No (Off-Topic)

by Earendil, Thursday, November 03, 2016, 20:53 (2731 days ago) @ someotherguy

That might be the impression some people get. And those people are usually very vocal about it. And they contribute to the problem.

There's a big stigma around the conscious decision not to vote (or spoiling your vote) and it's bs. It absolutely doesn't say "I don't care", "Im too lazy" or "Im not smart enough". I'd rather people not vote at all than make a very important decision they're not actually in a position to be making.

Edit: I should have been making the distinction sooner that I dont just mean not bothering to turn up. Make it known that you didn't/feel unable to vote. Indecision is a reason not to vote, not an excuse not to take part in the process.

I'm trying to decide if your edit saves your logic. Maybe I misunderstand. It sounds to me that you'd saying a person that is too lazy to educate themselves and then on election day determines they are too ignorant to cast a vote is undeserving of the term lazy and ignorant. There ARE people that probably can't cast an intelligent vote because their grasp on reality makes it near impossible. Be that grasp long or short term. However, those people are FAR outnumbered by people who are perfectly able to make decisions based on information, and that number is more than the 53% of the population that votes every year. So I say everyone show up to vote. I really don't see how things can get any worse. It's not as if the current voting population is winning IQ contests. And on a more personal note, I'd put you good sir as above the IQ of the average voter. I mean, we're having a discussion for pete's sake. That's an amazing ability for a voter to have :)