Apathetically Fucked
By The Mighty KR.
February 1, 2012
We’re in 2012, an election year and the end of the world. I only believe in one of these things, but I still consider them both to be a joke. And I’m pretty sure that this year won’t bring the end of the world. Although the anger and frustration I feel from the current GOP campaign in the US and the PNP/PPD campaigns in Puerto Rico might make this the year my sanity ends. It’s the time when the biggest liars and charlatans within their respective parties parade themselves to see which one can spout the correct combination of lies and half-truths and win over enough sheep to win.
And at the end of the day, if anything changes, it won’t matter because it’ll still be an aggregate draw. In Puerto Rico taxes have been (technically) lowered, which is a good thing; but at the same time, crime is spiraling out of control. One positive canceled by a negative. Call me a cynic if you will, but I just consider myself someone who pays attention.
That’s the problem. The majority of the public doesn’t want to pay attention. They live day-to-day and just try to survive, which isn’t necessarily bad. But it doesn’t bring any positive growth as a society. This is like living paycheck to paycheck, where a person is fine until they have an economic emergency, and their life suddenly takes a turn for the worse.
In this case, it is when the day-to-day survival is affected by rising unemployment rates and crime. Apathetic stability is supplanted by apathetic survival, and soon we have a crisis. Except that this isn’t one that can be fixed by pawning off some belongings.
I propose a radical solution, in both the US and Puerto Rico. Do NOT vote for a mainstream candidate. I repeat, DO NOT. The democrats and the GOP have failed the US; the PNP and PPD have failed Puerto Rico. So why should you vote for them?
But this proposition requires a faith in the public which I don’t have. And that’s my problem. In this sea of apathetic survival, some of the apathy has rubbed off on me.
We’re fucked.
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