{"id":123,"date":"2016-09-06T19:16:04","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T19:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.wordpress.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2016-11-14T00:05:29","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T00:05:29","slug":"whats-more-effective-than-voting-just-about-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/06\/whats-more-effective-than-voting-just-about-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s more effective than voting? Just about everything!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"nobody2016\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I gotta be honest with ya folks, I really can\u2019t wait till the current (s)election cycle is over. My tolerance level for bullshit is pretty low to begin with, but this year it has fallen to zero. I\u2019m tired of both intelligent and ignorant people alike telling me (and everyone else who doesn\u2019t share their opinion) how I should think and act. Folks seem to get so self righteous about \u201ctheir vote\u201d, \u201ctheir cause\u201d, and \u201ctheir candidate\u201d (like they actually own any of these) around this time of year. Many of these same people profess to care about the future, but once election day passes, just go about their normal routine thinking \u201cthey\u2019ve done civic their duty\u201d or \u201cmade their voice heard\u201d. \u201cDemocracy!\u201d they proclaim proudly. Sadly almost anything can be done to the individual as long as you preface it with this battle cry.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now not to sound cynical or anything; but in this humble author\u2019s opinion, a vote for anyone\/anything is a vote for the continuation of a corrupt and immoral system, that seeks to enslave, exploit and pit you against your fellow man. Have you ever noticed how vehemently voting blocks oppose one another? There is no compromise or unification, only arguing and distraction. That\u2019s no coincidence.\u00a0 Voting is saying that a majority \u201copinion\u201d overrides the rights and opinions of an individual. On top of all that, your \u201cvote\u201d doesn\u2019t even matter (think Diebold voting machines), it\u2019s just a way to keep you on the plantation. I mean come on folks, let\u2019s be objective for a moment; has your \u201cvote\u201d changed the fact that the U.S. Still bombs any country with brown people back into the stone age? Has your \u201cvote\u201d halted or reversed the expansion of the police state, empire, and militarism at home and overseas. Has it ended the destructive drug war?\u00a0 Has your \u201cvote\u201d had any effect on the constant and unending violations of an individual\u2019s privacy? Let\u2019s talk about money for a moment. You know that deliberately evil monetary policy that continues to rob you everyday through devaluation and inflation(it\u2019s called fractional reserve banking and fiat currency for those who are curious), has voting changed that? How about the bureaucrats that have resided in government agencies for decades, crafting these destructive public policies, has voting remedied that insane asylum? The answer is a resounding NO.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you really believe the politicians\u2019 \u201crunning for office\u201d (or their financial overlords) give two shits about you or your family? Let me clue you in folks, they don\u2019t! This \u201crepresentative\u201d system wasn\u2019t designed to allow folks who actually want to effect positive change, to accomplish much. This is a selection process, not an election process. But but, \u201cThis is the most important election of our lifetime!\u201d or \u201cthe stakes are just too high to take the moral high ground\u201d Pfft, I hear that nonsense every four years. It\u2019s old and tired. It\u2019s also been described as insanity, albeit a collective one.\u00a0 Hey we got gay marriage and marijuana legal by voting you say? Well \u201cthe government\u201d shouldn\u2019t have a thing to say in either of those areas to begin with; it\u2019s only through your continued participation that they have any perceived legitimacy.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To be clear, Yes, I am advocating for a stateless society. None of what I\u2019m talking about here is new, or despite the prevailing opinion, radical. There are many people much smarter than I, that have written articles, books, and produced videos and podcasts extensively on this topic. The information is just a few clicks, if you\u2019re thus inclined. Owning yourself is an old idea, and one with merit. Just because you own yourself doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t work with others to achieve a common goal. It\u2019s not collectivism as long as it\u2019s voluntary. In the current world system, people are compelled to \u201cdo good\u201d and punished if they don\u2019t, that\u2019s not charity, nor is it advancing humanity in any way. If it\u2019s forced it\u2019s not genuine, and you will never experience the pleasure of helping you fellow human beings.\u00a0 Is what i\u2019m advocating perfect system\u2026no, but with a little effort it damn well could come close. It may take years(and a few failures to learn from), hell we might even have to raise a generation that respects rights and doesn\u2019t feel entitled to everything. It will take time and effort to undo all the programming of the elitist and state worshipers, but I assure you humanity will benefit from it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now, let\u2019s take a practical view for a moment shall we? How could you spend (s)election day(I\u2019m making tacos!)?\u00a0 There are literally hundreds of more productive and meaningful activities you could engage in on election day(and everyday) that would have a more positive and profound effect on friends, family, your community, and most importantly, yourself. You could plant some crops, build something, volunteer, spend times with your kids, read a book, throw a block party, get together with old friends, share ideas andskills, create art, imbibe mind altering substances, exercise, engage in self gratification, or make love! The possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s high time humanity stops relying on failed but familiar systems, and embraces real change. Remember it\u2019s about evolution, not revolution. Live the change you want to see in the world, inspire others! I know that to many of my friends this is nothing new. Well guess what, I didn\u2019t write this piece for you, I wrote it for your friends, co-workers, and family members who have an idea that something is amiss, but think that voting is the only thing they can do. Share this with them, and encourage them to find other voluntary and peaceful ways to make a difference. I leave you with a quote from one of my favorite sci-fi shows: \u201cpeace and long life to you\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I gotta be honest with ya folks, I really can\u2019t wait till the current (s)election cycle is over. My tolerance level for bullshit is pretty low to begin with, but this year it has fallen to zero. I\u2019m tired of both intelligent and ignorant people alike telling me (and everyone else who doesn\u2019t share […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":782,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123\/revisions\/782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}