If this entire primary has shown me one thing, it's that those who hold the levers of power want us to be afraid. Very afraid. I saw this in 2004, 2008 and in 2012 as well, but back in those days it wasn't so blatant as it is today. In 2008 I voted for Ralph Nader. And I'd do it again because the moment Obama won the primary that year he ran hard to the right from everything he claimed to support from Single Payer to same-sex marriage.

People keep telling me that I have to vote Democratic because Republicans don't give a shit about people with disabilities. Yet we see no actions from the Democrats in recent years that actually reflects this. Especially here in Florida, where the Democratic Party has all but abandoned us for the sake of keeping 'liberal' strongholds safe.

This year, if Bernie Sanders won't run as an Independent after the party of Clinton steals the nomination from him as they are poised to do, I'll vote for Jill Stein instead. I refuse to participate in what can only be described as Hobson's Choice. Some might be pissed at me for the choice I've made here, but that's fine. After all, they still blame us for Gore's loss in 2000 despite the fact that many in his own party voted for Bush and his brother Jeb went out of his way to rig Florida in his favor while the supreme court went on to appoint him president anyway.

But why should I give my power to a group of people who tell me again and again my voice doesn't matter? Why should anyone? Especially when they're relying on fear and outright dread to keep us in line?

See ya around,

Aspie