Non Voter?

OP, why don't you vote ?

Cynicism, apathy, and a strong dislike for pols.

Cliche I know, but there it is.

I'm well beyond the stage that idealism will kick in. I missed that train.

So everyone here does their civic duty? Hard to believe.

I didn't vote once. It was when I was 18.

"Hard to believe." Yes, if you're an Asshole.

why not vote?

Vote, it takes two seconds, and you are having your say in our splendid country.

Try to make a difference.

muhamed

I vote every time, even in minor elections. I'm actually probably MORE cynical about politics than anyone on here, but it really is true that one guy is always worse than the other guy, so...there is a choice.

You're an idiot! You complain about people feeling like they are better than you by voting. It seems your doing the same thing by not voting.

morphcat wrote:

How many people (over age 30) are willing to admit they have never voted or registered to vote?

That would be me (considerably older than 30, never voted, never will).

Me, over 30, lazy, apathetic, cave-man. Never voted.

My girlfriend finds it insane. Unfortunetly, its not a deal breaker for her. Yeah, I said UN.

People who get their panties in a knot about not voting are idiots. Do you know when the last time one vote made a difference in a US general election was? Never. Get that? Your vote DOES NOT make a difference. I know this is hard to swallow but it is true. And the old argument "But if everyone thought that way..." is a fallacy, unless you are someone who sways many, many other people's opinions (ie, you are a movie star).

It is far, FAR better to be involved in the political process in other ways and not vote, than to vote and do nothing else. People who vote and do nothing else are basically as impotent as people who don't vote at all, only they're much more self righteous.

studmuffin wrote:

People who get their panties in a knot about not voting are idiots.

People who don't vote can't complain about the politicians who end up getting elected. That token effort to make your mark on the ballot is a small price to pay for several years of bitching about the idiots in power.

i vote for one reason...because many, many men and women over the past 250 years or so have died for my right to vote, and as i see it, to vote is to honor them.

Asterix wrote:People who don't vote can't complain about the politicians who end up getting elected. That token effort to make your mark on the ballot is a small price to pay for several years of bitching about the idiots in power.

I don't understand that. I realize that choices technically aren't as limited as they might seem, even in the United states, but what if none of those choices are appealing?

I've voted in every election I could've voted in, but I don't understand why someone who didn't can't complain.

It's your prerogative to not vote. But then don't come here - or anywhere - and whine about the outcome.

hypnotoad wrote:

It's your prerogative to not vote. But then don't come here - or anywhere - and whine about the outcome.

Of course, in the real world you already know the people that don't vote aren't the ones complaining. If it bothered them that much, they would vote.

The biggest whiners are the ones who did vote and their candidate LOST!!!

Anyone with any common sense would have figured that out.

are you kidding??? wrote:

You're an idiot! You complain about people feeling like they are better than you by voting. It seems your doing the same thing by not voting.

I'm not complaining. It is what it is. I don't vote.

USA USA USA wrote:

"Hard to believe." Yes, if you're an Asshole.

Nah.

hypnotoad wrote:

It's your prerogative to not vote. But then don't come here - or anywhere - and whine about the outcome.

I guess I will if I want to. Piss off.

morphcat wrote:

I guess I will if I want to. Piss off.

Wow, and you claim to be "considerably older than 30".

I guess we're all better off with you not voting.