,! ,VOT]S ,/RIKE 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,OCTAVE ,MIRBEAU 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,*UCK ,TAYLOR1,C,C ,B,Y-,S,A ,LIC5SE  
,!RE'S SOME?+ ?AT A/\NDS ME 5ORM\SLY4 ,9 FACT1 ,I'D EV5 SAY ?AT IT /UPEFIES ME1 & ?AT'S ?AT AT ?IS SCI5TIFIC MOM5T :5 ,I'M WRIT+1 AFT] C\NTLESS EXP]I5CES1 AFT] DAILY SC&ALS1 !RE CAN /ILL EXI/ 9 \R DE> ,FRANCE 7AS !Y SAY AT ! ,BUDGET ,COMMISSION7 ONE VOT]1 ONE S+LE VOT] - ?AT IRRATIONAL1 9ORGANIC1 HALLUC9ATORY ANIMAL - :O CONS5TS TO PUT A HALT TO HIS AFFAIRS1 HIS DREAMS1 & HIS PLEASURES 9 ORD] TO VOTE 9 FAVOR ( SOMEONE OR SOME?+4 ,IF WE ?9K AB\T IT = JU/ ONE 9/ANT1 IS ?IS SURPRIS+ PH5OM5ON NOT ONE FIT TO CONFUSE ! MO/ SUBTLE PHILOSOPH]S & CONF\ND REASON8 ,:]E IS ! ,BALZAC :O CAN GIVE US ! PHYSIOLOGY ( ! MOD]N VOT]1 OR ! ,*>COT :O WILL EXPLA9 ! ANATOMY & M5TALITY ( ?IS 9CURABLE LUNATIC8 ,WE >E WAIT+ = HIM4 

,I UND]/& ?AT A SW9DL] WILL ALWAYS F9D /OCKHOLD]S1 ! C5SOR HIS DEF5D]S1 ! ,OP]A-,COMIQUE DILETTANTI1 ! 0,CON/ITUTIONNEL0 SUBSCRIB]S1 & ,M4 ,C>NOT PA9T]S TO CELEBRATE HIS TRIUMPHANT & RIGID 5TRY 9TO A ,LANGU$OCIAN CITY4 ,I UND]/& ,M4 ,*ANTAVO9E OB/9ATELY SEEK+ RHYMES4 ,I UND]/& EV]Y?+4 ,BUT ?AT A DEPUTY OR A S5ATOR OR A PRESID5T ( ! REPUBLIC OR NO MATT] :I* ( ! /RANGE COM$IANS :O SEEK ELECTIVE (FICE ( :ATEV] K9D F9DS VOT]S1 ?AT IS TO SAY ! UNDREAM$ ( BE+1 ! IMPROBABLE M>TYR :O FE$S Y\ ON HIS BREAD1 CLO!S Y\ 9 HIS WOOL1 FATT5S Y\ ON HIS FLE%1 & 5RI*ES Y\ ) HIS MONEY ) ! SOLE AIM ( RECEIV+ 9 EX*ANGE = HIS PRODIGALITY TRUN*EON BL[S ON ! NECK1 KICKS 9 ! BEH9D1 & %OTS 9 ! *E/4 ,9 TRU?1 ?IS IS F> BEYOND ! ALREADY PESSIMI/IC IDEAS ,I HAD H]ET(ORE HELD CONC]N+ HUMAN /UPIDITY 9 G5]AL & ,FR5* /UPIDITY 9 P>TICUL>1 \R DE> & IMMORTAL /UPIDITY4 

