“I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”
- Sophcles
I've seen it for myself.
They've been stealing elections in the US of A, for (at least) decades now... America became a third-world country long, long ago.
It's one of the observations that has led to me to completely abandon and exit from the world of politics (aka the kingdoms—or better yet—fiefdoms of satan).
Vote for the Tyrant of your Choice... (source)
Even when I still placed some hope in political solutions,
it became clear to me that the "democratic process" is an utterly corrupt, irredeemable crock of excrement. At the time, I strongly supported Ron Paul's last two runs for president. Also at that time, I wrote the poem you can read below. You might enjoy it all the more if you read it aloud.
~Diebolds and Scams~
An Abridged Primer for Naive Voters
by Duncan Cary Palmer
with apologies to Theodor Seuss Geisel
I-am-Scammed, I-am-Scammed, Vote-scammed-I-am
Vote-scammed-I-am With black-box spam!
I do not like this vote fraud plan!
Do you like Diebold machines?
I do not like them, Scammed-I-am. I do not like Diebold machines.
Would you like them here or there?
I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere.
I do not like Diebold machines. I do not like them, Scammed-I-am.
Would you want them at your polls? Tamp'ring with the voter rolls?
Would you rig the ballot box? Would you cheat with phony locks?
Beware Ballot Box Boobytraps... (source)
No ballot box with phony locks. Not at the polls, no voter rolls.
I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere.
I do not like Diebold machines. I do not want rigged black-box schemes.
Can they? Are they? From afar? Cheating? Robbing? Yes they are!
They would, they could, cheat from afar.
They are cheating, you will see. They don't want us to be free!
All I want is to be free. Not squeezed to death! You let me be!
I will not trust a sealed black-box, the one that's called "OK" by FOX.
I do not want them at the polls to jigger up the voter rolls.
I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere.
I do not like Diebold machines! I'm full to here with black-box schemes!
Live Free or Diebold... (source)
Say! In the dark? Here in the dark! Would you, could you, in the dark?
That's where they rob you, in the dark. They give your vote to other men.
You may not see it, but it's plain there in the dark without a pen.
Not in the light for all to see I do not like them, Sam, you see.
Not at the polls. Not in a box. No hanging chad. No lying FOX.
I want no Diebold machines there. I do not like them anywhere!
You do not like them. So you say. Try them! Try them!
And you may. Try them and you may, I say.
Sam! If you will let me be, I will try them. You will see.
Say! I like Diebold machines -- vaporized by laser beams!
I like them smashed by monster trucks! I like them fertilized by ducks!
And I will leave them in the rain, and in the dark, under a train.
Beneath a car. Dropped from a tree. They're all so damnable, you see!
So I will take this damned black-box, and I will feed it to a FOX.
Yes! I will smash it with a sledge. And I will grind it into shreds.
Yes, I will burn them here and there. Say! I will crush them ANYWHERE!
I do so like Diebold machines! I finally see just what you mean!
And, if you believe that, have I got a bridge for you! (source)
*FIN*
~More Poetry~
NOTE: Throughout my posts, you may notice hyperlinks like this one that lead to supplemental material. Most images are also hyperlinked. While not essential to the enjoyment of my writing, you may find the additional background information enlightening (or at least mildly interesting).
