WHEN NOT VOTING IS BETTER THAN VOTING | The lesser of two evils is still evil

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[–]danuker 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Not voting ensures passionate people get their way unchallenged - which leads to extremism and/or totalitarianism.

If you vote in a "pointless" fashion, say, with a third-party, then people notice, because they can't just show two blobs on the screen - there are options.

Absentees aren't shown on any chart I've seen. There's just turnout rate.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If you vote in a "pointless" fashion, say, with a third-party, then people notice,

3rd party voting is far from pointless.

The Progressive movement politicians never won major elections, however their ideas were so popular that the Republicans and Democrats adopted their policies, which largely shaped politics of the early 20th century.
Note: the linked wiki article (and others in the search) is a white washed revisionist version.

Similarly, Eugene Debbs was nominated for the Socialist Presidential candidate while he was imprisoned for raising mild questions about US involvement in WW1.

He received 1 million votes during the election.

3rd parties often shape history, but have been mostly written out of it.