This GIF from Carl Burton was inspired by Hong Kong’s “Umbrella Movement,” where thousands of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets in 2014. Those activists carried umbrellas as a means to defend themselves from water cannons and pepper spray, often sleeping on the street for weeks at a time.
As totally fucked as our two party electoral system and its bizarre delegate loopholes and what-not are, thinking about China’s one-party system does put things in perspective. Countless people are literally dying to vote.
Tomorrow, New Yorkers, please go to the polls. Call in sick if you’re scheduled to work. Even if the line is long, or you think the election is rigged, or the media told you your candidate doesn’t have a chance. The electoral process is the one thing that can’t be protested by boycott.
New York city residents can locate your polling place and see a sample ballot here.
We’ve also made guides to the Republican and Democratic candidates with a focus on artists’ issues.
So go vote! No umbrella necessary.
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