> Voting does make a difference. In a parliamentary system, votes have a substantial impact. You can vote for a minority party that's actually aligned with you

> Voting does make a difference. In a parliamentary system, votes have a substantial impact. You can vote for a minority party that's actually aligned with your views and get represented if they get enough votes to get a seat in Parliament. It's not "throwing your vote away" like it is in the US. In a two-party first-past-the-post system, the impact of each vote is substantially reduced by comparison since not only are there only two competitive parties to vote for, but the winner takes everything. A vote for the "wrong" party means that vote leads to no representation. > Also, you can contribute to any candidates campaign - so you can money-vote in many places (USA) This is part of the problem in the US, because it gives the wealthiest interests the means to back their preferred representatives at amounts minority representatives can never hope to reach.