"American Blackout"

I just watched this documentary on voting in America and found is both heart wrenching and uplifting. It was so depressing seeing how many people were not allowed to vote, but the fact is that we can rectify the situation in 2008.

Any teacher out there who wants to hype up American democracy, let him/her watch this first. To borrow a phrase from the movie- we must stop believing in our American myth of democracy and must start promoting real democracy. Just because we claim we have a democracy doesn't make it so. If we can educate people about the trials people face, even today, when voting we can end our charade of democracy and again have real democracy.

American Blackout. Watch this before you vote.