Current Events > I feel like these are two legitimate reasons for not voting.

Topic List	Page List: 1, 2
spanky1 11/06/18 10:16:22 AM #1:	They're kinda the same reason, but from different angles. One is neither candidate cares or campaigns on the issues that you care about, or doesn't have a stance on your chosen issue, or doesn't plan on doing anything about it. If nothing you care about is an issue to either candidate, then why would it matter who gets elected? You'd be equally unhappy with both. The other one would be, you agree with half the stuff from one candidate, and the other half of the stuff from another candidate, and neither group of issues are more important in your head than the other, so they're both equally appealing. You would legit be just as happy with either one winning. People have a tendency to say "well you can at least vote for the lesser evil, you don't have to like them!" But what if to a person there is no lesser evil? What if they're perfectly either undesirable or perfectly desirable? --- https://imgur.com/DCjoiZ0 <cite>spanky1 posted [p:911909988] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>They're kinda the same reason, but from different angles. One is neither candidate cares or campaigns on the issues that you care about, or doesn't have a stance on your chosen issue, or doesn't plan on doing anything about it. If nothing you care about is an issue to either candidate, then why would it matter who gets elected? You'd be equally unhappy with both. The other one would be, you agree with half the stuff from one candidate, and the other half of the stuff from another candidate, and neither group of issues are more important in your head than the other, so they're both equally appealing. You would legit be just as happy with either one winning. People have a tendency to say "well you can at least vote for the lesser evil, you don't have to like them!" But what if to a person there is no lesser evil? What if they're perfectly either undesirable or perfectly desirable?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunburnCostanza 11/06/18 10:18:48 AM #2:	Why are all these non voter guilt threads popping up? --- https://imgur.com/xUxeltw <cite>SunburnCostanza posted [p:911910100] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>Why are all these non voter guilt threads popping up?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Caution999 11/06/18 10:19:00 AM #3:	If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh --- The best posts, believe me. <cite>Caution999 posted [p:911910117] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anarchy_Juiblex 11/06/18 10:19:47 AM #4:	If you can't parse the candidates into the classic, "lesser of 2 evils" you're just too uninformed. And if you refuse to make that call, you're a whiny, petulant child and I hope they purge you off the rolls next time. --- It's okay to be white. <cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted [p:911910148] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>If you can't parse the candidates into the classic, "lesser of 2 evils" you're just too uninformed. And if you refuse to make that call, you're a whiny, petulant child and I hope they purge you off the rolls next time.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spanky1 11/06/18 10:20:13 AM #5:	Caution999 posted... If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh You can definitely complain at the lack of candidate options. If neither one represents what you want, then why wouldn't you be able to complain? --- https://imgur.com/DCjoiZ0 <cite>spanky1 posted [p:911910170] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh</quote> You can definitely complain at the lack of candidate options. If neither one represents what you want, then why wouldn't you be able to complain?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Caution999 11/06/18 10:20:30 AM #6:	spanky1 posted... Caution999 posted... If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh You can definitely complain at the lack of candidate options. If neither one represents what you want, then why wouldn't you be able to complain? Write in or green party. --- The best posts, believe me. <cite>Caution999 posted [p:911910183] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>spanky1 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh</quote> You can definitely complain at the lack of candidate options. If neither one represents what you want, then why wouldn't you be able to complain?</quote> Write in or green party.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hayame Zero 11/06/18 10:21:22 AM #7:	Caution999 posted... If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh --- ...I think I'm done here... <cite>Hayame Zero posted [p:911910219] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spanky1 11/06/18 10:21:40 AM #8:	Anarchy_Juiblex posted... If you can't parse the candidates into the classic, "lesser of 2 evils" you're just too uninformed. And if you refuse to make that call, you're a whiny, petulant child and I hope they purge you off the rolls next time. That just sounds like a post from the point of view of a very partisan person. Like if you're a liberal you'd say someone is uninformed if they vote for Ted Cruz, and if you're a conservative then you'd say someone is uninformed if you vote for Beta. --- https://imgur.com/DCjoiZ0 <cite>spanky1 posted [p:911910234] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote>If you can't parse the candidates into the classic, "lesser of 2 evils" you're just too uninformed. And if you refuse to make that call, you're a whiny, petulant child and I hope they purge you off the rolls next time.