,IT IS UND]/OOD ?AT ,I AM SPEAK+ H]E ( ! 9=M$ & CONV9C$ VOT]1 ! !ORETICIAN-VOT]1 ( HE :O IMAG9ES1 ! POOR DEVIL1 ?AT HE IS P]=M+ ! ACT ( A FREE CITIZ51 DEMON/RAT+ HIS SOV]EIGNTY1 EXPRESS+ HIS OP9ION1 IMPOS+ - ,OH ADMIRABLE & DISCONC]T+ FOLLY6 - POLITICAL PROGRAMS & SOCIAL DEM&S1 & NOT ( ! VOT] 0:O KN[S :AT'S :AT10 :O SEES 9 0! RESULTS ( HIS OMNIPOT5CE0 AN AMUSEM5T A LA *>CUT]IE MON>*I/E OR A FEA/ AU V9 REPUBLICA94 ,! SOV]EIGNTY ( ! LATT] CONSI/S 9 GETT+ DRUNK AT ! EXP5SE ( UNIV]SAL SUFFRAGE4 ,HE KN[S ! TRU?1 = ?AT ALONE MATT]S TO HIM & HE DOESN'T C>E A FIG = ! RE/4 ,HE KN[S :AT HE'S DO+4 ,BUT ! O!RS8 

,AH1 YES1 ! O!RS4 ,! S]I\S1 ! AU/]E1 ! SOV]EIGN PEOPLE1 ?OSE :O FEEL DRUNK5NESS /EAL OV] !M :5 !Y LOOK AT !MSELVES & SAY1 0,I AM A VOT]6 ,NO?+ HAPP5S )\T ME4 ,I AM ! F\NDATION ( MOD]N SOCIETY4 ,BY MY WILL ,FLOQUET MAKES LAWS :I* B9D #c#f11 M51 & ,BAUDRY D',AUSSON AS WELL1 & ,PI]RE ,ALYPE TOO40 ,H[ CAN IT BE ?AT !RE >E /ILL PEOPLE LIKE !SE8 ,H[ IS IT ?AT H[EV] /UBBORN1 PR\D1 & P>ADOXICAL !Y MI<T BE !Y >E NOT YET DISC\RAG$ & A%AM$ ( !IR LABORS8 ,H[ IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT !RE CAN ANY:]E BE MET1 EV5 9 ! FUR!/ CORN]S ( ,BRITTANY1 A MAN /UPID 5\<1 SO LACK+ 9 REASON1 SO BL9D TO :AT CAN BE SE51 SO DEAF TO :AT CAN BE HE>D AS TO VOTE :ITE1 BLUE1 OR R$ )\T !RE BE+ ANY?+ ?AT =CES HIM TO1 )\T HIS BE+ PAID OR MADE DRUNK8 

,:AT B>OQUE S5TIM5T1 :AT MY/]I\S SUGGE/ION DOES ?IS ?9K+ BIP$ - GIFT$1 IT IS CLAIM$1 ) A WILL - OBEY1 :O GOES ALONG PR\D ( HIS RI<T1 C]TA9 ?AT HE IS FULFILL+ AN OBLIGATION 9 DEPOSIT+ SOME BALLOT 9 SOME VOT+ BOX1 IT MATT]+ LITTLE :AT NAME IS WRITT5 ON IT4 ,:AT CAN HE TELL HIMSELF ?AT JU/IFIES OR EV5 EXPLA9S ?IS EXTRAVAGANT ACT8 ,:AT IS HE HOP+ =8 ,= AFT] ALL1 9 ORD] TO CONS5T TO GIV+ HIMSELF GRE$Y MA/]S :O ROB & MURD] HIM HE MU/ TELL HIMSELF & HOPE = SOME?+ EXTRAORD9>Y ?AT WE DON'T SUSPECT4 ,IT'S NECESS>Y ?AT BY SOME P[]FUL C]EBRAL DEVIATION ! IDEA ( A DEPUTY CORRESPONDS 9 HIM TO IDEAS ( SCI5CE1 JU/ICE1 DEVOTION1 LABOR & PROBITY4 ,IT'S NECESS>Y ?AT HE DISCOV] A SPECIAL MAGIC 9 ! M]E NAMES ( ,B>BE & ,BAIHAUT1 NO LESS ?AN 9 ?OSE ( ,R\VI] & ,WILSON1 & ?AT HE SEES FL[] & BLOSSOM LIKE A MIRAGE PROMISES ( FUTURE HAPP9ESS & IMM$IATE RELIEF 9 ,V]GO9 & ,HUBB>D4 ,& ?IS IS :AT IS TRULY FRI<T5+4 ,NO?+ TEA*ES HIM ANY?+1 NEI!R ! MO/ BURLESQUE ( COM$IES NOR ! MO/ S9I/] ( TRAG$IES4 

