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I'm not sure it's the same people.
by computerfriend 2y ago
I'm not sure it's the same people.
- khazhoux 2y agoIt is, though. The word "people" here refers in aggregate to the citizens who voted in November. It would be equally accurate for me to say "This is what we voted for" even though it's not what I voted for.
- t-3 2y agoNot voting was the most popular choice among Americans eligible to vote in 2024, so "it's what we didn't vote for".
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- JumpCrisscross 2y agoNot voting, practically, is empowering the status quo. Particularly in America, where almost every election features intense down-ballot competition. Someone who didn’t vote is more in concordance with the current government than someone who voted against it. Actions speak louder than words, and not voting is an action.
- surgical_fire 2y agoI don't have a dog in this race - I am not even from the US. But, by definition, not voting is an action rather than absence of one. What you are doing by not voting is giving out a tacit agreement that the people who went and vote get to decide who will be elected. Following that line of thought, by not voting, you actively chose the current government, no matter what the current government is.
- t-3 2y agoI agree, but there are many who say that not voting is the only way to show contempt for a system rigged against them. Voting would be a tacit endorsement and recognition of the legitimacy of that system.
- surgical_fire 2y ago> show contempt for a system rigged against them Those that don't care to vote are doomed to be ruled by those who care. You still have to pay taxes, and perhaps see a government you truly despise making all sorts of decisions that will get the system even more rigged against you. Not voting out of spite is similar to stabbing your own head to show contempt for your brain when you have a migraine.
- addandsubtract 2y agoI just realized, this is how Trump will reform the 2028 elections. Every non-vote will count as a vote for the status quo. "You won't have to vote again" – Trump 2024
- matwood 2y agoI remembered you comment when I saw this: https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-proposes-amending-22nd-amendment-allow-trump-serve-third-term https://ogles.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ogles-propo...
- absolutelastone 2y agoVoting blocks are just simplifications of reality. Following that line of thought too far leads to bad arguments. The full truth is that any individual voter has a negligible effect on the outcome of an election.
- surgical_fire 2y ago> The full truth is that any individual voter has a negligible effect on the outcome of an election. A negligible effect is, mathematically speaking, incalculably higher than no effect.
- Yeul 2y agoWe all have a dog in the race. Empires do not fall quietly.
- rsanek 2y agohow so? voter turnout was 64%, so voting was more popular than not voting