</quote> That just sounds like a post from the point of view of a very partisan person. Like if you're a liberal you'd say someone is uninformed if they vote for Ted Cruz, and if you're a conservative then you'd say someone is uninformed if you vote for Beta.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anarchy_Juiblex 11/06/18 10:22:00 AM #9:	Hayame Zero posted... Caution999 posted... If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh "but but but George Carlin!!!!" --- It's okay to be white. <cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted [p:911910253] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hayame Zero posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh</quote></quote> "but but but George Carlin!!!!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anarchy_Juiblex 11/06/18 10:23:13 AM #10:	spanky1 posted... Like if you're a liberal you'd say someone is uninformed . . . Read it again. Uninformed if they can't tell the difference between the candidates. I don't care who. --- It's okay to be white. <cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted [p:911910305] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>spanky1 posted...</cite> <quote> Like if you're a liberal you'd say someone is uninformed . . .</quote> Read it again. Uninformed if they can't tell the difference between the candidates. I don't care who.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunburnCostanza 11/06/18 10:23:39 AM #11:	spanky1 posted... Anarchy_Juiblex posted... If you can't parse the candidates into the classic, "lesser of 2 evils" you're just too uninformed. And if you refuse to make that call, you're a whiny, petulant child and I hope they purge you off the rolls next time. That just sounds like a post from the point of view of a very partisan person. Like if you're a liberal you'd say someone is uninformed if they vote for Ted Cruz, and if you're a conservative then you'd say someone is uninformed if you vote for Beta. Ehh you know what, I'm good with you staying home buddy. Go for it --- https://imgur.com/xUxeltw <cite>SunburnCostanza posted [p:911910317] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>spanky1 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote>If you can't parse the candidates into the classic, "lesser of 2 evils" you're just too uninformed. And if you refuse to make that call, you're a whiny, petulant child and I hope they purge you off the rolls next time.</quote> That just sounds like a post from the point of view of a very partisan person. Like if you're a liberal you'd say someone is uninformed if they vote for Ted Cruz, and if you're a conservative then you'd say someone is uninformed if you vote for Beta.</quote> Ehh you know what, I'm good with you staying home buddy. Go for it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doom_Art 11/06/18 10:25:19 AM #12:	If the parties don't speak to you, then get out, get involved, and change that. Don't sit on your ass waiting for the perfect candidate to come to you --- Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 https://imgur.com/mPvcy <cite>Doom_Art posted [p:911910397] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>If the parties don't speak to you, then get out, get involved, and change that. Don't sit on your ass waiting for the perfect candidate to come to you</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spanky1 11/06/18 10:26:00 AM #13:	Anarchy_Juiblex posted... spanky1 posted... Like if you're a liberal you'd say someone is uninformed . . . Read it again. Uninformed if they can't tell the difference between the candidates. I don't care who. But I never said anything about being unable to tell the difference between the candidates. I'm saying the differences may be something you don't care about, or they may equally represent what you want to happen. You'd be informed about them, and still not hold one over the other. Like I could be super informed about pan pizza and thin crust pizza, but at the end of the day I just can't say which one I like more, because I like them both equally. --- https://imgur.com/DCjoiZ0 <cite>spanky1 posted [p:911910426] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote><cite>spanky1 posted...</cite> <quote> Like if you're a liberal you'd say someone is uninformed . . .</quote> Read it again. Uninformed if they can't tell the difference between the candidates. I don't care who.</quote> But I never said anything about being unable to tell the difference between the candidates. I'm saying the differences may be something you don't care about, or they may equally represent what you want to happen. You'd be informed about them, and still not hold one over the other. Like I could be super informed about pan pizza and thin crust pizza, but at the end of the day I just can't say which one I like more, because I like them both equally.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
#14	Post #14 was unavailable or deleted.
