A note on politics

I don’t know if anyone’s noticed, but I’m going to be gone before the November election, and yet I’m encouraging people to vote on this or that (vote Obama! vote yes on California proposition 8!). Don’t worry. I’m a permanent absentee voter. I will in fact be perfectly capable of voting in this election. All of you staying home, it’s even easier for you. Don’t let your vote go to waste. Research the issues, even a little bit, and make sure you understand what your vote means. And then use it. I don’t care if you disagree with me. Just play your role as an active and invested citizen of the United States of America. Remember Dante: The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a time of moral crisis, remain neutral.

Don’t be a fence-sitter. Vote.