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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

If you.dont.believe.you can.stop.it.why vote?

it's not about the lone individual, but the social aggregate. is it really that hard to understand? while i alone cannot change the world (a childish dream), i choose to show up and be counted, however imperfectly.

in a way you're being counted too-- political operators count on the self-disenfranchised to win elections by mobilizing radicalized minorities. e.g., the mormons getting prop 8 passed in california in spite of the liberal social climate in your state towards lgbt rights, or voter ID laws (e.g. Kansas, Tennessee) to combat a non-existent, media-manufactured voter fraud epidemic.