spanky1 11/06/18 10:30:32 AM #15:	SunburnCostanza posted... spanky1 posted... Anarchy_Juiblex posted... If you can't parse the candidates into the classic, "lesser of 2 evils" you're just too uninformed. And if you refuse to make that call, you're a whiny, petulant child and I hope they purge you off the rolls next time. That just sounds like a post from the point of view of a very partisan person. Like if you're a liberal you'd say someone is uninformed if they vote for Ted Cruz, and if you're a conservative then you'd say someone is uninformed if you vote for Beta. Ehh you know what, I'm good with you staying home buddy. Go for it Oh I'd vote democrat. :) I can definitely see the lesser of two evils. This topic isn't about me. I'm thinking about other people's point of view. I'm trying to engage in empathy. --- https://imgur.com/DCjoiZ0 <cite>spanky1 posted [p:911910631] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>SunburnCostanza posted...</cite> <quote><cite>spanky1 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote>If you can't parse the candidates into the classic, "lesser of 2 evils" you're just too uninformed. And if you refuse to make that call, you're a whiny, petulant child and I hope they purge you off the rolls next time.</quote> That just sounds like a post from the point of view of a very partisan person. Like if you're a liberal you'd say someone is uninformed if they vote for Ted Cruz, and if you're a conservative then you'd say someone is uninformed if you vote for Beta.</quote> Ehh you know what, I'm good with you staying home buddy. Go for it</quote> Oh I'd vote democrat. :) I can definitely see the lesser of two evils. This topic isn't about me. I'm thinking about other people's point of view. I'm trying to engage in empathy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fossil 11/06/18 10:30:38 AM #16:	Caution999 posted... If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh This has always been a weak argument. --- http://i.imgtc.com/fHHz9y2.png <cite>Fossil posted [p:911910635] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh</quote> This has always been a weak argument.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Caution999 11/06/18 10:31:29 AM #17:	Fossil posted... Caution999 posted... If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh This has always been a weak argument. How? It shows to me that you're not serious enough about issues that you're passionate about. Why should I engage in a debate with someone who isn't passionate enough to go out and support their cause? --- The best posts, believe me. <cite>Caution999 posted [p:911910696] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Fossil posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh</quote> This has always been a weak argument.</quote> How? It shows to me that you're not serious enough about issues that you're passionate about. Why should I engage in a debate with someone who isn't passionate enough to go out and support their cause?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 11/06/18 10:32:20 AM #18:	Caution999 posted... Why should I engage in a debate with someone who isn't passionate enough to go out and support their cause? There are ways to do that other than voting. Better ways, even. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:911910728] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>Why should I engage in a debate with someone who isn't passionate enough to go out and support their cause?</quote> There are ways to do that other than voting. Better ways, even.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Caution999 11/06/18 10:34:29 AM #19:	nah, voting is the best. Complaining about social issues on Gamefaqs.gamespot.com isn't as good. Sorry. --- The best posts, believe me. <cite>Caution999 posted [p:911910831] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>nah, voting is the best. Complaining about social issues on Gamefaqs.gamespot.com isn't as good. Sorry.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 11/06/18 10:40:02 AM #20:	spanky1 posted... One is neither candidate cares or campaigns on the issues that you care about, or doesn't have a stance on your chosen issue, or doesn't plan on doing anything about it Bullshit. spanky1 posted... The other one would be, you agree with half the stuff from one candidate, and the other half of the stuff from another candidate, and neither group of issues are more important in your head than the other, so they're both equally appealing. You would legit be just as happy with either one winning. So pick one at random and vote for other things on the ballots. There's more than just one thing to vote on. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:911911103] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>spanky1 posted...</cite> <quote>One is neither candidate cares or campaigns on the issues that you care about, or doesn't have a stance on your chosen issue, or doesn't plan on doing anything about it</quote> Bullshit. <cite>spanky1 posted...</cite> <quote>The other one would be, you agree with half the stuff from one candidate, and the other half of the stuff from another candidate, and neither group of issues are more important in your head than the other, so they're both equally appealing. You would legit be just as happy with either one winning.</quote> So pick one at random and vote for other things on the ballots. There's more than just one thing to vote on.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trickfinger 11/06/18 10:56:55 AM #21:	Caution999 posted... If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh --- I survived reading guys like you <cite>Trickfinger posted [p:911911967] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trickfinger 11/06/18 10:57:16 AM #22:	after this election, anytime I hear someone whining about something, I will make it a point to ask who they voted for --- I survived reading guys like you <cite>Trickfinger posted [p:911911987] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>after this election, anytime I hear someone whining about something, I will make it a point to ask who they voted for</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sativa_Rose 11/06/18 10:57:54 AM #23:	I would rather have people who don't care that much not vote than feel forced to. The people who want to literally use the state's monopoly on violence to force people to vote (i.e. mandatory voting) should not be trusted. --- [This signature was deleted at the request of a moderator or administrator] <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:911912017] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>I would rather have people who don't care that much not vote than feel forced to. The people who want to literally use the state's monopoly on violence to force people to vote (i.e. mandatory voting) should not be trusted.