Read what you sign

I'm waiting at the trolley stop for the trolley of course and this guy sits next to me and asks me if Im registered to vote.
I said no.
Guy: why not?
Me: cuz I don't want to. Are you trying to get me to register?
Guy: no *sitting down* why arent you registered?
Me: I dont want to vote.
Guy: why not
Me: cuz I just don't (giving him the more simple answer)
Guy: well would you like to sign my petition?
Me: no. Lol. What's it for?
Guy: theure trying to seperate California into 6 separate states
Me: why
After a short discussion he couldn't really tell me why and ended up asking me if I wamted to read about it myself and I did. Being curious as I am.
Me: so is this for or against it?
Guy: well are you for or against it?
And after another short discussion I finally told him I'm against it.
Guy: well this is against it
Me: no its not
Guy: how do you u know
Me: cuz I can read lol
Guy: damn. Haha. So you won't sign
Me: no. Lol.
Guy: ok. Lol.
We continued talking until my trolley arrived and he explained he's petitioning for money. Its his job. Hes been there all day trying he then left to get some beers and came back. And I could smell the beer eew. But I commenced in telling him I was a student bla bla and that he should petition for something he feels passionate about and knows about. I told him if he knew what he was talking about might've signed. He said "do you think I'd petition something I don't know about?" I said "I dont know some people do. I don't know what you know."
In the end I wished him luck and left. But I saw the signatures of all these people who probably signed blindly or feel for his little mind tricks which he himself admitted that he tried to trick me into signing. And if its so good why would they have to pay people to petition it instead of people fighting to get other to believe in it??
Moral of the story:
Know what your signing people.
Don't be afraid to ask questions or say no.

Fight injustice with raw video #TED

This is the truth thousands upon thousands of voiceless people who go unheard, unnamed, and unknown for lifetimes who endure unthinkable harm or who do heroic good
Go without recognition
Because they are either hidden away or ignored.
These are the truths of the world around you.

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I have a poetic soul,
but I am a city girl at heart.
Guess I can see the visual lyrics in the cityscape.