They sold you a fairy tale in ninth-grade civics class. You remember it. The informed citizen. The sacred voter. The thoughtful little patriot sitting at the kitchen table with a pencil, three newspapers, a calculator, and a deep concern about agricultural price supports. He studies the candidates. He compares their proposals. He reflects on the…
Tag: Voting
Self-Oppressed
Another day, another sob story about how the system’s keeping poor, downtrodden souls from voting. Give me a break. You can’t get an ID? Really? You mean you can’t walk into a DMV, fill out a form, flash a birth certificate, or hell, even a utility bill, and walk out with a plastic card that…
Accidental Presidents
In a world where chaos often masquerades as order, and reality teeters on the edge of absurdity, there arose a curious phenomenon known as the Accidental President. Donald Trump, a man better known for his gaudy real estate ventures and reality TV antics, stumbled into the political arena like a bull in a china shop….
Passive Tolerance of Whatever
Back when I identified as an anarchist, I would look for ways to get revenge upon my enemies. For example, if someone gave out inferior candy at Halloween, they were sure to get their mailbox smashed. Or if someone was so stupid as to announce they were voting against a politician offering us all free…