Elections are fast approaching. This is a critical one that will decide the the balance of power in the US congress, and the future direction of the US.

If you have been complaining about US's direction under the current president and current congress:

STOP COMPLAINING AND VOTE!

Else it's all just empty talk on your part.
And yes you are eligible. Donate money!
http://actblue.com/page/netrootscandidates
https://pol.moveon.org/donate/donate.html


If you are a US citizen, by all means drag yourself to the voting booth: drive, ride, walk, run, jump, crawl...whatever. Absolutely no excuse.

If you are not a citizen, you can still shape the outcome by voting with your money.
The way US elections are, money works at least as much if not more than voting/talking.

I ESPECIALLY URGE THOSE OF YOU WHO WORK AND PAY US TAXES...
...Without any voting rights (hario patta walla).
You probably realize you are subject to "taxation without representation", sadly.

You can use the corrupt US campaign finance system to your advantage
and donate whatever you can to candiates/organizations of your choice.

Trust me, which side has more money will make a huge difference in the
outcome.
And unlike voting with the ballot, you can vote with money for anybody, anywhere!
Can't get better than that.

If you don't have time to reasearch on candiate's/organizations' views,
...and you think the Iraq war has been a waste
...and that the major outcome of the "war against terror" has been spreading
terror around the world while wasting your tax money,
making us less safe and (and, of course, spilling unnecessary blood):
Then
...make it simple and donate to progressive forces through the links above.

If you want to vote for candidates with different views, go ahead, but I ain't giving you the links here. ;)

Give what you can, it doesn't have to be a big amount...and give now,
because now's the critical time not the day before elections.

Else, shut up and stop complaining because you ain't nothing but all empty talk.

If you are in H1B visa, I believe you can not donate,
though some web sites say you need to be a "US Person",
instead of saying "a citizen or permanent resident."
Don't know what that means. Anybody knows the rules?
I suspect that H1Bs can't, but nobody probably got jailed for doing so. I really don't know.

Dashianko shubhakamana. Pleae munch on my appeal here, together with khasiko masu.

Peace.

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