Apparently there are still people who can't grasp that being an adult in a democracy is about making a choice between non-perfect options. And they love to announce it publicly...always shocked by the reaction. Like not seeing consequences is their fetish?
[The future]
Grand child: What did you do when the bad people tried to take over the country? Did you try to stop them?
This Person: (impossibly proud of themselves) Not exactly. I voted third party and then announced my purity on a public forum.
Grand child: ...Oh...
[Int. Burning house]
"There's only two ways out. The front door leads to a busy street and the back door to a 1000 foot drop into a pit of spikes."
-"There *should* be other ways out."
..."But there isn't at the moment and the smoke..."
-::coughing:: "I'm an idealist"
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