Remember when your parents told you not to do something like, ” Don’t tease your sister!” and this made you want to tease her even more? Well this is the exact mentality the celebrities are adopting, using reverse psychology to encourage us to vote in their video message on delcareyourself.com. This was a pretty long video, but I somehow found myself mesmerized through the whole 5 minutes. Why? Because it make some pretty great points. Their basic message is: “Don’t vote! Unless you care about rising gas prices, welfare, education, gay rights, minimum wage, the economy..” All points which we hopefully care about, if not one or two that are very important to us as individuals.
I explored the site DeclareYourself.org and along with this message, they have deadlines by state, info on candidates, issues, political parties, and a link to register to vote. Their goal is to encourage every eligible 18 year old in America to register and vote in the 2008 presidential election. What I love best about this site is how simply they present the info. The wealth of information on the different props, candidates and parties can be overwhelming, but this site makes it easy.
If we want our bosses, parents, family members, and elders, to take us seriously as young people, we need to show them we care about our future enough to vote. Or should I say.. Don’t vote.. I mean it’s not like some of the biggest election issues such as young soldiers fighting in Iraq, education funding, reproductive issues, and environmental concerns affect us anyway right?
