tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150494391278881634.post6167589534412902305..comments2023-11-15T15:11:00.318-05:00Comments on Zandar Versus The Stupid: Last Call For Voting Your ConscienceZandarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00396826133150556766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150494391278881634.post-38660738201846853962014-10-04T18:42:24.470-04:002014-10-04T18:42:24.470-04:00Amen, brother! The contrary is even stronger: if ...Amen, brother! The contrary is even stronger: if you make a big noise about not voting for the party that is and has been your natural ally, and you set home to the extent that elections are thrown to your natural predator then the party will - rightly - conclude that you are unreasonable and unreliable and go looking for votes from a base they can count on. When you then start parading and demanding that your voice be heard, you will be told - again, rightly - to shut the fuck up because nobody cares what you think.<br /><br />That is simple democracy in the context of a nationwide coalition with severe regional divisions. Democracy is great, but it does not guarantee that you personally get everything you want. The endpoint is substantially advanced if you use your head and show a bit of savvy.Horace Boothroyd IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8150494391278881634.post-45907815044761769412014-10-04T08:42:31.505-04:002014-10-04T08:42:31.505-04:00Refuse to vote, and you have voted. As the Tea Pa...Refuse to vote, and you have voted. As the Tea Party has proven repeatedly, primary challenges in which a constituency formerly taken for granted puts up their own candidates is the best way of scaring politicians into voting your way. Sitting out elections in disgust means that the politicians in your district will listen to someone else.RepubAnonnoreply@blogger.com