To my friend who is not voting on Tuesday:
I get it –
and I don't blame you. You're fed up and you could care less whether
Tweedledee or Tweedledumber wins on Tuesday – because on Wednesday, your
life will be the same, unchanged, regardless who is president. Your
mortgage will still be underwater. You will still owe $50,000 on your
student loan. Your son will still be in Afghanistan. Your daughter will
still be working two jobs to make ends meet. And gas will still be at
$4.
Four years ago you gave in and voted – and you voted for
Obama. You wanted to believe he would go after the Wall Street crooks
who crashed the economy – but instead the banks that were "too big to
fail" four years ago are now even bigger and more dangerous. You thought
there'd be universal health care – but the new law only went so far
(with most of it not taking effect until 2014). You were tired of war
and homeland security measures that violated our civil liberties – but
we're still in Afghanistan, we're sending in drones to Pakistan and
basic constitutional rights to privacy and fair trial have been ignored.
And you thought you'd have a middle-class, good-paying job like your
dad had – but you didn't know that Goldman Sachs was Obama's #1 private
campaign donor in 2008, and well, he was beholden to corporate America
in more ways we cared to think about.
So, I get it why you've
had it with all these politicians and elections. In the end, it doesn't
really seem to be our country any more. It's run by those who can buy
the most politicians to do their bidding. Our schools are made a low
priority and women are still having to fight for just the basic human
rights we thought they already had.
So, it's hard for me to ask you for this very personal favor. It's ok if you say "no," but I'm hoping you don't.
I
cannot believe it is possible that, after a group of rich plutocrats
wrecked the economy, threw people out of work and stole our future, we
may actually hand the keys to our country over to...a rich Republican
plutocrat who made millions by throwing people out of work! This is
insane, and despite all the legitimate criticisms of Obama, he is
nothing like the tsunami of hate and corporate thievery that will take
place if Mitt Romney is president. As bad as it feels now, it will only
get worse. I need your help to stop this.
I can't promise you
that your life will get better, easier under Barack Obama. I do think he
cares and I know for sure that if the other guy is sitting in the Oval
Office, I can guarantee you that not only will your life not get better,
it will get much, much worse. Don't take my word for it. Just ask your
parents what life was like before a 30-year pillage by the Republicans
of the middle class. Your parents bought a house and eventually owned it
outright. They weren't in debt. College was free. They bought a new car
every 3 or 4 years. They took vacations and were home for dinner by 5
or 6 PM. They had a savings account in the bank. They didn't live in
fear of not knowing if they'd even have a job next year.
That's
all gone. I don't know if we can get it back, but I do know that Mr.
Romney would love the chance to complete the final elimination of the
middle class and the American Dream.
He must be stopped. Take 20
minutes on Tuesday and go vote. If you don't want to do it for your
country, then do it for me! It's the only favor I'll ever ask of you.
Thanks
for taking the time to read this. I know that you care, and care
deeply, about your future and your kids' future. You have every right to
be cynical about all this. And you hold the power to stop the bastards
who plan on squeezing every last dime out of you that they can. Take a
stand. And make a statement to those who are hoping against hope that
you'll stay home on Tuesday. Your presence at the polls is what they
fear most.
Go scare the s**t out of them! For me.
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