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 11/06/18 11:01:48 AM #24:	SunburnCostanza posted... Why are all these non voter guilt threads popping up? Every election. --- CyricZ <cite>CyricZ posted [p:911912201] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>SunburnCostanza posted...</cite> <quote>Why are all these non voter guilt threads popping up?</quote> Every election.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trickfinger 11/06/18 11:08:38 AM #25:	people gotta justify it some kinda way smh. --- I survived reading guys like you <cite>Trickfinger posted [p:911912519] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>people gotta justify it some kinda way smh.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FightingFefnir 11/06/18 11:11:05 AM #26:	One side supports illegal aliens storming our borders The other thinks you shouldn't be allowed to vote without an ID It's really not a hard choice lmao <cite>FightingFefnir posted [p:911912650] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>One side supports illegal aliens storming our borders The other thinks you shouldn't be allowed to vote without an ID It's really not a hard choice lmao</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Two_Dee 11/06/18 11:12:57 AM #27:	Another reason would be that you don't know how to register to vote --- https://imgur.com/Pn74HRp <cite>Two_Dee posted [p:911912752] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>Another reason would be that you don't know how to register to vote</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FLAMING EVIL HOMER 11/06/18 11:16:44 AM #28:	I dont vote because I dont care enough to and I'm lazy. --- *~MOVIEPASS subscriber since 12/21/17 :( ~* Movies watched:68.Money saved:$846.60 <cite>FLAMING EVIL HOMER posted [p:911912906] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>I dont vote because I dont care enough to and I'm lazy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anarchy_Juiblex 11/06/18 11:18:51 AM #29:	FLAMING EVIL HOMER posted... I dont vote because I dont care enough to and I'm lazy. Then I hope whoever wins, enacts policies that hurt you in some appreciable way. --- It's okay to be white. <cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted [p:911913000] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>FLAMING EVIL HOMER posted...</cite> <quote>I dont vote because I dont care enough to and I'm lazy.</quote> Then I hope whoever wins, enacts policies that hurt you in some appreciable way.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trickfinger 11/06/18 11:20:41 AM #30:	Anarchy_Juiblex posted... FLAMING EVIL HOMER posted... I dont vote because I dont care enough to and I'm lazy. Then I hope whoever wins, enacts policies that hurt you in some appreciable way. --- I survived reading guys like you <cite>Trickfinger posted [p:911913098] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FLAMING EVIL HOMER posted...</cite> <quote>I dont vote because I dont care enough to and I'm lazy.</quote> Then I hope whoever wins, enacts policies that hurt you in some appreciable way.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fossil 11/06/18 11:26:17 AM #31:	Caution999 posted... nah, voting is the best. No it's not. Voting is mindless and takes no real effort. The people that get said issues into the system to be voted on? They actually do something. You only care once every x number of years and convince yourself you "did something". --- http://i.imgtc.com/fHHz9y2.png <cite>Fossil posted [p:911913381] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>nah, voting is the best.</quote> No it's not. Voting is mindless and takes no real effort. The people that get said issues into the system to be voted on? They actually do something. You only care once every x number of years and convince yourself you "did something".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coastal_elite 11/06/18 11:28:16 AM #32:	Anarchy_Juiblex posted... If you can't parse the candidates into the classic, "lesser of 2 evils" you're just too uninformed. And if you refuse to make that call, you're a whiny, petulant child and I hope they purge you off the rolls next time. slow clap <cite>Coastal_elite posted [p:911913478] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote>If you can't parse the candidates into the classic, "lesser of 2 evils" you're just too uninformed. And if you refuse to make that call, you're a whiny, petulant child and I hope they purge you off the rolls next time.</quote> slow clap</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 11/06/18 11:29:52 AM #33:	Fossil posted... Caution999 posted... nah, voting is the best. No it's not. Voting is mindless and takes no real effort. The people that get said issues into the system to be voted on? They actually do something. You only care once every x number of years and convince yourself you "did something". And he's still at least participating in the process. Which is much more than can be said about those that can only shriek their opinions into the air while doing absolutely nothing at all to enact the change that they're whining about. --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:911913560] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Fossil posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>nah, voting is the best.</quote> No it's not. Voting is mindless and takes no real effort. The people that get said issues into the system to be voted on? They actually do something. You only care once every x number of years and convince yourself you "did something".</quote> And he's still at least participating in the process. Which is much more than can be said about those that can only shriek their opinions into the air while doing absolutely nothing at all to enact the change that they're whining about.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FLAMING EVIL HOMER 11/06/18 12:15:03 PM #34:	Anarchy_Juiblex posted... FLAMING EVIL HOMER posted... I dont vote because I dont care enough to and I'm lazy. Then I hope whoever wins, enacts policies that hurt you in some appreciable way. Most of the stuff doesnt affect me directly anyway --- *~MOVIEPASS subscriber since 12/21/17 :( ~* Movies watched:68.Money saved:$846.60 <cite>FLAMING EVIL HOMER posted [p:911915963] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FLAMING EVIL HOMER posted...</cite> <quote>I dont vote because I dont care enough to and I'm lazy.</quote> Then I hope whoever wins, enacts policies that hurt you in some appreciable way.</quote> Most of the stuff doesnt affect me directly anyway</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
#35	Post #35 was unavailable or deleted.
