disenfranchised
Well, I voted yesterday. Kerry took Maine. Cobb got less than 1%.I voted, but I feel disenfranchised. The establishment would tell me that I'm contradicting myself here. After all, I voted; by definition my voice was counted.
However, voting has nothing to do with my voice, unless I learn to say "Bush" or "Kerry". My own ideas and desires for an American political reality were nowhere on any ballot I saw, with the possible exception of several Green candidates for local offices (they averaged about 10% of the vote, except for John Eder, who was re-elected despite some pathetic attempt at Gerrymandering by the Democrats and Republicans).
This can be nothing but Disenfranchisement. My voice is not among those who will be heard.
posted by JWL at
10:17 PM |
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