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I believe that people who don't vote can be just as patriotic as those who do. When a person votes during a presidential election, all that is accomplished is
by phaus 12y ago
I believe that people who don't vote can be just as patriotic as those who do.
When a person votes during a presidential election, all that is accomplished is the person is making a choice between 1 of 2 carbon copy shit-bags that have been hand-picked corporate lobbyists and other kinds of sociopaths. To make it even more ridiculous, its just a single vote out of ~40,000,000. I think it makes far more sense to vote in local elections and primaries, because, even though the effort is still futile, that's the closest you are going to get to making an actual difference.
- phaus 12y agoThe entire point of the thread was to discuss unpopular viewpoints. Apparently I won, because instead of intelligent discourse I just got down-voted.
- dllthomas 12y agoI would say local elections should be stressed not only for the reasons you say, but also because they often have a bigger effect on your life. And as it happens, in some local elections your vote matters a lot: http://www.co.washington.ar.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=7020 http://www.co.washington.ar.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?doc...