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As a hypothetical, can you imagine a scenario where nobody voted or put faith in the political class? From this perspective, participation only validates the f
by aww_dang 6y ago
As a hypothetical, can you imagine a scenario where nobody voted or put faith in the political class?
From this perspective, participation only validates the farce.
- smitty1e 6y agoMy (apparently unpopular) point is that non-participation affords no solace.
- Scalestein 6y agoIt isn't non participation though. You can participate in politics (local, state or federal) without consuming the 24/7 news cycle. The "news" is usually pushing doom gloom and fear no matter which side of the spectrum you are on because that gets the clicks. Rarely do political issues have meaningful developments everyday so continually checking not actually enhancing your ability to participate.
- smitty1e 6y agoFair point. My response is quite binary when there is a full spectrum of engagement possibility.
- wallacoloo 6y agoIf you’re upset about the system or the options, your other option is to vote a write-in. This sends a stronger message in my opinion: we call such votes “protest votes”, whereas not voting all all leaves the situation a bit more ambiguous to the rest of us.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoMany jurisdictions will ignore "write-ins" and they will not be reported.