And in the US, it's about nothing at all because unfortunately one of the protections against voters and one of the most ill-conceived ideas of government has b

And in the US, it's about nothing at all because unfortunately one of the protections against voters and one of the most ill-conceived ideas of government has been the electoral college. If you're not in the small percentage or so whose vote might count (read "swing-state), or whose state primary / caucus comes so late it's irrelevant, walking into a voting booth (or filling out a vote by mail, email or whatever insecure thing they do these days) is a waste of time. Then there's the matter of the compromised voting machines ...