I just recently found out it’s election year! For whom are you voting? Since the candidates are in a “statistical dead heat,” it makes the whole process really, really exciting. I suppose it’s pretty banal, cliche and trite at this point to assert that we, the people, don’t have have any say on who gets to be elected officials. And it’s a damn good thing too. How arrogant are we to think we should actually be able to contribute meangingfully to the political process. We aren’t professionals. We don’t know the first thing about running the world. You don’t see us having legitimate votes on who should be playing in the NBA, NFL or NASA, do you? They hire professionals for that.

So for those who still think our vote counts, awesome, keep believing it - it makes for a more happy society. And for those who get angry about our vote not counting - shut up, you arrogant assholes. Let the important people who run our lives make the decisions. You’re not smart enough to understand the moral sacrifices they make every day.