,& YET ! WORLD HAS GONE ON = C5TURIES1 SOCIETIES HAVE DEVELOP$ & SUCCE$$ ONE ANO!R1 EA* LIKE ! ONE PREC$+ IT1 & ONE FACT DOM9ATES ALL ( HI/ORY3 ! PROTECTION ( ! MI<TY & ! CRU%+ ( ! WEAK4 ,! WEAK DON'T UND]/& ?AT !Y HAVE ONLY ONE HI/ORICAL RAISON D'ETRE1 & ?AT'S TO PAY = A BUN* ( ?+S !Y'LL NEV] GET TO USE & TO DIE = POLITICAL S*EMES ?AT HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) !M4 

,:AT DOES IT MATT] TO !M ?AT IT'S ,PI]RE OR ,JEAN :O ASKS !M = !IR MONEY & TAKES !IR LIFE FROM !M1 S9CE !Y HAVE TO DESPOIL !MSELVES = ! LATT] & TO GIVE ! =M]8 ,BUT NO6 ,BUT !Y HAVE PREF]5CES AMONG ?OSE :O ROB FROM !M & ?OSE :O EXECUTE !M & !Y VOTE = ! MO/ RAPACI\S & ! MO/ F]OCI\S4 ,!Y VOT$ YE/]DAY1 !Y'LL VOTE TOMORR[1 & !Y WILL ALWAYS VOTE4 ,%EEP GO TO ! SLAU<T]2 !Y SAY NO?+ & !Y HOPE = NO?+4 ,BUT AT LEA/ !Y DON'T VOTE = ! BUT*] :O WILL KILL !M & ! B\RGEOIS :O WILL EAT !M4 ,MORE BEA/LY ?AN ! BEA/S1 MORE %EEPI% ?AN ! %EEP1 ! VOT] NAMES HIS BUT*] & *OOSES HIS B\RGEOIS4 ,HE HAS MADE REVOLUTIONS TO CONQU] ?IS RI<T4 

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,O GOOD VOT]1 UNSPEAKABLE IMBECILE1 POOR SLAVE3 IF 9/EAD ( ALL[+ Y\RSELF TO BE TAK5 9 BY ABSURD /ORIES ISSU$ EV]Y MORN+ BY ! P5NY NEWSPAP]S BIG & SMALL1 BLUE & BLACK1 :ITE & R$ & ?AT >E PAID TO HAVE Y\R SK92 IF 9/EAD ( BELIEV+ ! *IM]ICAL FLATT]Y ) :I* !Y C>ESS Y\R VANITY1 :I* !Y SURR\ND Y\R PITIFUL RAG-CLAD SOV]EIGNTY )1 IF 9/EAD ( /OPP+ AS AN ET]NAL PASS]BY BE=E ! HEAVY DUP]Y ( PROGRAMS Y\ W\LD SOMETIMES READ BY ! FIRE ,S*OP5HAU] & ,MAX ,NORDAU1 TWO PHILOSOPH]S :O KN[ ALL ?AT NE$S TO BE KN[N AB\T Y\R MA/]S & Y\RSELVES1 P]HAPS Y\'D LE>N SOME SURPRIS+ & USEFUL ?+S4 ,& P]HAPS AFT] HAV+ READ !M Y\'D BE 9 LESS ( A HURRY TO PUT ON Y\R S]I\S AIR & Y\R LOVELY WAI/COAT & HURRY TO ! HOMICIDAL URNS :]E1 :ATEV] NAME Y\ PUT 9 !M1 Y\'RE PUTT+ ! NAME ( Y\R MO/ MORTAL 5EMY4 ,!Y'LL TELL Y\1 AS CONNOISSEURS ( HUMANITY1 ?AT POLITICS IS AN ABOM9ABLE LIE1 ?AT EV]Y?+ !RE IS ! OPPOSITE ( GOOD S5SE1 JU/ICE & RI<T & Y\ HAVE NO?+ TO HOPE = FROM IT1 Y\ :OSE ACC\NTS >E SETTL$ 9 ! GREAT BOOK ( HUMAN DE/9IES4 

