civil warned

previously published by me elsewhere:

With all of this focus being put on key battleground states, and all of the concerns about malfunctioning voting machines, and all of the clearly visible corruption, and the downright nastiness that has been sold to us as everyday campaigning, whatever would turn someone apathetic or cynical enough to steer clear of voting did not work on me today.

So, like a remnant from another time, earlier today I trekked out to my polling place in the pouring rain to play the lottery that we call the midterm election. As I walked those seven or eight measly blocks, I got to thinking about the crumbling system of government we have in this country that has left us with the choice between socialism, fascism, and shutting the fuck up.

Election results are being tallied left and right, and I've taken a gander at several of them, but nothing is going to change really. There's no Lincoln or Roosevelt out there to bridge the divide between people, or solve any of our major problems or at the very least save us from ourselves. Cleaning up after the annihilation should be the mission at hand.

Sometimes it seems like we should have little kids running the show. Adult politicians typically break all of the golden rules normally demanded by parents of those lesser citizens known as children. Play nice. Play fair. Get off your brother. Don't tell a lie. Don't forget to wash your hands. On balance I believe kids would try much harder to be honest than their adult counterparts. If you tell them they will get stickers when they're done, maybe they'd be more inclined to vote too. Perhaps adults just need to be enticed by "I Voted" cocktails. I say bribe 'em with inebriation!

Maybe the point is kids still care about the little things.