I sort of hesitate to write this, feeling a bit self-conscience about my bundle-of-contradictions-self, but . . .
I love to vote.
I get annoyed by voting coverage, I despise campaign ads, I hang up on solicitation phone calls, I turn off NPR’s coverage when normally tuning in as an NPR addict . . .
But before the polls opened this morning, I was there. I was eager as I confidently filled in the bubbles on my ballot, thrilled to be standing in line with my district neighbors, flashing my voter registration card, signing my name . . . and casting my vote. Is it odd for someone as relatively abnormally-citizened as I am to be so passionate about a normally-patriotic citizen duty?
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How do you decide who to vote for? Do you research candidates online or something? I'm sincerely curious because I'm actually even more inclined to completely block politics out of my life.
I've never thought about it before but it doesn't seem too contradictory to me to hate politicians and all the campaign stuff but still like to vote. I bet a lot of people feel that way since politicians and politics are so annoying but voting is noble. Very weird predicament for us all to be in.
Thanks for chiming in here, Julia :-) As for researching, I'm more inclined to rely on radio coverage for my info. Usually this means NPR but I also try to fit in some conservative stations' coverage just to make sure I'm hearing different perspectives so as to make a good, whole-visioned decision for myself. I find my temptation is to be a bit too intuitive about it all, though, relying more on gut than on hard research. Take, for instance, my interest in a certain rising political figure who is currently being pegged as a future presidential prospect; mind you, I do agree with his viewpoints and history, in addition to simply liking his way of thinking and his public persona . . .
Anyhow, I'm not politically savvy enough to delve further into this without feeling like I'm at risk of overstepping my knowledge and authority bounds :-)
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