Make the Change?

  This post is written primarily in response to the first comment under the post titled, elephants and asses. the commenter made several comments and questions i would like to address.
  For starters, it was mentioned that in essence if we do not vote and do not register to vote than we have no place speaking out about the way the world is. I disagree in a major fashion. In my opinion, if one feels that in order to do whats right they must vote one way or the other then yes you must. By another token though, if one feels they can and will speak out and make their voice heard i firmly believe it can be done without voting. For instance, in the 2008 presidential election i did not even register to vote. I felt very strongly that neither candidates would be for the benefit of our country if elected. I understand many feel and voted based on the idiom that at least one is greater than the other but to me to make a bad decision is a bad decision even if a worse decision could have been made. So rather than vote in that particular election I chose instead to be sure to clearly and concisely state my standings to all who asked and many who didn't. I feel I still stood and fought for what I personally believe in.
  Secondly, to address the question of how do we bring about change. How do we overcome all the odds? How do we make one voice carry upon the winds to all ears? The answer is simple; JUST DO! Do what you might ask. Well, hell if I know. I'm not your boss, I'm not your coach. My intention is simple, I am your cheerleader. Yes my voice makes no difference. Yes your voice carrys as much levy as doggy deification's in a brown bag, and yes there is not a single person on earth who can alone make a difference or make a change. But together, as one, saying the same thing, doing the same things, fighting the same fight, we can and will win.
  What difference did Paul Revere's midnight ride make? Absolutely none! He personally was just another man on another horse. But the message he carried, from those who strived, to those who cared enough to do something with it, that was where the power and importance of his ride came to life. What could George Washington have accomplished without a headstrong army behind him and a congress forging the way through the political cesspools of their time.
  Here is the answer. JUST DO! Do not try. Do not consider action. DO! and as you do your capacity to do more will increase. As you strive every day to make the world a better place you will find the answers more readily available concerning the which of your actions. So American, and Americans I say to you one final word. DO!