,DREAM AFT] ?AT IF Y\ LIKE ( A P>ADISE ( LI<T & P]FUME1 ( IMPOSSIBLE FRAT]NITY1 ( UNREAL HAPP9ESS4 ,IT'S GOOD TO DREAM1 & IT EASES SUFF]+4 ,BUT NEV] MIX MAN 9 ) Y\R DREAMS1 = :]EV] MAN IS !RE IS PA91 HATR$1 & MURD]4 ,ABOVE ALL1 REMEMB] ?AT ! MAN :O SOLICITS Y\R SUFFRAGE IS1 BY ?IS V]Y FACT1 A DI%ONE/ MAN1 = 9 EX*ANGE = ! SITUATION & ! =TUNE Y\ PROPEL HIM T[>DS HE PROMISES Y\ A BUN* ( M>VEL\S ?+S ?AT HE WON'T GIVE Y\ & ?AT >5'T NOT 9 HIS P[] TO GIVE Y\1 ANYWAY4 ,! MAN Y\ ELEVATE REPRES5TS NEI!R Y\R POV]TY NOR Y\R HOPES NOR ANY?+ ELSE AB\T Y\4 ,HE ONLY REPRES5TS HIS [N PASSIONS & 9T]E/S1 :I* >E ! OPPOSITE ( Y\RS4 ,9 ORD] TO COM=T Y\ & REVIVE Y\R HOPES - :I* WILL BE QUICKLY DECEIV$ - DON'T IMAG9E ?AT ! DI/RESS+ SPECTACLE ?AT Y\ TODAY SEE BE=E Y\ IS PECULI> TO AN ]A OR A REGIME & ?AT IT WILL PASS4 ,ALL ]AS >E EQUAL1 & SO >E REGIMES1 ?AT IS1 !Y >E EQUALLY WOR?LESS4 ,& SO1 GOOD MAN1 GO HOME & GO ON /RIKE AGA9/ UNIV]SAL SUFFRAGE4 ,Y\ HAVE NO?+ TO LOSE 9 DO+ ?IS1 ( ?IS ,I CAN ASSURE Y\1 & Y\ MI<T AMUSE Y\RSELF = A TIME4 ,9 Y\R DOORWAY1 CLOS$ TO ! BEGG>S ( POLITICAL ALMS1 Y\'LL WAT* ! BRAWL PASS BY1 SIL5TLY SMOK+ Y\R PIPE4 

,& IF HE EXI/S 9 SOME UNKN[N PLACE1 AN HONE/ MAN CAPABLE ( GOV]N+ Y\ & LOV+ Y\1 DON'T FEEL BAD = HIM4 ,HE'LL BE TOO JEAL\S ( HIS DIGNITY TO MIX 9 ) ! FIL?Y P>TY /RUGGLE1 TOO PR\D TO FEEL HE [ES Y\ = A M&ATE ?AT Y\ ONLY EV] GRANT TO CYNICAL D>+1 9SULT1 & FALSEHOOD4 

,AS ,I TOLD Y\1 GOOD MAN1 GO HOME & GO ON /RIKE4 

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