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Mūsu aģentūrā kaut kāds referendums par asociācijas statūtu izmaiņām. Sakarā ar to bija pienācis e-pass ar aicinājumu balsot. Viss jau skaisti, taču viņi tur bija ielikuši Džordža Kārlaina citātu. "If you don't vote, you have no right to complain." Nevarēju noturēties un aizrakstīju tiem sūtītājiem, ka citāts ir nepareizs, Kārlains patiesībā apgalvoja pilnīgi pretējo. Viens no sūtītaju komandas man atrakstīja, ka paldies un tā, un palūdza iedot kādus labus citātus par balsošanu. Pagūglēju piecas minūtes, šo to sagrābstīju un nosūtīju viņiem.

Bet Kārlaina stāsts kopumā bija šitāds, ja nu kādam interesē.

“I don't vote. Two reasons. First of all it's meaningless; this country was bought and sold a long time ago. The shit they shovel around every 4 years *pfff* doesn't mean a fucking thing. Secondly, I believe if you vote, you have no right to complain. People like to twist that around – they say, 'If you don't vote, you have no right to complain', but where's the logic in that? If you vote and you elect dishonest, incompetent people into office who screw everything up, you are responsible for what they have done. You caused the problem; you voted them in; you have no right to complain. I, on the other hand, who did not vote, who in fact did not even leave the house on election day, am in no way responsible for what these people have done and have every right to complain about the mess you created that I had nothing to do with.”