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[–]ctvzbuxr 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

As if the government cares how low the voting rate is. If only 2% of people vote, they won't abolish the government or change their ways. They will be happy that it's easier for them now to inject the candidate that they want. In other words: You might as well vote for the candidate you think will cause the least harm to people. Voting is not an endorsement of the political system, because there is no way to denounce the system in the context of a vote.

[–]whereswhat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

So how does the cycle ever break then?

If only 2% vote, my bet is that a sizeable fraction of the remaining 98% are pretty pissed off about how things are going in this country. You want a revolution? It starts with dissent.

[–]ctvzbuxr 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well, before change can take place in the world, it has to take place in people's minds. But we just aren't there yet. And change certainly won't happen if we import people who reliably vote left (i.e. big government) faster than we can change people's minds here. That alone is a reason to go vote republican. Idealism does not change the world, unfortunately. There is a time and place to denounce the system though - pretty much any other day.