IN THE SPOTLIGHT — SPARK CHANGE

Waste Your Vote

By Taimoor Elahi

The United States is widely regarded as a beacon of democracy, a country founded on principles of freedom, equality, and opportunity. An open marketplace of ideas. A place where no matter which walk of life you come from, you get a fair shot at succeeding. A place with a level playing field, no institutional biases, and a merit-based economy where you will succeed if you work hard. A place where every individual can choose their governing representatives based on their political positions rather than bowing down to oligarchs, technocrats, or monarchs.

Does that sound like a fairy tale? Because it is and always has been. From its conception, the ideas of the U.S.’s founding fathers were a self-righteous and virtuous 188 wet dream. Of course, the relatively “free” market has made sure that over the years the U.S. has been at the forefront of many technological and economic milestones. However, this has largely been due to the snowball effect of its military and media power; a snowball that has resulted in the biggest amalgamation of propaganda known to man—democracy.

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