Are people waking up?
Did you vote today LOL? Primary day belongs to the tumbleweeds, who will once again vote for the same old corporate cactus to lead us into the sunset. Last year just 700,000 New York City voters decided to participate in democracy on primary day. And out of all voters registered Democrat or Republican, only 20% bothered to vote in the primary. Here’s a sobering look at how apathetic the electorate has become, as seen from polling places in NYC today:
Incredibly slow #nyprimary day here in #UWS. I was only voter 26 in my district! Does anyone else care? @NYGovCuomo @ZephyrTeachout
— Lisa Gurley (@lisa_gurley) September 9, 2014
Pretty quiet at the polls in Brooklyn Heights this morning. #PrimaryDay #NYCPrimaries pic.twitter.com/lVL6m5jFUO
— Holly Epstein Ojalvo (@heoj) September 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/karinbartimole/status/509397069371834368
Primary day here in NYC slow day pic.twitter.com/v120vEmfma
— jessica anderson (@gigafumi) September 9, 2014
Polls were empty …. http://t.co/VnDvuDd2Ar
— Lucas A. Ferrara (@LucasAFerrara) September 9, 2014
People fought and died for our right to vote. No pressure. Go here http://t.co/shtNDmJw1e to check your polling site location. #PrimaryDay
— Justin Brannan (@JustinBrannan) September 9, 2014
#nysprimary today! #Democrats–polls open until 9. Starbucks lines are longer pic.twitter.com/BS8jZ5p6Pz
— Celeste Ford (@celesteford) September 9, 2014
I'm voter #40 at my poll site at 2:15pm. Rocking my "I Voted" stick! #nyprimary pic.twitter.com/v11iWChPJw
— Patrick Kwan (@PatrickKwan) September 9, 2014
MT @Gothamist: You Can Vote Today If You're Registered W/One Of Those Fancy Political Parties http://t.co/GrSYOIpOQ9 pic.twitter.com/HS98eiHSXA
— Jen Chung (@jenchung) September 9, 2014
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I do not see them as apathetic at all. What I see is discouragement and hopelessness after all look at what they have experienced; that which we all have. A two party system that is corrupt and broken. Even if they get the candidate they desired elected it isnt long before he too becomes controlled and no longer works for the people. The few we do have accomplish nothing. I think they feel beat down, I know I do. I have not voted since I signed up Republican to vote for Ron Paul in the Primary.
In the past I worked for Barry Goldwater on a local level in NY State and here in Florida for Ross Perot. I worked hard got people registered to vote and saw the manipulation that we see for all of them.
Voting has now become a verification of the choice of the Banksters and those that control it all.
So do not tell me about apathy. I never had an apathetic day in my life.
Me too, Grin…last time I’ll ever vote was 2012, wrote in Ron Paul for Prez after voting for him in Repub primary–then that scumbag son of his endorsed Romney at the Convention!
“If you don’t vote you can’t complain” folks say–I’d say the time for complaining is over!
kind of fitting that the ballot boxes look like trash cans!
People are now tired of getting the shaft from politicians and they are not being swayed by the many words of deception by politicians.
Wait until people wake up enough and go after the heads of all the politicians who turned traitor and allowed America to be destroyed by entities such as the Federal Reserve and the usurper Obama.
This is why the government is training the military and police to fire on Americans. They know the people see this fraud for what it is. The time when the people will take up arms and oust these parasites is at hand, and the thieves and murderers (the government) are terrified yet will do anything to cling their perceived “power”.