Why Vote? 为什么要选举?

I don't know why I bother to vote.

我不知道我为什么讨厌选举。

Why's that?

为什么会那样？

What good does it do?

那有什么好处呢？

You get to put someone in power that you like.

你要让你喜欢的人拥有权力。

Only if my candidate wins.

但愿我的候选人会赢。

Well, he can't win unless you and others vote for him.

好吧，如果你和其他人不投票给他，他不会赢的。

But even if my candidate wins, he'll break his promises.

但是即使我的候选人赢了，他也不会遵守诺言的。

That's true. They promise anything just so they get elected.

确实。他们的承诺只是为了当选。

And when elected, they go their own way.

当他们当选后，他们就按自己的方式行事。

They forget who put them in power.

他们忘记了是谁让他们拥有权力。

They forget where they came from.

他们忘了权力来自哪。

Maybe you should run for office.

或许你应该去竞选。

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