Today I voted for the first time in my life as an American Citizen. People died trying to give us this choice to vote so that we have a choice and have a voice in who leads our country (just ask some Communist countries about which side has the greener grass). We should honor the past efforts by exercising our rights. We proudly (and sometimes loudly) claim we live in a country of civil rights and opportunity, yet we do little to exercise these opportunities, and abuse more of these rights.
At least that's how I look at voting: You can be a believer that your vote won't count. But WHAT IF it does? Show that you care! Show that you care about a country's future. Show that you care for a country where YOU use its resources, occupy its land, brood over its economy and how it impacts our individual lives, complain (which isn't always a bad thing) about living standards (which, btw, we're blessed compared to the living standards of a 3rd world country). If you don't even like any of the candidates and what they stand for, then vote for the reason I just explained in the first paragraph.
Too bad I didn't realize the importance of voting when I turned 18. Oh well, better late than never.
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