It does not, at this point, seem like you can really affect anything by voting, anymore than you can keep a beloved item on the market by continuing to buy it. Not that you're given much choice in voting anyway. Nations that are officially democracies are unofficially becoming "Here's what you're getting" propositions. For most of us politics is something that is done to us.
That's another reason why pursuing something creative―writing, painting, picking up a guitar and making a song―is a good thing. It's something that you actually can affect. And it might give you a chance to resist the onslaught.
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Of course you're right about favorite items at the supemarket as well as having any choice about who is elected. To serve, eh? I think we have a clue or three about who's been getting served over the course of a long period of time. It appears to be universally true that politics is something done to us.
“The government you elect is the government you deserve.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
…Except we didn’t elect them and possibly haven't done in 100 years.
Still, you're right too that having creative outlets is a good thing. Anything that can be freely shared benefits everyone.
As soon as I read your post this morning I remembered a favorite Bonzo Dog Band song - No Matter Who You Vote For The Government Always Gets In There's a better version of the song on youtube but I liked the images in this one.
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