By Ari Ebert-Standard
Here’s the thing—no matter what side of the political party you may fall into right now, you’re probably fired up.
It’s safe to say that if you pay attention to the news, you’re strongly opinionated. The news often makes us feel helpless, like we have nowhere to put our pent-up political energy.
This isn’t the case; we all have one place where we can release our political energy and frustration: the voting booth.
Ari Ebert-Standard
According to the Pew Research Center, in November 2016, 62 million millennials were voting-age U.S. citizens. The percentage of millennials that actually went to the polls was 27 percent. That amounts to only 16,740,000 people.
If you feel passionately about politics, and you want to see a change in this world, then you need to vote. If you don’t vote, then you are allowing the systems that you disagree with to continue.
If you truly feel strongly about your views, then register to vote and do something about them. If you choose to stand idly by while ineffective systems continue to operate, then you are a part of the problem and are complaining about something that you have the potential ability to easily fix.
Are there issues with the way our voting system, especially in Wisconsin, is set up? Absolutely. However, making an effort, even if it feels meaningless, could make small changes that could result in large changes.
Registering to vote takes two minutes. There is no excuse—if you have strong political opinions and you choose not to vote, you are complicit with the very systems that you despise.
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