The Way of the Vote
The Way of the Vote
The Cure for Our American Craziness
There is good news and there is bad news.
The bad news is that there is no cure for our American craziness. It is a persistent disease for which there is no penicillin. There have been reports of a few cases of spontaneous remission, but these are only anecdotal. No scientific study has been possible because nearly all carriers of this disease insist upon clinging to their extremist views as though they are lifelines.
The good news is that we can overpower the craziness. I recently consulted with Master Yoda about this. He explained the path to me and directed that I share his wisdom with you.
"A great and destructive disturbance there is in The Force. Happened this has many times in the past, and evil is once again trying to overpower the Republic and enslave the people.
"If free people you are to remain, the way of The Vote you must learn. A luminous path it is to what is right and what is good, to democracy itself. To refuse The Vote is a path to the dark side.
"Not enough is it for you to do this sacred task. Influence others to Vote, you must. You will do this with the The Force that is within you. Feel it in yourself, connecting you to others and between you and the stacks of prepared ballots awaiting voters. Guide others, you must, and follow you to the polls they will on the wave of The Force. Then will you feel the settling of the disturbance in The Force, the craziness will be defeated and democracy will flourish.
"Go now. Much work there is to do. If your job you do well, The Vote will be with you, always."
So, to battle stations all! Take to your X-Wing fighter and your R2 unit as your GIB (guy in back) to a campaign of importance.
The final battle will be on November 5. Meanwhile, there is much preparation to do, including donating to those who are on the proper path of truth, justice and the American way, plus supporting and promoting the candidates who are true defenders of democracy.
Start by joining The Union.
May The Vote be with us!
Post submitted by Jack Altschuler
Jack Altschuler is a politics geek, an engaged, impassioned citizen, and an observer of the often amusing, periodically hopeful and sometimes crazy human condition. Having spent decades in industry and having delivered hundreds of keynote speeches and leadership workshops, he has seen many of the wacky things people do. His favorite question is, “Why would someone do that?” That is to say, he does his best to resist knee-jerk reactions to the lunacy of human behavior – especially in our national politics – and instead looks to see what is behind the obvious. He publishes JaxPolitix which is designed to be a public forum for discussing the important issues of the day. Each Disambiguation article contains an invitation into conversation and your contributions are specifically requested.
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