“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”
-Martin Luther King Jr.
You see it every presidential election, the propaganda and marketing tools promoting you to let your voice be heard. You are told that your vote matters, but to you it seems so insubstantial in the big picture. I am here to tell you that your ability to vote is a gift. Many have died to ensure that you were given the right to democracy and the right to vote.
Many say that the electoral college makes individual votes insubstantial; however, what if everyone had the same thought that their vote didn’t matter. Then no one would vote. And suddenly we can see that your vote may not have a huge impact, but it matters.
If your state always votes Republican, you just assume that because you are democrat there is no point to even try. What there are a great number of Democrats in your state with the same mindset? If you don’t at least cast your vote you are giving up your right as an American, a right that many people in other countries are not privileged to have.
Many say that the electoral college makes individual votes insubstantial; however, what if everyone had the same thought that their vote didn’t matter. Then no one would vote. And suddenly we can see that your vote may not have a huge impact, but it matters.
If your state always votes Republican, you just assume that because you are democrat there is no point to even try. What there are a great number of Democrats in your state with the same mindset? If you don’t at least cast your vote you are giving up your right as an American, a right that many people in other countries are not privileged to have.
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