It's the first Tuesday in November.

[nsingman]

No, I didn't. And no, I won't.

Comments

[lesliepear]

You aren't alone. My husband isn't voting either (but I did).

[ysidro]

I know how you feel.

[geisha_kitten69]

Me either! In fact, I refuse to leave the house on principle!

[nsingman]

I've heard that argument before, and believe that it is exactly the other way around. If you do vote, then you don't get to complain about the results, because you implicitly or explicitly accept the legitimacy of majority (or, more often, plurality) rule. I do not.

It is not simply disgust with the choices available (though they do offend me), but opposition to democracy in general, that will keep me from the polling place. Someone as opposed to democracy as I am ought not participate in it. And I can always find better uses for that time. :-)

[twfarlan]

I'm not a fan of majority rule, either. That being said, it's the system under which I live. If I vote for someone who loses, I had my say and was shouted down. If the winner therefore is an asshole, hey, I tried. Meanwhile, if I vote for someone who wins and thereafter turns out to be an asshole, mea culpa. Won't vote for that fool again.

On the other hand, I've said the same thing that you said here; if I don't believe in the process, I have no business supporting it. Given the opportunity, I'll create something else, somewhere else. Until then... (shrug) Either way, it's your choice. I'm fairly glad we don't live under a system where casting a ballot is mandatory, even if you do show up only to sign your name on a blank sheet of paper or just to write "none of the above" all over it.

Opposition To Democracy

[epiphany]

So is it a monarchy yer after, Good King Noah?

[mactavish]

Okay.