e is to protest an injustice or a wrong- not to achieve an immediate gain for himself.” This is the illusion of extension that all people hold. Somehow the American government has been able to fool its people into believing that, out of the pits of ignorance, they can extend their wills to affect the government and the nation; that, somehow, their feeble minds can direct the destiny of this country. The powerless have been led to feel powerful, and because of this they have not been inclined to seek the influence and power that their government has stolen from them. The vote is little more than a political technique of maintaining governmental stability. The purpose of the vote is, not only to lead people to believe that they are the government, but to cause people to feel as if they, because they have used the vote to elect certain officials into office, are themselves responsible for what the government has done. If people are displeased with governmental actions the existence of the vote leads them to seek to modify the governmental leadership rather than the government itself. The blame is shifted from the imperfect and corrupt structure of the government and placed upon those who lead it. The vote restricts perception of ideals that go beyond the rigid governmental structure. People therefore wish to pursue governmental modification in lieu of social revolution. The people, who often wish for change in an unchanging structure, are led to superficially modify the governmental leadership rather than end the social ills that devastate their lives. Voting creates the illusion of choice; it leads those who have no freedom to feel as if they are free. The vote is nothing more than a decision fabricated by the government. It is a decision that, when made, yields no result. It makes people feel as if they are controlling the government rather than being controlled by the government. Making this illusory decision is nothing more than ...
