Politics is a sensitive subject, so I warn you now, if you get upset over these sort of things, stop reading.
From the moment you turn 18 years old, it is a given right for you to vote in our country. I know it is a privilege, something many countries do not give their citizens, but for me, it is something that I have never wanted to partake in.
I love America, my favorite holiday is the Fourth of July, and my brother is enlisting into the Army, I have respect for our country, so I think I am a pretty patriotic person, if I do say so myself -- just a patriotic person who wants nothing to do with our elections.
For as long as I can remember I have never really been much of a fan of being a part of voting and politics. I never understood it and never really took the time to gain information about it. My father, on the other hand, is very much into politics; it had subsided for the past three years or so, until the 2016 election talk started up last year. I just ignored it and went on about my days.
Last year my dad told me to register to vote, because, yes, at the age of 21, I still had not registered vote and I hate to break it to you, Dad, I still have not -- and I probably will not ever.
It is said it is a right, it is a given opportunity for us to pick who we want to run our country, but are we really picking? Or is it just a mild suggestion that may get taken into consideration, but in the end, does not work out the way we thought it would.
My problem with politics and my decision to not want to vote starts with not being informed. I do not take time out of my day to research the candidates. I should, and I know that there are easy ways to do this, but I literally do not care.
By this point, I am sure you are not a fan of me if you are all about politics. Sorry, not sorry.
My second problem with politics, especially this time around, is that we are favoring a man in the Republican Party who literally is the epitome of stupid. Yes, Donald Trump. No matter how conservative you are, Donald Trump is not an ideal president. I mean, yes, he has a lot of money and would be able to maybe guide our country in the right direction for our economy, but he seriously does not think before he speaks; we need someone who can have a filter.
Going off of that, we have good ole Hillary Clinton. I am a woman, yes, but I do not feel a compelling need to have girl power and vote for Hillary. I mean, have you seen what she has done over the past few years?
Granted, these are just two of the many candidates, but quite honestly, I do not think any of them are fit to run our country.
My final problem with voting is that you can agree with both political parties on a few things, but in the end, you have to vote on one. Sure, you have the independent candidates, but how often does that work out? Then you have the Green Party, and quite honestly, if I were registered to vote, that would be the one I end up voting for because it would be that I would not be responsible for any of the mistakes made by the other parties. At that point, my vote would not matter.
I am a millennial that does not want to vote. I cannot vote for people who are not ethical. I am not threatening to leave the country if any one of them gets elected, but I do think we need to worry about what we are doing to our country. I believe we do need to be upfront about what is going on.
Sure, I know nothing about politics, but I do know I am not going to waste my vote, my given right, on something I do not care about.
If you are millennial that feels the pressure to vote, do not. There are others like you, we just get lost in all the debates and babble, we get pushed to the side because we "do not care about our country." I care; I just do not want to abuse a right.
