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Your example isn't quite the same thing. More or less, I want my lack of voting to be a signal to the Democratic party that, "Your vision is out of whack and d
by kodah 4y ago
Your example isn't quite the same thing.
More or less, I want my lack of voting to be a signal to the Democratic party that, "Your vision is out of whack and does not serve me". Today, when someone doesn't vote the party and constituents try some mental gymnastics to put fault on people who don't vote as if they don't care.
- sacrosancty 4y agoVote for an independent. Any one. Just to show you did bother to vote. If enough people do that, the major parties will try to win those "stolen" votes back by offering you what you want.
- bruce511 4y agoSome % of people don't vote because it's too much hassle. Not voting doesn't send a message, or more accurately it sends whatever message the receiver wants to hear. I think voting is too hard, so it tells me that voting is too hard. I'm a Conservative so it tells me the liberals aren't turning out because (as I know) their message is weak. I'm a Liberal, so it tells me the exact opposite. I think all politicians are bad, so frankly I don't care who wins. You get the point. Not voting doesn't send a message. It sends every message. Incidentally, if you care about the nuances within a party, then voting in primaries is where the real difference is made (traditionally also the voting with the lowest turnout.)