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Here's one way I see it, expressed as a syllogism: 1. Democracy works best when every individual votes. 2. I am an individual. 3. Democracy works best when I
by decode 18y ago
Here's one way I see it, expressed as a syllogism:
1. Democracy works best when every individual votes.
2. I am an individual.
3. Democracy works best when I vote.
Here's another way I see it, expressed by some German guy:
"Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law."
- tc 18y agoA better syllogism: major premise: A democratic republic works best when the democratic system elects non-tyrants; that is, leaders who will not violate the inherent rights of even the 49% of the people who did not vote for them. minor premise: Both old party presidential candidates propose schemes which use government force to commit active injustice against non-consenting peaceful citizens. conclusion: Unless you are going to vote for a third party candidate, or go to the polls and not vote to indicate your preference for 'none of the above,' by voting you are in effect sanctioning all of the harms the candidate you elect will unleash on the world. You are also, by voting for a major party candidate, sanctioning the system that gives you only the sort of narrow choices that we have this year: on the one side, a warmonger who is a reluctant but willing socialist, and on the other, a socialist who is a reluctant but willing warmonger.