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I shake my head at ballots cast for elephants
I shake my head at ballots cast for donkeys
cuz I swear to God our leaders
they will be the death of us
there is no vote we can cast to set us free
vote November second if it seems right to you
don't vote if you think it just holds us down
but tell me what we're gonna do on November third
to make sure there's no government left to elect two years from now
Everyone get's what they asked for. The thing about the ubiquitous trolley problem is it has clear outcomes. That's why it works. Whatever's happening down the track, here we are. We had a lever we didn't pull. Best learn to live with the choice, because there was a choice.
Not true at an individual level. Where I live, no way of voting or not voting would have mattered. The same was true where I used to live years ago. In many places it's clear my vote doesn't matter every single time and the outcome would not have changed in most of the election categories.
Therefore I do not actually have choice.
Did you make an effort? Yes/no.
Sure, and same. Some of us in the US did get the luxury of protest vote. How'd you do in local? I'm not even a democrat. First time I voted down ticket.
Good for them. The less people who vote, the easier it is to claim correctly that the supposed rulers are illegitimate.
Quiet contempt, mostly. Their arguments for doing so, while passionate, simply don’t hold up under scrutiny. However, trying to talk to them about it just strengthens their resolve, so I don’t bother.
simply don’t hold up under scrutiny.
And your arguments FOR participating? Will they hold up under scrutiny?
I'm not going to get on their case. I think that's okay if they genuinely don't care or don't know what's good for them.
The generals still went the right way, but I'm quite frustrated by them not being as mobilized for regionals and locals as a way to signal disatisfaction on something they perceived to matter less. It has lots of practical effects that shouldn't be ignored for the sake of performative anger.
Wait, which election were you asking about again?
I don't personally care if someone voted or not, especially this election.
