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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by e40 on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @06:30PM (#11718110)
The biggest reason people in the US don't vote is because they don't have enough options so they never get to choose people they really care about.

Sorry, this is complete malarky. The calculus of voting is: vote for the least of two evils. If we had 100% voting and everyone did this, the politicians would get better over time, because they would learn that being a certain way would result in failure. The general pool of would-be politicians would learn that maybe it would be OK to run since more normal people are winning.

It's that damn simple. Everything else is an excuse to service some BS idea.

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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by woodman on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @08:34PM (#11718814)
Here are two shit sandwiches, one with onions and one with pickles. If you eat enough then the chef will eventually figure out your favorite kind of sandwich, but if you refuse then you are a selfish lazy jerk.
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by beambot on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @06:34PM (#11718143)
Abstaining is a form of voting, regardless of whether you consider it "some BS idea."
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by Thrymr on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @07:12PM (#11718392)
A representative present for a roll call and explicitly abstaining is a form of voting. A citizen staying home on election day is indistinguishable from apathy.
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by marxmarv on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @07:29PM (#11718479)
Sounds like you've made the choice to see it as apathy.
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by facetube on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @04:35AM (#11720552)
Would submitting a signed but completely blank absentee ballot be somehow more acceptable to you?
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by LionessLover on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @12:08AM (#11719660)
I vote that your opinion is not one iota more valuable than that of any non-voter. People like you really should be forced to look into a mirror an hour each day.
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by vacri on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @02:12AM (#11720113)
How are you going to force Thrymyr to look in the mirror for an hour per day, if you can't even get someone out to vote? Who would be motivated enough to apply that penalty?
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by LionessLover on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @05:06AM (#11720646)
I vote that your opinion is not one iota more valuable than that of any non-voter. People like you really should be forced to look into a mirror an hour each day.
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by vacri on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @07:14AM (#11721087)
Non-sequitors make for poor trolling.
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by e40 on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @10:56AM (#11722406)
You are just handing power to others, when you refuse to vote. It's that simple.
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by woodman on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @06:51PM (#11726659)
No, in that case they are taking power - you haven't handed over anything. It is not a distinction without a difference, "...consent of the governed." etc.
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by reddytowns on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @06:03AM (#11720820)
The problem is not "being a certain way" leads to not raising enough money to compete, and/or being ignored by the media.

It's not an equation, but rather one gigantic shit show designed to stir emotion, bought and paid for by those who have money, and they give it to both sides.

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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by e40 on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @10:56AM (#11722403)
And you are not using the only power you have. The shitshow is designed to get you not to vote. When fewer people vote, it's easier to control the remaining minority.
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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by reddytowns on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @07:47PM (#11726943)
Do you really think that just getting enough people to vote is going to fix the situation?

It's like a 140 lb weakling being squashed by a 300 lb sumo wrestler and you're telling him to just squirm more.

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