Originally posted by Swills
reply to post by phishfriar47
They actually love it when you don't vote so you would be sending a much bigger message if you voted for Gary Johnson then no one at all.
Actually thats not true in the least. Voter Apathy is a double-edged sword, and largely depends on the reasoning behind not voting versus the actual
physical act of not voting.
Voting because you are too lazy to research politics or understand the system is the kind of voter apathy they love. On the other hand, when you have
DROVES of non voters on account of how lame the candidates are, by realizing your voice doesnt really matter, by not having faith in this corrupt
system, then you are sending a much larger message. You are saying I dont give you my permission, republicans nor democrats to just do as you will.
Thats what has been going on for the last several decades. Millions of people show up to the voting booth and click R or D not realizing you have
chosen a candidate on a small social issue or because you disliked the other guy, but just by showing up to that booth you said all of the overall
political strategy is fine. For example, how all of the presidents of late have affirmation for the Patriot Act, by us showing up to those voting
booths its ok for both parties to expand policies like that while we get hung up on social issues like abortion and gay marriage. Just like how no
matter who is President, Monsanto can continue to expand and grow and potentially kill millions of people, we are giving them permission to run their
scams because behind closed doors their isnt much difference between the 2 parties. They are both pushing the over all agenda of getting the rich guys
richer, its just a matter of which particular set of rich guys will it be this time around.
But overall the politicians are scared of low voter turnout and voter apathy, like I said, it may be easier for them to win with less people voting,
but MORE people are saying we dont buy your BS anymore and your system sucks, its just a matter of organizing those people into a substantiated force
and actually doing something now. Do you know the numbers when it comes to voting? How many are registered to vote? How many voted for Obama last go
round? or McCain? Obama had the most amount of people vote for him in the history of Presidential Elections, but he only walked away with 34% approval
from all REGISTERED voters, thats hardly 50%. There are at last best estimate 205 Million Registerd voters, Obama had right at 70,000,000 votes and
McCain had right at 60,000,000. So when you divide 70,000,000/205,000,000 you get 34%
Now lets add McCain and Obama together 60,000,000 + 70,000,000 = 130,000,000
Now lets see how many people are voting 205,000,000 - 130,000,000 = 75,000,000
So if you were a politician wouldnt you be concerned about that silent majority that we non-voters sit on? We are registered to vote and could quite
literally win any election without pulling from either party if need be. Have you also considered how many republicans are fed up with their party's
policies as of late? and how many democrats are disenfranchised with their candidate and party? We could be looking at 100,000,000 potential people in
that 3rd category of voters.
Anyway back to politicians actually liking non voters, i seriously think you are wrong on that one. Since the 60s overall voter turnout has declined,
and you can see that reflected by the laws constantly coming out of Washington. They are preparing for the tipping point when they no longer even
obtain silent approval from the masses. Thats why they make laws protecting them, but incarcerating us, thats why the cronyism is so prevalent, thats
why the corruption is so obvious now. They are doing everything they can to hold onto power and gain as much as they can so they are equipped to
handle our dissent when we reach that tipping point. Look how much the politicians and their friends get away with. They have bankrupted the greatest
nation on earth, they are killing their citizens systemically, they tax us literally to death, they pass NDAA and the Patriot act to handle us
physically once we break away. You can easily see them trying to scramble for the last little bit of power they can muster.
You are right about voting for Johnson/Gray though, I will vote for them as that sends a similar message as not voting and will actually be a
measurable number at the end of the election, versus writing in Paul or not voting at all.
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