This post is not about Gary Johnson.
I hate to disappoint you, but this post is not really about why I voted for Gary Johnson. By that, I mean I won’t give you a boring list of “Why Gary’s A Great Guy” or “10 Reasons Why The Other Candidates Should Fail.”
Why did I vote for Gary Johnson? Because it was my vote to give.
We are all given this great opportunity to express ourselves politically by being able to vote. Yet, everywhere you turn to, it seems to be a game. “Which side are you on? Are you democrat or republican? Obama or Romney?”
I hate this bipartisan way of thinking. Nothing in politics is black or white. There are millions of shades of gray in between.
Same with people. Everyone has different opinions for how this country should be run. Even people from the same “party” as you will have different opinions on how you do your job, how to invest your money, and how to raise your family.
With that in mind, you should listen to your own opinion. Are you voting for someone just to make sure “the other guy” doesn’t make it in? Or are you voting for someone because you believe in that individual and the future of our country?
Get Out There And Go Vote
Technology has helped our knowledge of political candidates — as well as the widespread advertisements across all social media platforms — for recent elections. If you don’t know who to vote for or where the candidates stand on certain issues, you can just look it up online. Easy! Need to find your polling place? That’s “effing” easy too (Warning: F-Bombs dropped)!
If you honestly dislike all the candidates that are out there, then write in a vote for someone else. If you think you could do the job better, write in your own name!
Otherwise, do some research, listen to your instincts, and vote. Be proud to have a voice, an opinion, a belief; to be an American.
And don’t be afraid to be different if you don’t vote for the “popular” candidates. It’s not a wasted vote if you believe it’s the right choice for you.
As a European I can’t begin to try understand the US approach to politics let alone voting but you make a great point for voting for what you care about not just the two candidates that are in the media because no one else gets featured. Strategic voting is always wrong. This way you get to feel good about your vote and you might some day be on your way to a real representative system.
Absolutely right. It’s great to have an outside view on this from someone not in the U.S. I mean, how ridiculous does our election coverage seem to you from there?
Witness here, outside the US. The coverage is indeed, very riduculous. Sensationalism is the standard for the media, but when it gets to election time its out of the roof. Flashy, exciting and punchy animations and music. It all looks like a joke. It’s like some terrible action movie appealing to Mr Average Joe, who struggles to get to work in the mornings and comes back home to watch porn on his laptop and stare at the TV.
In a cheesy, deep announcer voice: “Two go in head first, but which one will come out on top? Prepare yourself for an in-your-face action adventure the whole country can enjoy. Prepare yourselves for… ‘The Candidates’, starring Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Coming This Fall to a voting booth near you.”