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Originally Posted by SynthethicalY

I think this is flawed, that by not voting you are not sending your message. That is just wrong, by you not voting that you are saying I don't care and screw the country, and don't pay any attention to us. But this is my opinion.

well no, in the u.s. only about 36% of eligible voters vote, and we get crummy candidates.

if people truly mobilized to vote, politicians would be more careful about catering to the whole population. if voting was mandatory for example.

however, representative democracy as stands now is a XIX century institution and needs to be revamped for our age.