[–] 16722122? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
One candidate will always be better than the other(s) for achieving our goals, so voting is always the optimal course of action. Trump's election legitimized certain issues like immigration control and economic nationalism in the public mind, so I don't regret my vote for him regardless of how little he's delivered thus far, because he brings us closer to achieving our goals.
That's not entirely true. I agree that one candidate will always be the better choice for your personal reasons, that does not necessarily mean that either candidate is ultimately good for the cause. In a way, it can often boil down to voting for the lesser of two evils, and that just gets demoralizing.
However, it's extremely important to vote for one specific reason: voter fraud. Voter fraud thrives in an environment where large numbers of people do not participate or do their due diligence. Refusing to vote in essence is writing a blank check for someone to fill in with the candidate they want.
In effect, ensuring that every person who can legally vote solves a few problems:
Harder to sway the result
If you have a district of 10 million eligible voters and only 2 million of them actually get out to vote, then officials have 8 million blank checks they can fill in as they need to make the choices they want. If 8 million people get out and vote, however, then those remaining 2 million will not be able to swing the the result as easily unless it's already extremely close.
Less room for illegal voters and bused in voters
Everybody knows the meme about people being bused around from polling place to polling place to cast their votes repeatedly. Out of that example 10 million voting district, if only 2 million voted, then non-citizens and felons could easily slip through the cracks and vote with little to no notice. However, if voter turnout was noticeably higher and the vote started to swing suspiciously in one direction or the other, then an investigator could be called upon to make sure all is well.
More voter participation makes it more difficult to cheat and easier to catch
These people are going to continue to cheat the system anyway. If enough people vote, they will eventually have to destroy votes to get what they want; there is no world where 100% voter participation will happen, as is there no reality where 100% or more voter registration should be acceptable even though it is, and that should be an enormous red flag. Eventually, as more people get out to vote, the cheaters that have had the run of the field for so long will fail to recognize the situation and misplay their hand; if you cheat for long enough, overconfidence gets you caught. Utilize this, and use it against them. There is nothing illegal or wrong about encouraging everybody you know to get out and vote.
Besides, if everybody got out and voted for people, all the way down to the primaries, then we wouldn't be in this fucking mess in the first place. The local primaries are all fucking rigged, and we know it; if voter turnout for local primaries jumped up to 75%, and voters understood the importance of doing the research and staying abreast of political issues, it would change the political landscape in a heartbeat.
As it is, everybody is so fucking blackpilled on voting that they don't even bother. Why bother voting? I'm just voting for a bunch of fucking jews and golems, anyway, right fellow goyim?
GET OUT AND FUCKING VOTE.
I don't care who the fuck people vote for, just get out and vote.
The main point of voting is that VOTING is the BEST way to learn FIRST-HAND that VOTING DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING.
It's a paradox, really.
Also, LOCAL ELECTIONS are really important, so vote!
However, I have no illusions about (((democratic elections))) being the best way to decide who controls society.
[–] 16722368? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
If people didn't vote, how did Trump get elected? Its stupid to say " I'm not gonna vote " for whatever reason. Most likely a shill hoping other sheep fall in line.