The Logic Of Not Voting ?
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Considering that voting is free and somebody's going to get elected anyway - can somebody explain what's the benefit of not voting ?
Specifically in reference to elections like the present, where you might not be feeling none of the candidates, but you know that one is worse than the others.
What's wrong with voting for the lesser evil ?
In other words, how does it help to not vote ?
Specifically in reference to elections like the present, where you might not be feeling none of the candidates, but you know that one is worse than the others.
What's wrong with voting for the lesser evil ?
In other words, how does it help to not vote ?
The Logic Of Not Voting ? 45 votes
There's some logic to it.
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There's absolutely no logic to it.
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There's a lot of people that don't want to give their vote to neither Trump or Hillary and it seems to be some tension about it. Especially within the black community. The ones that are voting for Hillary are saying they need to cast their vote for Hillary to keep Trump out of office or the country will be going backwards again.
I personally feel that if you don't want to vote than don't because it's your right to have a choice. But you also lose the right to complain as well since you didn't participate.
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Really truthfully they were not going to vote anyway. Everybody I know that votes on the regular is at least going to vote for the local election. And the impulse will be to vote for the presidential race anyway.prime_time_? wrote: »But you also lose the right to complain as well since you didn't participate
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There's some logic to it.there's ABSOLUTE logic to it..
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If you pay taxes how do you lose the right to complain?
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Part of my issue is that I don't understand why people feel like they can't vote for anyone other than Trump or Clinton. Vote for whatever candidate on the ballot you feel will best lead the country. If you don't feel like any of them can...then write in a candidate that you think can get the job done.
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Black folks are like ? Clinton I'm just not voting for anybody in the election.. Meanwhile, there are many white folks who said they don't like Trump straight jumping on his side all of a sudden. Even "lying" Ted Cruz endorsed Donald Trump. White folks are loyal to the Republican party while people are telling black folks not to be loyal to the Democratic party. Wonder how many Hilary haters are going to vote Trump.
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There's some logic to it.SmashinYourWaifu wrote: »If you pay taxes how do you lose the right to complain?
exactly..
if anything IF u vote u need to shut the ? up and deal wit whatever U VOTED FOR! -
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I fully support it because the Democrats need to feel some pain and be out of power on the federal and state level for taking black people for granted for the past 50 years.
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BOSSExcellence wrote: »there's ABSOLUTE logic to it..
What's the logic then fam ?
I'm not even trying to knock another point of view, just trying to understand it. -
Voting locally >>>
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There's some logic to it.If you're trying to get out of jury duty at the federal or state level, your best chance of doing so is by never registering to vote or canceling your current voter registration. As important as the right to vote is, many Americans opt out of voting to avoid being called for jury duty.
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i try not to engage idiots and let them be.. the beauty in that is they never know who they are
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Can somebody please tell me what makes Trump so bad? I have not been following it much but he always seems like a cool down to earth kind of guy, what has he done that was so bad?
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There's some logic to it.BOSSExcellence wrote: »there's ABSOLUTE logic to it..
What's the logic then fam ?
I'm not even trying to knock another point of view, just trying to understand it.
when i get out this gym.. Too much ass prancin around my ? .. -
There's some logic to it.Black folks are like ? Clinton I'm just not voting for anybody in the election.. Meanwhile, there are many white folks who said they don't like Trump straight jumping on his side all of a sudden. Even "lying" Ted Cruz endorsed Donald Trump. White folks are loyal to the Republican party while people are telling black folks not to be loyal to the Democratic party. Wonder how many Hilary haters are going to vote Trump.
Black people don't have anywhere near as much clout or power as white people in this country, so stop acting like they're equivalent. White people determine the president year after year. Black people didn't get the half breed into office, white people did. -
Preach2Teach wrote: »Can somebody please tell me what makes Trump so bad? I have not been following it much but he always seems like a cool down to earth kind of guy, what has he done that was so bad?
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playmaker88 wrote: »i try not to engage idiots and let them be.. the beauty in that is they never know who they are
Do you engage people period? -
There's some logic to it.To answer the OP, the logic behind voting is, it is MY CHOICE AND RIGHT to decide if I want to vote or not. There has to be a candidate that I deem worthy enough to spend time out of day to go out and vote for. If there is no candidate that fits the bill, I will not vote, simple logic.
Then there's the personal accountability that comes with voting. If I vote for president X, and president X bombs a foreign land killing civilians, women and children, I am partially responsible. And I refuse to have that kind of blood on my hands.
To quote the great Dead Prez:
Yo, you expect me to vote for the lesser of two evils?
NEVER!
It’s more like the evil of two lessers.
That’s like sayin’ – M! Choose your oppressor!
Pick one! Jeffery Dahmer or Hannibal Lecter
You want ? , Coke, Pepsi or Dr. Pepper?
THEY ALL ? UP and neither one of ‘em better
Cuz ? is like a Democrat
? – Republican
Marijuana – Independent Party
SAME GOVERNMENT!
You really think your vote counts?
Ask my folk down in Florida didn’t they straight THROW they ? out!
And them crackas act innocent,
KNOWING they depend on this
Benefit from HUSH money from big businesses
MONEY is the president!
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If CONGRESS can’t make PROGRESS
Let’s change the PROCESS -
NO MORE TOMS RUNNIN’ FOR OFFICE! -
? literally sacrifice their life for this nation in every capacity one can imagine, we paid n continue to pay a higher premium for this ? , short of maybe natives, than ANYONE. N that's not up for debate
but the buck supposed to stop feelin certain ways about ? at voting or lack their of?
I know this nation treats us like were guests, but you don't have to place your damn self in that box... -
There's absolutely no logic to it.? on the IC:
"This election choosing between the main choices is like choosing between getting punched and getting shot."
"So I'm not gonna vote... though that might mean I get shot."
Sounds perfectly logical to me. -
Lmao my bad brah, didn't see it -
There's absolutely no logic to it.It's a rebellious thing, a form of protest, people don't want to be followers or sheep... but not voting solves nothing.
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SmashinYourWaifu wrote: »If you pay taxes how do you lose the right to complain?
You can complain but it will go on deaf ears to the ones that voted because you could've had a hand to prevent all that. The power in voting. At the same time I agree with what @BOSSExcellence said. If the candidate you voted for come in and ? up some ? they need to be quite too because you voted that ? in.
