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I'd rather have more than 2 parties. You can vote against people. To me that's a tacit admission that you're accepting the proffer. As there's no way on your
by timewizard 2y ago
I'd rather have more than 2 parties.
You can vote against people. To me that's a tacit admission that you're accepting the proffer. As there's no way on your vote to indicate that it's a vote of protest vs. a vote of support. The candidate you vote for will see no difference. You'll have reduced your already meager position even further.
I do not accept this.
I mean if you want to get into the anti-democratic nature of the Unit Rule next I'd be happy to oblige you.
Your position is not automatically "good" just because school and MTV told you it was.
- sitkack 2y agoYou should have to vote, you just don't have to vote for anyone. A blank ballot is still a vote. But you have to show up.
- magicalhippo 2y agoWhat if you could cast a negative vote? That is, you could either vote for one candidate, or against one candidate.
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- timewizard 2y agoTechnically I'd be voting against both. If enough people do this then the candidates should be thrown out and a new election held. This would lead to insane chaos but if everyone where an honest actor it could be beautiful.
- unethical_ban 2y agoA civic duty is not a legal duty. You have the legal right not to vote. My opinion is you are failing your government and your own interests when you don't vote. I agree that plurality voting is bad. We should have a system where candidates are ranked, so voter sentiment is better expressed and more than two candidates have a chance at winning. The system we have now needs to be worked, until we get a new system. If you dislike all options equally, then vote for someone else as a protest. If you have a preference of one major candidate over the other, it is in your interest to express that. Sitting at home and doing nothing is the worst. I challenge you to at least research ranked-pair or ranked choice voting (or any alternative form of voting) and write your city councilman about it. Or contact a voting reform organization to ask how you can help change your city.
- timewizard 2y ago> you are failing your government and your own interests when you don't vote. This is a representative democracy. How exactly am I "failing my interests" when I don't vote?
- unethical_ban 2y agoI don't see how this being a representative democracy at all implies "not voting" is a wise strategy. If you have any opinion on the operation of government and you don't express it when asked, please explain how that's beneficial to you.