Why Election Day is Theater

Every two years, we are told our vote matters. Every four years, we are told this is the most important election ever. And somehow the same machine keeps winning.

The primaries are managed. The debates are negotiated. The donor class gets access no matter who wins. The bureaucracy stays. The lobbyists stay. The surveillance state stays.

We are not choosing leaders as much as we are choosing between two pre-approved brands that both know where the money comes from.

None of this means you should ignore politics. It means you should stop confusing a ballot with actual power.