Ballot Selfies

Ballot Selfies. Big deal this year. “Are they illegal or personal expression?” What they are is another way for simple fucks to get attention. "Look, I voted." Wow, you are an adult doing the bare minimum. Here’s your trophy. I guess I’m leaving a world where everything that everyone does all the time every day for their entire lives will be recorded, filmed, posted, commented upon and filed. And then, holy shit, then there are complaints and conspiracies and concerns that we have no privacy and the stupid government is invading us and spying on us and nothing is sacred or personal, we are never safe. That’s about the time boneheads post that silly Facebook hoax: “I do not give Facebook permission to blah blah…”

On the other hand it’s a good way to keep track of who voted for what, (big smile for your picture with your ballot), and then they won’t be able to dodge their responsibility when the winner, (their fave, here it is on my page, woot), drops the big one on San Francisco or gets caught in a motel room with an underage chimpanzee.

I know a bunch of people who voted for George W. Bush right after 911 because they were afraid and believed all of his bullshit. These were not crazy conservatives; in fact, some were Democrats at the time but they got caught up in the scary moment and began defending George W and his band of liars. This year they are all pretty quiet and, once again, are committed super-Democrats.

I wish they had taken pics of that proud moment, big grin, pointing to their mistake.

I would re-post it, daily, until they snapped. Sorry, but you are what you do.

Late night knock on the door:

 “Excuse me, I’m with an Un-named Dangerous Government Unit. Did you vote for (fill in the blank)?”

“Um, no?”

“Well, stupid, here’s your picture on your Facebook page with your ballot. You look pretty happy. See? Right there under the cat video. Get dressed.”

You are not what you post but try explaining that to everyone who hates you and kicks your ass and you lose all of your credibility forever. There are photos. They might even take away your trophy.