Went to the county fair today and, big surprise, most of the booths were owned by government organizations..state and county. It was nice to see a few booths for private organizations, but they were few and far between. At least there are private vendors selling food, anyway.
As a joke I stood next to a life-size cardboard cut out of Obama and the people in the booth said, “take a picture!” Then I realized that I was standing in the Democrat Party booth. Oh boy. One of them tried to give me a Democrat Party cardboard fan. I refused politely then he quipped, “oh maybe you want one that says Republican.”
“No, but if you have one that says Anarchist or Voluntaryist, I’d take that instead,” I answered.
“Oh, you’re one of those who don’t vote, huh?” the old man grimaced.
“Yes, I don’t vote.” I admitted.
He slapped me on the shoulder in a mock comradely way and said, “Thanks, buddy, for being one of the ones who are wrecking the country!” And I watched his demeanor turn more ugly.
I laughed and walked away. I get the feeling he would have been happier if I was a Republican than an Anarchist. I’m the one wrecking the economy because he’s voting for statists. Wow.
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