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if their votes cancel each other out why bother?

• DanielBMarkham 18y ago
  Because voting is about a lot more than counting votes. That's the point. We aren't in some struggle against the evil other guys (republicans, democrats) that are out to ruin our country. That's partisan election-year bullshit. Instead we are intelligent people who have honest differences. We're in this thing together a lot more than we're in this thing to exert our will over other citizens. Voting is being part of the system. Not only that, but voting is a re-affirmation that we can vote. We can choose. Making good choices is important even if you're in the minority. It's symbolic, but that's not the nature of my argument. It's required. Even if their votes cancel each other out, it's required that they take the time to make the best decisions they can and to exercise their right of choice. Like I said, it's one of the few things that's expected of us lunkheads.
  • nazgulnarsil 18y ago
    no, people don't generally have honest differences. an honest differences is when both sides are clearly identified, and there is mutual respect for differing conclusions based on the same data. policies in america are not based on anything in reality, but on what sells well. imagine a marketing company that is run by the people it markets to. given such a feedback loop extreme results are not surprising.
  • mseebach 18y ago
    To paraphrase Dijkstra: Democracy is a much about voting as astronomy is about telescopes.
• enomar 18y ago
  Local elections and propositions? Belonging to different parties doesn't mean their ballots will be exact polar opposites.
• noonespecial 18y ago
  Because it showed that 2 people actually cared. It doesn't matter who wins, as long as they know that people care it changes how they do things.