Cock block the vote

Since it's Election Day I figured I'd talk about my views on voting which basically is I refuse to. I'm registered to vote and I did vote in the 2012 election. The reason I will no longer vote is because I don't know what I'm voting for and frankly I don't care to. And you may think it's ignorant of me but hear me out. I voted for Obama mainly because he was black and I was like cool but also because I agreed with most of his policies and what not. But then there are those other officials that I just voted for because I liked their name or they were a chick or whatever. I had no clue what or who I was potentially electing. Which is complete bullshit.

Everyone tells teens to vote because every vote counts and blah blah blah but teens have no idea what they're voting for. Shit half the country doesn't know what they're voting for. And you could say well oh it's their duty as an American citizen to keep track of politics so they actually vote for someone they agree with. But I don't think that would make a damn difference. Some kids also just vote for whoever their parents or families vote for which is another issue I have in and of itself. I have my own mind and can make my own decisions. My grandpop was in city council, he has strong views on politics, but that doesn't mean I share the same views.

But the reason I don't think it'd make a difference is because look at Obama. Our first black president which I think is awesome but what isn't awesome is the fact that people voted for him solely based on his race. That's not okay clearly because our country is still a shithole. Our national deficit dropped 37% in 2013. The whole issue with Obamacare and the website glitches. How come a government website crashes because an overload of people trying to get on it but porn sites are just fine? I don't get that but whatever. I could google the rest of the issues with the country but I don't feel like it. You know the problems. 

A while back I watched an interview of Russell Brand telling his views on voting and government. I actually ended up using for a philosophy presentation. One thing he said was,

“I have never voted. Like most people I am utterly disenchanted by politics. Like most people I regard politicians as frauds and liars and the current political system as nothing more than a bureaucratic means for furthering the augmentation and advantages of economic elites.” 

I completely agree. The political system isn't helping anyone but themselves. They're helping big business... Everyone that doesn't need/ shouldn't be getting help. Why the fuck are we okay with 1% of the US taking in nearly a quarter of the nations income each year??? We look at impoverished countries and feel so sad yet there is plenty poverty in America. It's not that I'm not voting out of apathy, it's that I don't find this system effective. I refuse to vote until I see a change in the way things are run. Until people wake the fuck up.

I don't know how to fix the government but what I do know is 

1. Stop ruining the planet
2. Stop pretending some lives are more important than others
3. Stop exploiting the underclass
4. Stop electing based on wealth
5. START SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE... ALL OF THE PEOPLE

I realize this is very controversial and most people don't agree with me but that is part of the problem. We are okay with this shitty political system because we have faith in the shitty people running it. They tell us we need to learn about history so that history doesn't repeat itself right? But is that not what is happening? The government has some highs but lets be real, mostly lows, yet we continue to blindly follow their rules because what else are we supposed to do. How about take a stand and make the change. As Russell Brand says, don't wait to be given the right, take it.