By Jessica Sutton
18 to 25 year olds are the most apathetic group when it comes to vote in presidential elections. The voting rate is about 30% so don’t be surprised if you are sitting home and ogling Jessica Simpson prancing around in her booty shorts in Dukes of Hazard.
You can rant and rave all you like about how the country should be run and how much you hate Bush (the president; all other meanings aside in context), but if you don’t vote this election, shove a sock in your mouth when you want to talk about administration in the next four years. As low as the young voter’s statistics are, their voices are lost in the shuffle of the working class begging for help as they move down the socioeconomic ladder, and the upper class sitting back giggling about holding on to what they have.
As college students, all of the “bettering the economy” talk isn’t as important to you; you get tax breaks, government aid, low interest rates on student loans, etc. But within the next four years, you will be out in the real world kicking yourself in the ass because you didn’t take your future into consideration.
Take a couple minutes to hit a voting booth if you don’t like the taste of dirty socks. Take a bag of popcorn and a soda with you if you need some entertainment; hit up some hallucinogens if you think you’ll be bored. Whatever helps, do it. Or wear a “stupid” shirt. It’s your choice.
