Thank you for such a thoughtful reply! My only intent in this article is to point out that elections, when it comes right down to it, are utterly pointless to citizens. Voters have no power whatsoever over who gets to run for office. Voters only get to choose between the 2 candidates that were chosen FOR them. And those candidates are OWNED by the system, without exception, and they do nothing but what the system orders them to. No candidates have any power of their own whatsoever, and the system that puts them in place laughs out loud at all the arguments over military, foreign policy, women's rights, gay rights, the environment, religion, you name it. Policy on EVERYTHING is predetermined, long before any pretend elections are held. The game is rigged, we're all being played. It's been that way for a long time. Fortunately I'm finding increasing numbers of folks, particularly here on Steemit, are now well aware of this farce, and are no longer being played.
Woohoo!!!
Again, my thanks for your reply. Peace, blessings and joy to you and yours!