I was walking past a polling place the other day and saw this lost and lonely sticker just lying there. I stopped, I looked down. A sense of irony came over me, the sticker said: "My Vote Counted". I don't believe it did. When more votes were cast then there are registered voters, my vote did not count. Some unknown organized force conspired to steal the election and I believe it was successful, the will of the people was thwarted. The sticker is an illusion, a false appeasement, an opiate that cures no pain or suffering administered by the same oppressors who are responsible for the pain and suffering in the first place. In my youth I was idealistic, a bright eyed true believer in our democracy. I believed that most men were good men of high character. Honesty and truth meant something, the good were rewarded and recognized. I think this once was true. Is this some terrible bad dream? The imperfect but noble people that worked so hard to build this country, to create a perfect union, what would they think of us?
They would have it torn asunder and so would I.
.JPG)
