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It's unfortunate that people capable of being well-informed decide to inform themselves in anti-government ideas up to abstaining themselves from the most effec

It's unfortunate that people capable of being well-informed decide to inform themselves in anti-government ideas up to abstaining themselves from the most effective, durable contribution society is able to to give as a whole. Sure, direct individual action and activism is very helpful, but doesn't replace electing good representatives and politics isn't going anywhere, it's only human nature and has been with us since the onset of society. Sore loser, are you kidding? Politics is a game, yes, but played by politicians. I'm not playing any game when I make an informed decision to vote for what I think is, well, less bad. I can complain all I want and do, regardless of my vote. It's my right to vote and then it's my right to complain when things are wrong, they're separate responsibilities and one doesn't infringe on the other. I think you need to view politics with a bit more nuance, because you're a big part of the problem, that is: we need less citizenship dropouts.

tedks 12y ago
> I'm not playing any game when I make an informed decision to vote for what I think is, well, less bad Sure you are. You're playing the voting game. Your team tries to mass agreement for some candidates, the other team tries to mass agreement for other candidates. This agreement comes with the knowledge that you are handing your autonomy, and your right to complain, off to the winner of the game. If you lose you have no right to complain. You knew the risks. >Sure, direct individual action and activism is very helpful, but doesn't replace electing good representatives Direct action is exactly a replacement for representative action. Action can only ever be one of those two things. Similarly, representation is a replacement for direct action -- if you delegate your power to someone else, you cannot exercise it. >I think you need to view politics with a bit more nuance, because you're a big part of the problem I think you need to stop confusing yourself with nuance and realize that you're the problem -- you're handing over your autonomy to these people that are using you to build careers on corruption and subjugation. Stop confusing yourself with the trees and look at the forest.

tedks 12y ago

> I'm not playing any game when I make an informed decision to vote for what I think is, well, less bad Sure you are. You're playing the voting game. Your team tries to mass agreement for some candidates, the other team tries to mass agreement for other candidates. This agreement comes with the knowledge that you are handing your autonomy, and your right to complain, off to the winner of the game. If you lose you have no right to complain. You knew the risks. >Sure, direct individual action and activism is very helpful, but doesn't replace electing good representatives Direct action is exactly a replacement for representative action. Action can only ever be one of those two things. Similarly, representation is a replacement for direct action -- if you delegate your power to someone else, you cannot exercise it. >I think you need to view politics with a bit more nuance, because you're a big part of the problem I think you need to stop confusing yourself with nuance and realize that you're the problem -- you're handing over your autonomy to these people that are using you to build careers on corruption and subjugation. Stop confusing yourself with the trees and look at the forest.