Who is in the White House matters immensely to my future whereas a single panda cub does not. These aren't even close to being equivalent items in my life.
I can affect the outcome of an election with my vote, however small an influence it might be. There was no means or method for me to rescue a cub. I will be involved in the former because I determine it's a good thing for me, but I refuse to become invested in the latter just because lazy media loves cheap-to-produce emotional sob stories.
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Date: 2012-10-11 11:29 pm (UTC)I can affect the outcome of an election with my vote, however small an influence it might be. There was no means or method for me to rescue a cub. I will be involved in the former because I determine it's a good thing for me, but I refuse to become invested in the latter just because lazy media loves cheap-to-produce emotional sob stories.