A New Concept: Principled Non-Voters

By April Gaede, Mark Neufeldt, and Darrin Miller
November 6th, 2006

I’M NOT GOING TO VOTE in the coming election, but I’m not an “apathetic voter.” I’ve become a principled non-voter. I grew up in a family in which everyone voted in every election. I registered as soon as I was able to and never missed an election. But, as a White citizen I am no longer represented.

As recently as the last presidential election I voted Republican, thinking that George W. Bush, with the help of a Republican-controlled Congress, could at least be entrusted with such basic tasks as protecting our national borders and beating back affirmative action. And I didn’t think I was asking for much. Not only has he shown no interest in addressing such matters, he has insulted me with such outrages as amnesty for millions of illegal aliens, and billions of dollars to fight AIDS in Africa.

I’m sure Bush calculated that he could act against my interests, in pursuit of some perceived political gain, and still take my next vote for granted. He’ll get nothing from me. But his treachery has served a purpose: It is now clear that we have lost control of our own institutions, and no one in government intends to protect our interests. Of course for things to have degenerated to this point conservatives had to have been inept and uncommitted for decades. Bush was simply the last straw for me.

Politicians are always telling me that my vote “matters.” But if I am not represented my vote means nothing. I think that the effort to convince me of the efficacy of my vote betrays a fear. Politicians aren’t concerned about “voter apathy.” They’re worried that historically dutiful voters will begin to question the way in which we choose our leaders. I’m certainly questioning it.

Democracy itself has been turned into a weapon against my people. Our government grants the right to vote without any regard for voter qualification. Millions of Third World economic refugees have gained a say, equal to mine, in the governance of my nation. These aliens’ interests and loyalties are very different from my own, but both parties seem to have an affinity for them. I think the parties are competing with me more than with each other. At this point a vote for anyone would be a vote of confidence for a system in which I have no confidence.

My vote is reserved exclusively for candidates who place the interests of my race first among all concerns. No such national candidate exists today. And before we can ever move forward, we will have to come to grips with the fact that the Republicans are as much our enemies as the worst of them. But there are active political groups, here and abroad, working for a better future. In Europe, White nationalist candidates are running in local and national elections — and winning. As American Whites seek to regain their right of self-determination, candidates dedicated to our interests will emerge, and I will vote once again.

 
Source: V-News