http://www.powersourcestudios.net/blog/theworstamerican Now is not the Rhyme is the blog for which Miles Benson posts life anecdotes and site updates for his business Power Source Studios. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:27:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.powersourcestudios.net/blog/theworstamerican/comment-page-1#comment-802 I don't know what to use as a name Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:19:25 +0000 http://www.powersourcestudios.net/blog/?p=251#comment-802 I think its too bad, Miles, that you’ve done something you regret. Your personal feelings of confusion, disappointment, guilt and ultimately of remorse, are clear. But perhaps what I think is sadder is that people made you feel like you HAVE to vote in order to be “American” (in this case “American” meaning promoting freedom and having a voice). But freedom of speech means just that--freedom; anyone can say anything at any time, non-voters included. And people always talk about how this country is so special because it gives people the freedoms to speak, vote, etc. But is not freedom about choice? Isn’t choosing not to act or not to participate enforcing freedom as well? Convincing someone that their voice is not valid if they do not vote actually chips away at everything this country, and the majority of other countries in this world I might add, promote; freedom. The worst American is not the one who succumbs to peer pressure and votes for a candidate they do not truly believe in within a voting system where individual votes do not actually matter (especially in Massachusetts), but clearly the kind that tells others "vote or die," "vote or you don't count" and/or "Vote or shut up." I think its too bad, Miles, that you’ve done something you regret. Your personal feelings of confusion, disappointment, guilt and ultimately of remorse, are clear. But perhaps what I think is sadder is that people made you feel like you HAVE to vote in order to be “American” (in this case “American” meaning promoting freedom and having a voice). But freedom of speech means just that–freedom; anyone can say anything at any time, non-voters included. And people always talk about how this country is so special because it gives people the freedoms to speak, vote, etc. But is not freedom about choice? Isn’t choosing not to act or not to participate enforcing freedom as well? Convincing someone that their voice is not valid if they do not vote actually chips away at everything this country, and the majority of other countries in this world I might add, promote; freedom. The worst American is not the one who succumbs to peer pressure and votes for a candidate they do not truly believe in within a voting system where individual votes do not actually matter (especially in Massachusetts), but clearly the kind that tells others “vote or die,” “vote or you don’t count” and/or “Vote or shut up.”

]]> http://www.powersourcestudios.net/blog/theworstamerican/comment-page-1#comment-799 Jess Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:40:34 +0000 http://www.powersourcestudios.net/blog/?p=251#comment-799 I'm sorry you felt pressured to vote. I will agree that voting is a privilege, however, I do not believe it a necessity to keeping this country free. If you don't believe in the people running, then why would you vote one of them in? Come on now! I’m sorry you felt pressured to vote. I will agree that voting is a privilege, however, I do not believe it a necessity to keeping this country free. If you don’t believe in the people running, then why would you vote one of them in? Come on now!

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