...even those the government believes they have taken away from me.

the only problem you have with my statement is that you know i'm right. though you would like to believe that the voting public is intelligent and well-informed, the reality of the situation is just the opposite. just look at w's re-election and you can see how america voted with its anger and its fear instead of following an intelligent course. for every voter who follows the facts there are ten who either blindly stumble along in their party's wake or vote for whoever has the nicest hair. i didn't opt out of the american political scene, i opted out of the illusion that the choices we are given are the only choices available. i opted out of an institution so polarized that it is no longer capable of performing its most basic functions.
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