by Quikey » Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:52 pm
aLpha.cn-[tang] wrote:scorch- wrote:aLpha.cn-[tang] wrote:So the obvious solution is to not vote? Go inform yourselves instead of being lazy/apathetic.
I wonder how many million man-hours were wasted attempting to vote this weekend in Florida.
I wonder why people bother voting for the president when the outcome in their state is already decided by the masses with no clue what is going on.
I wonder about a lot of things, but never why someone chooses to not vote.
Accept that you are unable to effect political change in this country and stop wasting time and energy on the idea.
I understand that, with the electoral college system, it's plenty logical/rational to decide that voting can't effect political change unless you're in a swing state--for all intents and purposes, a Republican vote probably doesn't matter in California. There are more things on the ballot than just the presidential election, things that affect local communities, in which your vote does matter.
scorch- wrote:Accept that you are unable to effect political change in this country and stop wasting time and energy on the idea.
Doing nothing ensures there is never change.
For people that don't think a vote really matters (and I'm quoting you just to use your Republican vote in California example), if you don't vote based on that logic, then how will you ever even things up between Republicans and Democrats in that state? How will you ever know if you're getting closer to evening things up and becoming a "Swing State"? I know California is a loooong way from that, but just using it because it was mentioned before.
If you feel your vote really doesn't mean anything, that's fine. But I still don't understand why you wouldn't want to at least throw it out there on the 1/100000000000 chance that it does? I don't know if you own a home Scorch-, but if a new levy comes down that would raise property taxes, when it's for a cause or program you don't agree with, wouldn't you want to do what you could to stop from having your taxes raised?
tl;dnr: Voting is cool! I'm an idealistic jackass! Go Vote!
[quote="aLpha.cn-[tang]"][quote="scorch-"][quote="aLpha.cn-[tang]"]So the obvious solution is to not vote? Go inform yourselves instead of being lazy/apathetic.[/quote]
I wonder how many million man-hours were wasted attempting to vote this weekend in Florida.
I wonder why people bother voting for the president when the outcome in their state is already decided by the masses with no clue what is going on.
I wonder about a lot of things, but never why someone chooses to not vote.
Accept that you are unable to effect political change in this country and stop wasting time and energy on the idea.[/quote]
I understand that, with the electoral college system, it's plenty logical/rational to decide that voting can't effect political change unless you're in a swing state--for all intents and purposes, a Republican vote probably doesn't matter in California. There are more things on the ballot than just the presidential election, things that affect local communities, in which your vote does matter.
[quote="scorch-"]Accept that you are unable to effect political change in this country and stop wasting time and energy on the idea.[/quote]
Doing nothing ensures there is never change.[/quote]
For people that don't think a vote really matters (and I'm quoting you just to use your Republican vote in California example), if you don't vote based on that logic, then how will you ever even things up between Republicans and Democrats in that state? How will you ever know if you're getting closer to evening things up and becoming a "Swing State"? I know California is a loooong way from that, but just using it because it was mentioned before.
If you feel your vote really doesn't mean anything, that's fine. But I still don't understand why you wouldn't want to at least throw it out there on the 1/100000000000 chance that it does? I don't know if you own a home Scorch-, but if a new levy comes down that would raise property taxes, when it's for a cause or program you don't agree with, wouldn't you want to do what you could to stop from having your taxes raised?
tl;dnr: Voting is cool! I'm an idealistic jackass! Go Vote!