Voting is NOT a Solution: The Answer Will Stun You

Adam Jeus Inyang
5 min readMar 4, 2021

Unity, in and of itself, is not a solution.

“We gotta come together…” is not a solution.

Believing in God is not a solution.

Voting is not a solution. Your vote is cast in a corrupt cesspool of misconduct and dishonor; to declare it to be anything grander is sheer ignorance and/or blatant malice and misdirection.

Voting is not a solution. Voting for one indifferent, insidious insect after another to further instill institutions of injustice and perpetuate the instability and indoctrination of black and brown communities… is insipid.

Voting is not a solution. You know the system is designed to prey on the poor. But you continue to propel the propaganda that pandering from both liberal and conservative camps is somehow reason enough to believe that there will actually be REAL SYSTEMIC CHANGE finally realized as originating from the halls of government.

Voting is not a solution because change doesn’t come from politicians. Change comes from the people.

Change comes when the people become self-aware. As long as we are not in control of what the rapid mass media is feeding us, we are not in control of our thoughts. Similarly, if we are not in control of what we are feeding ourselves food-wise, we will not be in control of our bodies once we have to check into Phoebe Putney. The people are not able to become self-aware because they are intentionally miseducated. They are taught a fabricated, falsified history with more holes than swiss cheese. These overt omissions are openly opposed to facilitating a well-rounded and truthful account of history. This politicized version of history coupled with standardization of curriculum and testing, creates a disinterest and even a disdain to the particulars of history. The main objective of this particular exercise is to subvert the idea of cultural and psychological individualism; strip away any heritage and desire to cultivate it, and imbue them with an empty shell of nationality.

People who are unaware of history are surely doomed to repeat it. But they are surely doomed to repeat it because they lack proper reference to compare what they are enduring to the sufferings of people who came before them and fought through the same conditions. They lack the ability to see past their noses because they can’t see behind themselves.

Allegory of the Cave… look dat ish up..

Change comes when the people become aware of their surroundings; and understand their place in them. You must know your role in society. The powers that be would have you think you are powerless, and that you must defer to them or some other government authority to provide answers and guidance for every problem your community encounters. The powers that be want you to remain unaware of the direct impact you have on your community with your behaviour patterns. The poisonous posture of Capitalism necessitates that you be constantly marketed and sold to. An incessant barrage of ads, PSAs, memes, group texts, and amber alerts ensure that you are denied the mental and social space to develop your own ideologies and opinions about the environment that is feeding off of your behaviours.

Change comes when people take their awareness and make a decision to change their behaviour for the improvement of the health of themselves and their community.

Verily I say unto you, People changing their behaviour(s) is the solution. We must reimagine our problems and their possible solutions. We must better analyze the source of our problems and the source(s) of the solutions. We must reverse the perverted narrative that would cite the poor, the minorities, the working class as the source of the problems, and the almighty government of the elite as the bearer of life and solutions. We know where that trash idea came from; state-controlled schools. One of my favourite Mark Twain quotes is “I never let schooling get in the way of my education.”

Kendrick changing his behaviour…

Voting is not a solution. If voting in and of itself was a solution, there wouldn’t be any more problems!! The 2020 elections saw the greatest voter turnout in American history. Shouldn’t the problems all be fixed now? My problem with these “Get Out The Vote” activists, is they never have any solid follow-up to the question, “So when we vote and get them in office, how do we hold them accountable?” The most common answer is, “Well you vote them out in the next election cycle.” That’s an insufficient response. That’s not accountability. That’s the lack of a plan of action. That’s stupid. The government has clearly buffered itself against all accountability; exhibit Trump. If you’re horrible at your job, or even just ineffective, you’ll be fired immediately. That should be the same with elected officials; even moreso. Elected officials act as the gatekeepers of the resources of a community. They tout their tendency to attract federal dollars to the town as a bold accomplishment worthy of praise and acclaim; a claim i refute. If all your vote amounts to is a few dollars toward some federal projects, of which you never see the fruit, then what is your vote truly worth?

I’d like to point out the absurdity of touting legislation as an effective tool for social change. Example, the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It’s clearly trash. With sections and provisions expiring, we’re clearly still in an everlasting epoch of election disenfranchisement efforts. Legislation doesn’t bring change. when the people demand proper procedure from their politicians, there will be change… but that fog.. It’s so thick.

Verily I say unto you, People changing their behaviour(s) is the solution. One of the biggest behaviour changes that needs to occur is how and where we spend our money. Our money equates to our labour and also our attention. To what are you giving your attention? To whom are you giving your money? Who is providing your basic needs? Who is the source of your water? your energy? your food? You have to reclaim control of your ability to provide your own basic needs. Either individually or as a collective. Collectively has always worked better. They’ve incentivized particular behaviours that ultimately cause you to sacrifice the control you have over the source of your basic needs. When you realize consumerism is akin to neo-slavery, you have to straighten your back and adjust your behaviour. Capitalism rewards producers.

There are published CIA documents that outline how the global elite are using “Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars” against the minority communities of the United States. More on that later…

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Adam Jeus Inyang

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