Good points. I will say that American citizens have their right to vote and express themselves politically. I'm not knocking that, I'm just explaining why I don't vote. I'm just saying my personal reasons are parallel to a lot of Black ppls reasons, which centers around being Black in America. First off, other races for the most part don't have the same dark origins as us. They came here voluntarily in search of a dream. They have a greater appreciation for the voting process than we do.
Yeah, we gotta weed thru a lot of misinformation about the government. But I still feel like our anger and cynicism is justified. Kamala reminds me of one of my case workers when I was a foster child. She seems to be a genuinely sweet person. But it broke my heart when she tried to pass off that housing tax credit thing as reparations. That in itself reminded me of my abusive foster mother that would do the bare minimum to feed me and I was supposed to do a Catholic prayer over my food and accept it. Oh yeah, they really "did a number on me" alright.
Am I not supposed to be jaded by the government's apathy towards humans, let alone Black ppl? Am I not allowed to express my dissatisfaction for both candidates and sit out an election? Again, I'm not saying ppl shouldn't vote. But it seems like our right to choose is becoming antiquated due to the chaos created by our government's decisions. We are literally being threatened into the voting booth by an apocalyptic future. MAYBE I'll look into the midterms if there are candidates appealing enough for me to get my vote out. But for now, I understand that the war is on and I accept whatever comes with not participating in an otherwise standard election process.
