Why bother voting? They’re all crooks! That feeling is seeping into American minds as campaigns are beginning.
My answer lies in the fact that I could be living in North Korea, where, people were urged (?), encouraged (?), forced (?) to vote for a supreme leader this weekend. Whatever. 90% of the people voted, and all of them–yes, 100%–voted for Kim Jong-Un. Of course, his was the only name on the ballot, but it was a free election, right? It expressed the will of the people, right?
Why do I bother voting? Because, even if I don’t like the outcome, I know it’s a real election with real choices–including the choice to vote.