[pe2-image src=”https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-KCPYo0soUqk\/V5aiohSGRuI\/AAAAAAAABi8\/ZKtsTRpZrOEUT_JNAJ1AU5dhlDbGDA1WgCHM\/s144-c-o\/20160717_1030%2BEnough%2Bof%2Bthe%2BUs%2Bvs.%2BThem%2Bbinary%2BWhy%2BI%25E2%2580%2599m%2Bwriting%2Bin%2BBernie%2BSanders.jpg” href=”https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/102930737536139888016\/6310995263751548657#6311410744819074786″ caption=”Enough of the \u201cUs vs. Them\u201d binary: Why I\u2019m writing in Bernie Sanders on election dayBy Carmela D'Amico, Salon.com (July 17, 2016 10:30 a.m.) — On Nov. 8, 2016, approximately 54 percent of all eligible U.S. voters will flex their Constitutional right to vote in the general election. In case you aren\u2019t aware of how Americans prioritize their politics, here\u2019s a glimpse: 74 percent of this same demographic tuned in to watch the Super Bowl last year.Most of us were taught from kindergarten on that our government is a Democracy and that America is the freest country on Earth. Perhaps the reason so few of us vote is that the benefits of all this democratic freedom don\u2019t always measure up to all the hype. For example, instead of having one presidential candidate to choose from \u2013 like in a dictatorship \u2013 we get two. http:\/\/publicskeleton.com\/media\/2016\/07\/17\/enough-of-the-us-vs-them-binary-why-im-writing-in-bernie-sanders-on-election-day\/” type=”image” alt=”20160717_1030 Enough of the Us vs. Them binary Why I\u2019m writing in Bernie Sanders.jpg” ] Enough of the \u201cUs vs. Them\u201d binary: Why I\u2019m writing in Bernie Sanders on election day
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(July 17, 2016 10:30 a.m.) — On Nov. 8, 2016, approximately 54 percent of all eligible U.S. voters will flex their Constitutional right to vote in the general election. In case you aren\u2019t aware of how Americans prioritize their politics, here\u2019s a glimpse: 74 percent of this same demographic tuned in to watch the Super Bowl last year.<\/p>\n
Most of us were taught from kindergarten on that our government is a Democracy and that America is the freest country on Earth. Perhaps the reason so few of us vote is that the benefits of all this democratic freedom don\u2019t always measure up to all the hype. For example, instead of having one presidential candidate to choose from \u2013 like in a dictatorship \u2013 we get two.<\/p>\n