Voters Shockingly Vote for Who They Want—But at What Cost?!

Voters Shockingly Vote for Who They Want—But at What Cost?!

Wow. Just wow. You all really walked into those polling stations and voted for exactly who you wanted. Just like that. No hesitation. No second-guessing. No dramatic monologue while staring out a rainy window. Just boop, checked a box, and moved on with your lives.

But wait… where’s Jill Stein? Where’s the caped crusader you were waiting for? Where’s the savior who was definitely going to swoop in and fix everything at the last second?

Where she.

Where she.

What she speaking up about? What she doing to fight for democracy? Hmm?

Oh, what’s that? Suddenly, she’s not leading an army of ballot-counting elves to overturn the system? Not personally rescuing democracy from the jaws of corporate overlords?

Huh. Weird. Almost like… voting still has consequences, and there’s no magical backup plan waiting in the wings. Almost like… the system is still the system, and throwing a protest vote at it doesn’t make it combust into flames of justice.

But don’t worry—there’s always 2028! Maybe next time, we’ll get an even better illusion of choice to pretend we’re making