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No, surely non voters endorse the opinions of those who effectively vote on their behalf. To endorse the status quo you must vote for it.
by beardyw 2y ago
No, surely non voters endorse the opinions of those who effectively vote on their behalf. To endorse the status quo you must vote for it.
- JumpCrisscross 2y agoSure, we’re quibbling over when we measure the status quo. I’m measuring it across the election, pre and post. If you don’t vote you effectively endorsed the outcome even if you came up with some bizarre logic around why that isn’t the case. (Similarly, a vote for a third party in a swing state is de facto a vote for the major candidate you wouldn’t have voted for.) To the point here, Americans who didn’t vote bear responsibility for our current political situation.
- beardyw 2y agoOK, good point.