Don't vote for me!
Editor's note: this post has nothing to do with the 10th Annual Good-Reads Choice Awards. It has everything to do with our faltering nation.
Democracy is a fragile thing, an imperfect system, and yet the alternatives always seem worse.
A few fun facts:
Athenian Democracy lasted for about 186 years.
Democracy in the US comes in around 229.
Rome spent about 450 years as a republic and about the same amount of time as an Empire. The only voting that occurred was thumbs up or thumbs down at the Circus Maximus.
In North Korea, everyone over age 17 is required to vote. However, only one candidate appears on the ballot.
In Russia, there are many candidates to choose from, though they are all named Vladimir Putin.
Sometimes the choice is between the Silly Party and Very Silly Party.
Please be sensible. Exercise the only power you have: please VOTE this Tuesday. Democracy is a fragile thing and needs your participation.
Democracy is a fragile thing, an imperfect system, and yet the alternatives always seem worse.
A few fun facts:
Athenian Democracy lasted for about 186 years.
Democracy in the US comes in around 229.
Rome spent about 450 years as a republic and about the same amount of time as an Empire. The only voting that occurred was thumbs up or thumbs down at the Circus Maximus.
In North Korea, everyone over age 17 is required to vote. However, only one candidate appears on the ballot.
In Russia, there are many candidates to choose from, though they are all named Vladimir Putin.
Sometimes the choice is between the Silly Party and Very Silly Party.
Please be sensible. Exercise the only power you have: please VOTE this Tuesday. Democracy is a fragile thing and needs your participation.
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