• Ptsf@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Nope. I voted. I’m just being realistic about the psy op; My vote even for shit candidates in a non representative first past the post system serves as part of my protest.

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      9 days ago

      I’m glad to hear it. Most users I see here echoing your frustrations push the “don’t vote” rhetoric. I agree votes can and should be more valuable, but even a little bit of value can accumulate enough to make some change, like the US is seeing tonight. Thanks for doing your part.

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        9 days ago

        Yeah. It’s disheartening to see those who don’t vote or argue for not voting. I might not believe our current system is good, but I can’t be arsed to ask anyone to help fix it if I don’t do the basics to participate. One of the first things I’d ask of a representative government is opt out automatic voter enrollment combined with ranked choice voting, I believe we sorely need it.