That may be true, but I think you have to look at it from the perspective of someone that feels defeated, left behind by the system, helpless to make a differen

That may be true, but I think you have to look at it from the perspective of someone that feels defeated, left behind by the system, helpless to make a difference. Someone in that frame of mind doesn't think that a single vote has any hope of standing in the way of the freight train. For most people one person can't make a difference against the system. That's why whenever you stand up to try you get so many people telling you not to bother, it won't make a difference, you're just one man, what could you expect to achieve? I've lived in towns where this mentality is pervasive. Being around people like this is soul destroying. So I moved. So while I hear what you're saying, I feel that it fails to consider those that don't share your viewpoint.