Election Day

Today is the first round election day.. Instead of hauling myself early in the morning to go home to vote, however, I decided to stay in my comfy bed at my kost.. I'm not going to spend Rp140,000 for cabfare just to support some lameass political party..

This is not about being an irresponsible citizen.. This beloved country of mine is getting deeper and deeper in the gutter..What would you call a country where the family of the former 32-year dictator/corruptor can form a political party.. where a corrupt convict can still lead one of the biggest political party and run for presidency.. I refuse to participate in the last two elections, because I don't want to contribute to the craziness..I don't care what other people say, I simply won't insult my intelligence by even considering to vote for one political party over the other...

I don't think Indonesia is any longer a country.. It became a circus a long time ago.. When the killings of Trisakti students became the news of the past.. When the trial of the dictator Soeharto was stopped "due to his health condition".. The craziness continues.. And since I'm in this circus, I'm considered one of the circus freaks.. Well, this circus freak refuses to be a fool.. Let them all be the fool, not me.. I'm not participating in the stupid election!

None of the many political parties offer any feasible, humane program anyway.. They all promise the same thing: political cleansing, better economy, and some other bullshit we've been expecting to change for years.. Yet, nothing can be said about those so-called "political agenda".. Even when PDI-P won the last election and Megawati became president.. the political situation remains at its ridiculous state when Akbar Tanjung got away from conviction and the Cendana family formed a political party, the economy is getting worse by the day because the government care about 'busway' more than the 'war' that's been going on in Aceh.. I can continue bitching, but what's the point, really...