Republicans are f***ing idiots, democrats are f***ing idiots, conservatives are idiots, and liberals are idiots. Anyone who makes up their mind before they hear the issue is a f***ing fool. It’s bullshit. Be a f***ing person. Listen, let it swirl around in your head. Then form an opinion. No normal, decent person is one thing. I got some shit I’m conservative about, I got some shit I’m liberal about.

Chris Rock

Sadly there are only two people in the whole country that have a chance to become the next president, and if you don’t like either one of them, tough shit. Even if I had to vote, it would definitely not be for one of these two douche bags because I cannot even imagine the dastardly things they have done to get to that position. So I ask again, why should I vote?

 

Cops

I am so sick and tired of people bitching and moaning about cops. After incidents such as the “don’t tase me bro” bullshit at the University of Florida, everybody wants to jump on the police bashing bandwagon. Had that d-bag just shown a little respect for the cops and the people around him, he would have been allowed to sit back down or walk out peacefully and nothing would ever be mentioned of it again. The popo is not out to get you, nor are they just going around beating people up all willy-nilly like everyone wishes to believe.

You want to know some top secret information about how to deal with cops? Don’t act like a disrespectful asshat towards them, plain and simple. If you get pulled over for doing five or ten miles over the speed limit, you are not automatically getting a ticket. Most local law enforcement departments don’t have “ticket quotas” unlike most people think. If you show some respect by saying yes sir and no sir, refrain from speaking in ebonics, and you are honest with them, you will have a much greater chance of getting off with only a warning. Now don’t get me wrong, I am not defending every police officer. Of course there are some jerks and assholes out there, just like any other profession.

What I find hilarious though are the losers that like to say “f*** the police”, yet these brain dead degenerates will without hesitation call the cops for assistance when someone has wronged them or they are in danger. If you will take notice, most of the people that claim to hate cops are the same people that are always doing illegal shit. You know what the laws are and it is your choice to follow them. So if you get arrested or get a ticket don’t be angry with the officer that is simply doing his job. Grow up and take responsibility for your own actions.

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Auburn vs Alabama

Well, the greatest game of the year has come and gone. It seems that Saban, the god of Alabama according to Bama fans, could not conjure up any sizable miracles for this meeting. But there were a few instances of divine intervention during the game. One that stands out was the pass interference call which eventually led to Alabama’s only touchdown. Even Helen Keller would call bullshit on that penalty.While it is always glorious when Auburn wins, nothing can quite compare with how sweet the tears of the “Sabanation” taste. What I find amusing though, is that the Textbook 5 were re-instated for the game.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The NCAA reinstated five Alabama players who were suspended for improper receipt of textbooks, making them eligible for the regular-season finale at Auburn.

The NCAA ruling followed a report submitted this week by the university regarding its ongoing investigation into the case.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

If Alabama had any decency the players would have received much stiffer punishments. In all honesty though, I can’t frown only upon Alabama for having these miscreants on their team, a lot of athletic programs these days conveniently over look this sort of delinquent behavior when winning is on the line. But, that is another topic in itself for another day.

In case anybody happened to miss Saban’s eloquent rant last week regarding Alabama’s recent losses, here is a recap:

Coach Nick Saban described the humbling defeat in almost apocalyptic terms Monday, mentioning the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and Pearl Harbor in talking about how his team must rebound like America did from a “catastrophic event.”

“Changes in history usually occur after some kind of catastrophic event,” Saban said. “It may be 9/11, which sort of changed the spirit of America relative to catastrophic events. Pearl Harbor kind of got us ready for World War II, and that was a catastrophic event.”

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

Wow, I am giddy with anticipation for his upcoming remarks regarding the Auburn game. Maybe he can find something even more inappropriate to compare it to! Nevertheless, Bama fans will manage to pull some excuse out of their asses regarding the loss. With all sincerity, I don’t know if I am more ecstatic about the outcome of the game or the fact that Brandon Cox is finally gone after this season.

Six in a row!

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Courteous Shopping

Black Friday seems to be a fitting day for this post.

You know what makes me so mad that I could slap a nun? People that turn into a botched lobotomy recipient as soon as they enter a shopping store. In case they haven’t noticed, there are other people in the store trying to shop as well. From my experience Wal-Mart seems to claim responsibility for the majority of these knuckle dragging wastes of space. Here is a novel concept, your shopping cart is not the USS Eisenhower, so please don’t turn that son-of-a-bitch sideways in the middle of the aisle like you are coming in to dock. I understand you may be having trouble making the most important decision of your day about which snacky cake will taste the best when you inhale it, but for the love of god please leave more than a six inch gap for me to squeeze my shopping cart through.

Every time some retarded swamp donkey deems it necessary stop right in front of me in the middle of the store like a beached whale, it’s a struggle of biblical proportions to resist the urge of stabbing them in one of their sweat covered fat rolls on the back of their neck with one of my car keys. I often wonder if these cruel jokes of mother nature are really this oblivious to their surroundings or if they just don’t give a shit.

I realize that the two-way radio on your cellphone is really cool and everything, and that there is some self fulfilling need to let the rest of the world know that you have one, but that bastard has a private button for a reason. I have no problem with someone talking on their phone while shopping, but I don’t want to listen to Bubba tell you all about the sweet deal he got on his naked lady mud flaps at trade day this morning. Nobody wants to hear that shit.

Have some courtesy for other people please.

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The Chain of Stupidity

You know what makes me so mad that I could punch a kitten? The fact that some people still haven’t figure out how a traffic light operates. I mean come on, it’s really not that hard. While it does piss me off when some douche bag can’t seem to find the gas pedal because they are too busy text messaging, daydreaming, or just simply being a dumbass, the situation is exacerbated when more than one of these mistakes of nature are in the same lane. You know what I am talking about. You are about fifteen cars back and the light has been green for what feels like an eternity, yet you haven’t moved an inch. I like to call this “the chain of stupidity”. The time it takes to start moving increases exponentially for every asshole not paying attention between you and the light.

While I am sitting at a green light awaiting my turn in the “chain”, I make it my mission to press the gas as soon as the otter toothed sweat hog in front of me finally decides to start moving. But, what really sends me into a grandmother slapping rage is when the dipshit ahead of me believes idle speed is a sufficient rate of acceleration. Have some courtesy, the slower you go, the fewer cars can make it through the light. I don’t have any tangible data to support my theory, but I seriously believe this group of bottom feeders to be the same people that can’t be bothered by using a blinker.

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