Daniel1769
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I don't vote. I'm not one who doesn't vote because I'm uninformed or apathetic. I pay attention to what's going on. I read a lot, and I watch documentaries. I'm interested in all sorts of subjects. But I also don't bombard my mind with hours of talk radio or 24 hour news stations every day. I voted for President once, back in 2008, and voted on the 2010 midterms. I was 19 years old in 2008. Since then, I've grown up. I've gone out on my own. I've learned. My political and religious views have changed drastically since 2008.
One reason that I don't vote is that there is no meaningful difference in the 2 parties. This election has made that more clear than ever with Trump and Clinton holding virtually identical views on every significant issue, and ignoring the most important issues like virtually all politicians do. Even when politicians campaign on radically different platforms, major policies are never different. Taxes and spending stay high, military interventionism grows, the size and scope of government expands, civil liberties erode, and out currency becomes more worthless by the day. Nothing substantial changes when the party in power changes. Any differences between the parties are rhetorical. Even third parties like the Libertarian Party hold similar positions to the major parties on every meaningful issue.
Another reason is that voting doesn't matter. No matter who gets the most votes, the outcome can always be manipulated. Further, no one can be sure that the electronic voting machines weren't rigged. In the 2000 Presidential election, the 2012 Republican primary and the 2016 Democrat primary, we saw first hand that votes don't matter. There seems to be the "powers that be" who always seem to get the candidate they want. And if they don't, the other candidate will be just the same anyway.
I also reject the idea of voting for the lesser of two evils. Why should I lend my support to evil? Is it really the Christian thing to do to endorse any evil at all?
The power of government comes from the consent of the governed. Well, I don't give my consent for the government to control every aspect of our lives, to steal half of our income, to fund abortion, to invade other countries and kill civilians, to make people dependent on the welfare state, to ban guns or any other intrusion in our liberties. It is true that I will still be governed by these people whether I give my consent or not. I do follow their stupid laws because I don't want to be fined or go to jail. However, I can look in the mirror and know that I have not endorsed or consented to the wicked, authoritarian government.
This is my rant. I'm tired of people, especially other Christians, demanding that I vote for whichever wicked authoritarian they think will change anything for the better. The politicians are always telling us "next time" will be different, and it never it. Voters are in an abusive relationship with a husband called government that always promises they'll change if you give him just one more chance. How gullible can the people be? This is the condensed version of why I have vacated the vote. /rant.
One reason that I don't vote is that there is no meaningful difference in the 2 parties. This election has made that more clear than ever with Trump and Clinton holding virtually identical views on every significant issue, and ignoring the most important issues like virtually all politicians do. Even when politicians campaign on radically different platforms, major policies are never different. Taxes and spending stay high, military interventionism grows, the size and scope of government expands, civil liberties erode, and out currency becomes more worthless by the day. Nothing substantial changes when the party in power changes. Any differences between the parties are rhetorical. Even third parties like the Libertarian Party hold similar positions to the major parties on every meaningful issue.
Another reason is that voting doesn't matter. No matter who gets the most votes, the outcome can always be manipulated. Further, no one can be sure that the electronic voting machines weren't rigged. In the 2000 Presidential election, the 2012 Republican primary and the 2016 Democrat primary, we saw first hand that votes don't matter. There seems to be the "powers that be" who always seem to get the candidate they want. And if they don't, the other candidate will be just the same anyway.
I also reject the idea of voting for the lesser of two evils. Why should I lend my support to evil? Is it really the Christian thing to do to endorse any evil at all?
The power of government comes from the consent of the governed. Well, I don't give my consent for the government to control every aspect of our lives, to steal half of our income, to fund abortion, to invade other countries and kill civilians, to make people dependent on the welfare state, to ban guns or any other intrusion in our liberties. It is true that I will still be governed by these people whether I give my consent or not. I do follow their stupid laws because I don't want to be fined or go to jail. However, I can look in the mirror and know that I have not endorsed or consented to the wicked, authoritarian government.
This is my rant. I'm tired of people, especially other Christians, demanding that I vote for whichever wicked authoritarian they think will change anything for the better. The politicians are always telling us "next time" will be different, and it never it. Voters are in an abusive relationship with a husband called government that always promises they'll change if you give him just one more chance. How gullible can the people be? This is the condensed version of why I have vacated the vote. /rant.
