Once, I wrote a paper on political apathy in college. Using lengthy
words and complex sentences I analyzed why Americans are reluctant to vote.
Many years later, here I sit, paralyzed with work and
responsibilities, unable to move my butt to the voting center. Political apathy
washed over me.
It’s learned helplessness, you know. How many times have I gone,
standing in line, crossing out everybody and for what? Some asshole gets
elected anyway.
I am tired of having no position and no preference. I am
tired of voting against everybody. I don’t know who is worse, Margvelashvili or
Bakradze. As a matter of fact, if I didn't know who Misha is, if he were to appear
for the first time, I would vote for him. We need a talking, energetic and
travelling person. The position is supposed to be symbolic. He would do nice.
Though I wouldn't vote for current Misha, after all the prison scandals, raped
and nose-broken lovers, money-spending, partying, city “reconstruction” and
media-controlling. Bye-bye, this is the end of our uneven, bumpy relationship. I
have never voted for you, but others have, so you were my president regardless.
The only thing I know for sure is that Burjanadze is pure
evil and Targamadze is a two-faced so-and-so. The only thing I care for is
their loss. Please loose! Loose, I said!
I hate this situation so much that I am trying to avoid it. I
skipped the debates. I watched the ads only this Friday – they were horrendous.
I’ve seen better campaign in my high school in Utah . Low-quality footage, stupid slogans,
hell, even the posters in the street are ugly!
The same speeches about unity, gay marriage (like that is
even an issue), who did what and where, blaming each other, Burjanadze claiming
men should resemble men and women should resemble women, this endless shit of
meaningless words, god help us all!
And really, none of it matters, they won’t be able to
fulfill half of their promises, since they do not hold such constitutional
power! But nobody cares, since constitution is for sissies, and god knows, it
all may change tomorrow and we will be stuck with Margvelshvili as an actual
decision-maker and our military leader. Then what are we going to do?!
Honestly, I don't have time for their games. Where's my sand, I need to stick my head in it!
Giant facepalm.
The thing is I also have never been so "UN-positioned" or I do not know how to phrase it, I have no idea where are we going and have even more blurry vision of future than I had when we elected Misha. Well back than it was clear that we are going to some kind of craziness, now even this is under the question mark. So yeah, do not even know what to say:( e.m
ReplyDeleteWould you prefer not being able to vote at all? In a country where there would be no elections never?
ReplyDeleteWell, we elected a meaningless figure and real leader of our country was assigned to us.
DeleteThus, we basically had no elections this year.
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