I have been toying with the idea of not voting as my vote, to not propagate this two party system we have that leaves us in a perpetual rut. When that happens, however, you are just considered a non-voter which is why I think there should be an 'I vote for no one,' option on the ballot. Ultimately though, my fear of conservative assholes outweighs my want to reform the system, so I vote democrat, not as a positive vote for the democrat, but a negative vote for the republican.
Supposedly they learned this lesson from 2000 to 2006 but apparently they forgot it quite quickly.
DeistPaladin Wrote:I've really started to wonder if liberals boycotted the election, let the Republicans win and teach the Democrats a hard lesson, hard enough that they learn not to take us for granted anymore. It would suck for four years but this would be like chemotherapy for the party's spine. I don't say this with a song in my heart but something has to be done to arrest the Dems strategy of running further and further to the right. It would depend on how bad the Republican candidate is.
Supposedly they learned this lesson from 2000 to 2006 but apparently they forgot it quite quickly.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
