RIP: Common Sense - Nov 3rd, 2004

Yesterday, and to-day, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty election every four years,
To the last vote of recorded pollsters;
And all our previous elections have lighted fools
The way to dubious victory. Die, die, false Democracy!
A voter is but a lame shadow of a citizen; a poor player,
That squeaks his meaningless voice upon the political stage,
And even then is not even heard: it is a tale
Told by a nation of idiots, full of sound bytes and news reports,
Signifying stupidity."