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ironymaidenonly in America would someone complain in the same paragraph about the Constitution being shit upon while refusing to exercise the most important right we have as citizens.
any citizen who refuses to vote as a "conscientious objector" to the current electoral system, or because the available candidates are not just so, is engaging in an activity that has the exact same results as failing to vote out of apathy or disinterest. if you believe that the system is that broken and you actually care, then you need to be out in the world working to change it - not using your energy trying to convince people that your inaction is virtuous.
every citizen has the right to exercise or not exercise their franchise. they also have the right to free speech, and can complain as much as they like. they need to understand that anything a willful nonvoter has to say about elected officials has no weight with me.
when it comes down to it, i think more of extremists than nonvoters. even if i disagree with them, they are making an effort to be represented by their government.
any citizen who refuses to vote as a "conscientious objector" to the current electoral system, or because the available candidates are not just so, is engaging in an activity that has the exact same results as failing to vote out of apathy or disinterest. if you believe that the system is that broken and you actually care, then you need to be out in the world working to change it - not using your energy trying to convince people that your inaction is virtuous.
every citizen has the right to exercise or not exercise their franchise. they also have the right to free speech, and can complain as much as they like. they need to understand that anything a willful nonvoter has to say about elected officials has no weight with me.
when it comes down to it, i think more of extremists than nonvoters. even if i disagree with them, they are making an effort to be represented by their government.
