Democracy for Sale

Democracy for me means the freedom and the power to voice beliefs, concerns, and out right objections. Democracy can also be used as a protective blanket which should nurture us, as democratic followers, in our endeavors. However the comfort and easy I had originally felt with democracy has slowly dissipated. Maybe this was due to the two elections prior to this one and the corruption that ensued, or maybe it is just an outcome of being further educated.
Unfortunately what I have uncovered during these formative years has lead me to become skeptical of democracy. Politicians can be bought and sold, and with that democracy can be bought and sold. Corporations now have more power then the politicians who were elected into office to uphold democracy. News from Washington D.C. seems to be filtered through PR firms before it even hits our households. Democracy is being filtered. Democracy is for sale.
However this corrupted democracy is only the pen and paper democracy. What still may remain untainted is individual democracy. We as individuals have the right to choose what we alone can buy, consume, and believe. We have NIMBY power, and that has not yet been taken from us. I, as a democratic being can choose not to buy poisoned foods, watch T.V., or broadcast logos all over my body. I alone can tell my small community to watch out for the deadly grasp of corporate consumerism. I alone can revolt against what corporations want me to be, and by doing so F*%^ up the system just a little bit.
This is where the hope for the future lies. No longer in the pen and paper government run democracy but in each of us as independent minds. Regretfully many people wont pick up arms and join this revolution because many people will remain plugged into the corporate system. This will become a struggle of survival of the fittest, and I pledge to be one of the fittest. Corporations will have no control over my life and my democracy.