When we think about the upcoming election south of the border, where voter turnout, especially among black voters, is expected to hit all-time highs, it makes me wonder why ours is plumetting.
I expect it has everything to do with being disenfranchised and disoriented. For whole communities who are losing their jobs and homes, it probably doesn't seem like a priority, and we all know it likely won't change anything.
Do I advocate voting? I'm not sure. Do I cast a ballot? I do.
And either way, we could all stand to be schooled by David Sedaris, who in the New Yorker last week asked which we would prefer, a platter of shit with shards of glass in it, or the chicken?
Some choices are more dangerous than others. Read the column here
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