Camus and Voltaire

            It is evident that Camus and Voltaire are both against customary politicians.  Voltaire opposed many of those who were in power during his time, because many supposed moral figures were actually very corrupt.  This is what he wanted to reveal in Candide with characters such as the Grand Inquisitors, who claim to be morally superior religious figures, but they kill anyone that goes against them, which contradicts their faith and . 

            Camus similarly critiques aristocracy through the eyes of Mersault, because he is a very introverted character withdrawn from others and form the rest of society in general.  When others like to go for a walk on a weekend afternoon, Mersault prefers to sit and watch them, while smoking a pack of cigarettes.  He also shows his indifference when his local soccer team won a big game and I really think this highlights that he is different from everyone else.  I believe that he thinks that his opinion as one human being is very trivial in the grand scheme of things, thus his vote is pointless.  Camus himself was against aristocracy as well, and I do not think he would care to vote either for the same reasons as Mersault, and that he believes the government has too much power, which would limit a common man’s abilities. 

Due to the fact that both philosophers clearly have a problem with the government itself, let alone the candidates running it would be difficult for me to believe that either of them would vote at all.  However, if they did decide to vote I believe they would choose the libertarian, Gary Johnson, because with a weaker government it would protect individual freedom.