My Point Exactly.

"We are at war against forces who seek a permanent state of fear, for whom violence is an end in itself. Our side of the fight defends government by consent, and the rule of law. It is why we fight, and what makes our use of violence against our enemies morally defensible. This is why it is critical that we respect individual rights and act lawfully."

-Mark Bowden

Granted, I am still a pacifist and find no act of violence "morally defensible." Even Obama's want to send troops into Afghanistan to find Osama has me weary.

"I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars." -Abbie Hoffman

And on the topic of voting, I hate people of my generation (and any generation for that matter) who don't vote and don't talk politics. If you're doing it to be cool and to protest the way things are, apathy doesn't work. In the history of the world apathy never solved anything. Their are six major candidates out there (and even more political parties), one of them has to agree with your views. And really, there's as many candidates as their are people over 35 since anyone can be written in.

You dis-enfranchised people are the whole point of this country. We have a system that lets us say to the government, every two years, shit needs to change and I want to tell you who I think shares my ideas. If you all joined together and decided to vote one way, step up to the plate and really try to make some change instead of saying, "the system's corrupt, I can't make a difference." Then maybe, JUST MAYBE, something might happen. Until then, go out and vote and show the terrorists that our country is as free as we say it is.

As long as this war is being waged in our name (so that Iraq can enjoy the civil liberties we no longer have) I think it's infinitely more important to vote. We are fortunate enough to live in a country that gives us this opportunity to voice our opinions and change things if we think they are unjust.

Remember the Chicago 10. Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin held a party across town from the DNC in Chicago. They were trying to create a free space for people to do whatever they want. People sat around smoking grass, talking about the universe, playing music and having a good time.

"The key to organizing an alternative society is to organize people around what they can do, and more importantly, what they want to do. " -Abbie Hoffman

Nice and simple. That's all you need to do, just speak up. PLEASE!