(November 4, 2013 at 12:37 pm)Optimistic Mysanthrope Wrote:(November 4, 2013 at 11:54 am)Brian37 Wrote: Gridlock does not excuse you the voter of doing nothing. "They're both crap" is bullshit. Get in the game with your voice at a minimum, or run for office or create that third party. "I am not voting" is as useful as praying to a god, it does absolutely NOTHING.
I'm starting to get déjà vu. I've already given my response to that and you haven't even tried to tell my why it's wrong. If you can, please do so. If you can convince me that my position is wrong then I will thank you for it. But repeating the same line over and over, without addressing my response is something I would expect from a creationist
Not voting is the same as ignoring and doing nothing. Voting has to be a part of good governance, it should not be the only tool, and like any other human venture, it can go off the rails. Vigilance and participation and checks on ALL power, including voters.
Do nothing, get nothing. Trying and failing is better than doing nothing.
Anyone who wants to postulate a better system can give it a go, but it is still human run and would still be subject to the same potential abuse precisely because humans are capable of BOTH compassion and cruelty. Change does not insure that the change will be good, or even stay good long term.
