• iAmTheTot@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    Weird. I didn’t know not casting a vote meant you were responsible for the person that millions of other people did vote for.

    (for the record, I voted)

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      11 months ago

      I think everybody in a democracy-ish country is responsible for their voting choice. Choosing to abstain is a valid option, and should stay that way.

      However, if you have a preference between the candidates, by abstaining you are mathematically helping the other guy. That’s especially true in our two-party FPTP elections in the US.

      Edit to add: it should go without saying that this assumes you have the capability to vote one way or another. You know, since we have a political party that wants it to be difficult to vote.