Remember Those Purple Fingers?

It was a sign of hope, of a belief in democracy, and in the people. A rallying cry to end corruption, and tyranny, and dictatorship.  For many people purple dye on their finger often meant the first time they had voted in their lives--and it cost some their lives.

In many places, especially Africa and the Middle East, the people arose, threw out dictatorial governments and voted. Extremists groups, such as ISIS and Al Qaida, and local militias opposed the vote. Polling places were attacked, party headquarters burned, people lining up to vote machine gunned. And if they did vote, some had their fingers chopped off, were killed, raped, brutalized; all to stop them from voting again.

Now we in Kentucky have a chance to vote freely, without being intimidated or killed or exiled.

Will we?

The Purple Fingers point at us. Take advantage of your freedom and liberty they say, you can do it so easily, and in safety. Don't lose your democracy by being a No Show.

In many of those Purple Finger countries the turnout was 75%, even above 90%, even in the face of threats and death.

No such threats in Kentucky, and yet the estimate is that only 31% of us will exercise one of  our nation's greatest freedoms.

Vote Kentucky.

Don't let the Purple Fingers---who still look to America as the world's greatest democracy, don't let the Purple Fingers down.

I'm just sayin'...