Put up, or shut up.

Ahhh...another major election year is upon us.

I know, I know...I'm supposed to write funny things. Things that make you laugh. Things about wanting to violently assault some unsuspecting offender. Meh...it's my blog, and I can write what I want to. (ohhh...that should be a song...)

Today, I am frustrated with my generation. I am frustrated with the number of people my age who do not use their voice.  It baffles me the number of people in their early-mid twenties that are politically clueless. Maybe it's because of who my father is, that I am so adamant that every American should exercise their right to vote. Maybe if I were raised differently, I would feel differently, I don't know.  My mom is completely politically neutral.  She does not vote, and she does not get involved in politics.  I am ok with that.  (I know, hypocritical you say, right?) Not really...I am ok with my mom being neutral and refusing to vote because she is truly neutral. Which means she doesn't vote, but she also doesn't bitch.  She doesn't complain about our political leaders and/or the policies that they put in place.  She goes thru her life just living for herself, and doing what she is told to do.  That is what makes her happy, and that is ok with me. That means that she does not have the right to complain about our government...and she knows that.

My dad on the other hand? Couldn't be further from mom on the political spectrum. He IS an elected official. Albeit, a small farm town commissioner in rural Vermont...but that doesn't matter, he is involved. He voices his opinion, he makes his feelings known.  That gives him the right to complain if he doesn't like the way things are going.


Since I grew up with parents that were complete and total polar opposites from each other, I got to explore both sides of the spectrum, and it helped me to understand the importance of making my voice heard.  My dad always beat it into my head that voting of our officials is a RIGHT that we are given in this country.  And that if we don't exercise that right, then we do not have the right to complain about whatever happens.

Well...we all know Liza loves to complain!


It blows my mind that so many people our age just don't give a damn. I don't care if your opinions are the same as mine, if you make an informed decision about something, and you vote your opinion, then you are doing your part.

Which brings me to my second point...INFORMED decisions.   Yeah...those seem to have gone right out the window, don't they?  A recent conversation with a friend made me realize that some people (a lot of people?) actually form their opinions of a candidate based on the commercials they see on TV.

WHAT?!?!?!?!

I don't even know where to begin in addressing that topic. Maybe it's better that those people just don't vote at all. I dunno.