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It does. If you really want something to change in the government, voting is pretty close to the bottom of the list of things you can do that might make a diffe
by danenania 6y ago
It does. If you really want something to change in the government, voting is pretty close to the bottom of the list of things you can do that might make a difference, statistically speaking. You still might as well vote, of course, but the chances of your one vote making an impact are extremely low.
That said, influencing the votes of other people can make a huge difference.
- vbsteven 6y agoThis has been my theory on why in some countries the extreme-right is doing very well (Belgium for example, with Vlaams Belang and NVA). These parties seem to understand that one vote doesn't change much in the grand scheme of things and that the key is to be able to convince a mass amount of voters at the same time. Hence why they are playing the modern media game and spending massive amounts of money into social media campaigns to reach a maximum amount of people. While other parties are not doing that (because they don't realize the game that is being played?) and it shows in election results.
- mlang23 6y ago"influencing the votes of other people" should probably be illegal, given the discussion about alledged mass manipulations on U.S. elections.