Democracy Sucks…Except for All Those Other Governments

November 08, 2011  •  Leave a Comment

I wanted to get this blog posted yesterday, but didn’t make it in time. The Arab Spring, which reached its peak earlier in the year, should be a lesson to all of us Americans about the importance of voting for Democracy. Chances are the guy in the photo below died fighting for the exact rights that we take for granted. I got busy yesterday with a house full of kids, and I barely made it in time to vote at 5:55. That’s apathy, bordering on laziness.

The election was pretty low-key this year in Kentucky. David Williams and Richie Farmer simply didn’t make a race out of it. Last year I had a few assignments to cover the Rand Paul Revolution. At least then there was excitement. People were coming in from other states just to be a part of it. Regardless of what you or I think about the Tea Party, those people had passion for their cause and beliefs.

I did cover one event for Steve Beshear and the Democrats this year. A lot of my photography cohorts hate covering elections, but I like it, mainly because it makes for good feature photography, as a chance to capture a slice of Downtown Americana, on the sidewalks, and in the back corridors of the courthouse. It’s one of  the few times that Americans waive their flag with enthusiasm.

So the next time you find the American election process to be a bore, remember the guy in the photo below. This could be us some day!












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