What Is Democracy to You?

"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent."

~ Abraham Lincoln

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"The unconscious democracy of America is a very fine thing. It is a true and deep and instinctive assumption of the equality of citizens, which even voting and elections have not destroyed."

~ G.K. Chesterton

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"We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people."

~ John F. Kennedy

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I know some of us have touched on this topic earlier in the month. I tried my hand at it.

There's a second contest at JPG magazine I want to enter. The theme is Democracy. (You remember the first contest, right? You voted for me, right? Just checking.)

What images come to mind when you think of democracy? I'm curious to know. This is one image I like a lot.

Somehow, I am starting to feel more hopeful about democracy lately. I hope, I hope. But that last quote by Kennedy makes me realize how much we as a people have not been told.

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Now I need your opinion on which photo above you think I should enter for the Demcracy contest. You don't even need to tell me why you like the one you pick, but if you wanted to, that would be great.

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ps. Of course, I'll be hitting you up for a vote then, too, but let's just take one thing at a time. ($100 will buy me a lot of AA batteries for my little ol' Canon.)

xoxo

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UPDATE 7/27: I chose the last photo (the "Obama Fence") for the contest. You can vote for it by clicking on the icon of the image in the sidebar. Thanks!

Ticking Things Off The List

Okay, I'm trying to get some of the little things off my plate before I jump into all that other stuff I was telling you about.

First off, I have to thank my sweet and faraway shutterbug sister and chef extraordinaire Christina at Soul Aperture for turning me onto JPG magazine. And the contests they're having right now.

Please do visit Christine's blog. I know you'll love it and while you're there, vote for her because she's got a photo entered into the Geometry Contest.

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Now, back to me. I've entered a photo in the Backstage Contest at JPG. You can see the cover icon immediately to the right in the sidebar, with the lovely Ms. Red Shoes backstage.

Perfect, ain't it? Sooooo, my friends and companions...

Click on that cover and VOTE FOR ME! I want to win $100 and get my picture on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Oh, wait. That's a song.

I want to win $100 and get a free year's subscription to JPG magazine. Oh please oh please vote for me.

Herein ends the shameless begging.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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Did you vote yet?

Okay, I'm stopping now. Promise. I totally trust you.

Totally.

My future as a photographic savant depends on this contest but no guilt or anything.

ps. If you told like all of your friends to vote for me and maybe even linked to this post, that would be extra cool and really super duper nice of you, too.