Day 36/366.....I Voted (Image by Denise Cross Photography) Details DMCA | Truthout sparks action by revealing systemic injustice and providing a platform for transformative ideas through investigative reporting and analysis. Many Americans, particularly the young, believe that voting is an exercise in futility, or worse, an immoral display of support for a fundamentally corrupt political system. Far more appealing is to build a diverse grassroots movement - organically and horizontally - to change our consciousness, our lifestyles, the way we grow our food, harness our energy, travel, trade - and how we treat each other as human beings.
But not everyone feels this way. Some see our current dire situation as more of a yes, and opportunity, as in: Yes, we should do all of the above - radically change ourselves, radically change the world, and radically engage in the political process. |