Let me paint a picture for you: in the not so distant future, a specific group of people have risen up with the hope to have their voices heard, to finally have a say in this dystopian world with the hopes of changing it for the better. Like any good story, this protagonist has their supposed flaws, is told their lazy, has everything handed to them, and is attempting to go against the norms of society. A chance finally arises for this character to take charge and make a change and what do they do? Well, that it something that we will soon find out. Hopefully you have been able to follow along with this desperately transparent metaphor.

Millennials, it is your chance to have your voice heard, now what are you going to do? In my case, I did what was expected at the 4/19 primaries: stayed home and didn't vote. Though before all the, "but it is your civic duty to vote," and all other ignorant responses are uttered at me just hear me out.

In a year where the election is starting to resemble the "Wizard of Oz'" I catch myself thinking of lions, tigers, and bears, oh my. Nowadays, it is more like Trump Cruz, and Clinton, oh god no. By all means I am not a strong-minded political thinker; perhaps, the complete opposite. Just like so many others, most of my coverage of the election has come from either social media, word of mouth, or strong opinionated elders trying to mouth feed me their political views. It has come down to that at every press conference, debate, or action taken by a nominee can not be turned into some sort of meme, gif, or running joke it is not worth noting. That for every positive thing said about a candidate, there are 10 things explaining why he or she should be excommunicated from the country. In an evolving world full of expanding sources of news and resources who would have thought it would be so hard to find a reputable unbiased source. As an uneducated millennial I chose not to vote.

Speaking of the candidates, there are two questions that must be proposed. Does anyone even like them? Are any of them really even qualified? Even after all of her campaigning and notoriety I am sure there are still voters out there who would rather argue that Hilary Banks is more qualified for president than Clinton. Donald Trump, the story on him is never ending as he continues to light a fire under half the country while the other half is trying to turn on the hose to wash that fur ball off his head. Then there is the millennial favorite, "Bern baby Bern" Sanders. Saying all the right things yet leaving so many questions left unanswered. At this point it feels like a vote would be wasted, it is practically voting for the best out of the worst. As a millennial voting just for the sake of voting is no reason to vote, and for that I chose not to vote.

Then, there is the argument over whether my individual vote even matters, regardless. That brings into play the electoral college and a whole other side arguments that a millennial, like myself, is too lazy to bring into play. For all those other millennials out there I propose the question, why did you vote? Was it because you just felt like you were suppose to, were you really as informed as you would have liked? Is the same person who is from a generation who can not go more than 10 minutes without checking their Snapchat and changing filters going to fully commit to a candidate before they can place an order at Chipotle. As a millennial I recognize the flaws I have in regards to understanding my political system, I recognize the voice I have been given. I also recognize an uninformed or committed vote is even worse than a no vote. So before you all jump on the millennials for not voting think of the reasoning behind it as we are not as narrow minded as we may seem. For these reasons I am a millennial, and I did not vote.