So what 18+ US citizens aren't voting this year?

[SamuelRSmith]

twesterm said:

SamuelRSmith said:
People died for the right to vote, and you can't be bothered? It's almost sickening.

Reminds me of that quote, goes something like "It's interesting how an American would go half way around the world to fight and kill in the name of democracy, yet they won't even go across the street to vote."

 

Would you rather I just randomly pick a candidate or pick one that someone else told me to vote for?  Are either of those really any better?

People also died for my right not to vote.

 

 Well, you've always had the right not to vote, but you may not have always have had the right to vote. Surely there's an "abstain" box on the ballot?

At the end of the day, if you feel that there is truely no one you can put a black cross against, then perhaps it's advisable that you try and get into politics and change 'em. Join a pressure group/political party, or, hell, even form one. That's what democracy, and, in particular, liberal democracy is all about - change for the better. Everyone's better.