Recently I've all but stopped worrying about these issues personally. I still have opinions about what to do in a lot of situations, but at the same time those opinions are only the product of my own experience. If others want to vote for things I find counterproductive, it is still their right to be counted. And if my ideas really are worthwhile then I have to trust that they will eventually break into the mainstream.

If most people can accept this then our society will do alright.