As an American, I can't tell you how many times I've been told how important it is to vote. "It's your civic duty, your right as an American citizen," my mom always said. "You are a fool if you choose not to participate."
While I agree with her and have voted every time I was able to, I also wonder what would happen if the election process was revealed to be a sham. What if it was like American Idol, where the winner is hand-selected by executives based upon a number of factors (talent, marketability, looks, ratings, etc.), but then passed off as having been voted on by the viewers?* Or, how about if it was based on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, where everything is made up and the points don't matter? I'm not saying this is how I think things work in this country at all, but just, what if?? It reminds me of that Weird Al song "Everything You Know is Wrong." In a word: crazy.
*This conspiracy theory about American Idol has not been proven, though Ruben Studdard somehow beating Clay Aiken does nothing to soften my suspicions.
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