Alright, now that I am at the ripe age of 20 (almost 21), I am now ready to share my views on the Presidential Election!
So here it is: I don't have one. Not a single view.
That is absolutely right. At this beautiful age where I should care and want to vote, I just don't. Yes, that sounds weird and I should want to care ,and it's not like I don't care at all. I just don't care to vote is all.
Other people: Well then, we should not hear you complain about anything since you don't vote!
Uh...I was not complaining about anything, but this phrase gets thrown down my throat when politics are brought up at the breakfast, lunch, or dinner. My school even had a table where you could register to vote. They asked me if I wanted to register, and I simply said: No thank you.
I even get ridiculed for not watching the news. The news!
Here is my thought on that:
1. There is so much sadness on the news. I find no point in watching it.
2. Why watch the news when I can go on Facebook, scroll down for at least a minute, and know exactly what's going on.
Think about it: the second one person finds out something, everyone knows in a matter of minutes because people are posting like crazy!
Other people: So what are you? Democrat? Liberal?
How about neither, because that does not determine the person I am today or in the next 50 years.
I remember sitting next to someone when I was being told that I need to vote and that I cannot complain unless I picked someone to vote for. A lovely, older lady was sitting at the table as they were telling me I need to act and make a stand. She leans over to me says:
In the 60 plus years I have been on this Earth, I have never voted nor have I cared to vote. If you do not want to, then you are expressing your human rights to do as you please.
First off, to hear this from someone 60+ years old tell me this was a great laugh for me, because I had never heard anyone say this. Second, it helped me really stand firm on my belief that I will never really be able to chose a side because with almost everyone around me telling me I need to, it's nice to know an older lady has your back!
So a message to those who feel as though you need to chose a side on politics or this horrible presidential election: you have a three sides to chose: democratic, liberal, or neither.
I chose neither. I believe everyone has the right to love and be loved ,whether it's a boy and a girl, boy and boy, girl and girl, transgender, and so on and so forth. We have the right to stand up and say no to voting because no one is paying us to do it and no one is going to force me to do so.
I am following my own foot steps and no one can make me walk up to a voting booth.
