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What If We Really Cared?

As much as Election Entertainment tries to highlight the sideshows of politics, we are occasionally compelled to look at why we can be so cavalier.  The passing of Atlanta's U.S. Congressional Representative John Lewis and this stirring eulogy by President Obama prove that while the court jesters have their roles, we still need leaders to govern. 

Times are unbelievably tough today but were even worse in the 1960s.   One president was assassinated, a presidential candidate was gunned down at the end of a great primary victory, and Rep. Lewis's mentor, Martin Luther King, was murdered by yet another gunman.  There was also a distant war that tore this country apart, National Guard troops shooting students, and open racial discrimination (segregation, legislated voting suppression, hangings, and public beatings).  Even worse, our nation in conflict was under the shadow of a constant threat of global thermonuclear war, only kept at bay by a military strategy appropriately called MAD.

Rep. Lewis is well known for many accomplishments, as highlighted by President Obama (see video above).  Perhaps Rep. Lewis's most amazing feat was surviving the 1960s and continuing to work for over five decades on what almost killed him.  More than perseverance, he seemed to have help beyond what is humanly possible.

The most important thing to remember about a democracy: if some can be denied the freedom to vote, then any of us can be denied.  For those who do not yet feel the threat, by the time they too are denied it will be too late.  At that point, elections will be very entertaining, because we will be told to enjoy their inevitable outcomes or else.

Enjoy Voting!

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