sktgamer_13dude 11/06/18 12:22:56 PM #36:	FightingFefnir posted... One side supports illegal aliens storming our borders The other thinks you shouldn't be allowed to vote without an ID It's really not a hard choice lmao More like one side doesnt want to shoot at unarmed asylum seekers and the other side wants minorities to not be able to vote. --- https://imgur.com/jWVrg9U https://imgur.com/g2efUtT https://imgur.com/5dOwhaP https://imgur.com/LVdqu8J Go Cougs and M's #DI4B <cite>sktgamer_13dude posted [p:911916370] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>FightingFefnir posted...</cite> <quote>One side supports illegal aliens storming our borders The other thinks you shouldn't be allowed to vote without an ID It's really not a hard choice lmao</quote> More like one side doesnt want to shoot at unarmed asylum seekers and the other side wants minorities to not be able to vote.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Paragon21XX 11/06/18 12:24:38 PM #37:	Could always do a joke protest vote by writing in a fictional character like Bugs Bunny or Mickey Mouse. --- Hmm... <cite>Paragon21XX posted [p:911916462] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>Could always do a joke protest vote by writing in a fictional character like Bugs Bunny or Mickey Mouse.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
theAteam 11/06/18 12:25:23 PM #38:	spanky1 posted... One is neither candidate cares or campaigns on the issues that you care about, or doesn't have a stance on your chosen issue, or doesn't plan on doing anything about it. If nothing you care about is an issue to either candidate, then why would it matter who gets elected? You'd be equally unhappy with both. These days parties matter more. Even if you don't care about issues you're still going to want to have your party's person in the seat when the controversial votes come in. Or, as we've seen with Trump, if it's a presidential election, there's more at stake such as Supreme Court appointments. The other one would be, you agree with half the stuff from one candidate, and the other half of the stuff from another candidate, and neither group of issues are more important in your head than the other, so they're both equally appealing. You would legit be just as happy with either one winning. I can't imagine anyone is that split on every single issue, prop, measure, and candidate on the ballot. You could just skip the races you don't care on, but there has to be something else on the ballot you have an opinion about. --- Buffalo Bills 2018-19 Season Prediction: 5-11 Season Record: 2-7 Next Up: @ New York Jets <cite>theAteam posted [p:911916509] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>spanky1 posted...</cite> <quote>One is neither candidate cares or campaigns on the issues that you care about, or doesn't have a stance on your chosen issue, or doesn't plan on doing anything about it. If nothing you care about is an issue to either candidate, then why would it matter who gets elected? You'd be equally unhappy with both.</quote> These days parties matter more. Even if you don't care about issues you're still going to want to have your party's person in the seat when the controversial votes come in. Or, as we've seen with Trump, if it's a presidential election, there's more at stake such as Supreme Court appointments. <quote>The other one would be, you agree with half the stuff from one candidate, and the other half of the stuff from another candidate, and neither group of issues are more important in your head than the other, so they're both equally appealing. You would legit be just as happy with either one winning. </quote> I can't imagine anyone is that split on every single issue, prop, measure, and candidate on the ballot. You could just skip the races you don't care on, but there has to be something else on the ballot you have an opinion about.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hollow_shrine 11/06/18 12:31:58 PM #39:	shockthemonkey posted... Go vote on ballot questions There's often stuff you can vote on that has nothing to do with people running for offices, and that you likely will care about. --- Ignorance is a choice https://imgtc.com/i/7UnK3hx.jpg <cite>hollow_shrine posted [p:911916833] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>shockthemonkey posted...</cite> <quote>Go vote on ballot questions</quote> There's often stuff you can vote on that has nothing to do with people running for offices, and that you likely will care about.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 11/06/18 12:38:17 PM #40:	Why should you vote for people you hate and that don't line up with your values? Is there really a functional difference between abstaining and writing in a vote. Your decision is not having any effect either way. I don't know if it's fair to blame people for not making lesser of two evil decisions when there is no gun to their head and it's not life and death. I get advocating that people show up because there are typically multiple items on a ballot, but shaming people for not participating in a specific election is silly --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:911917148] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>Why should you vote for people you hate and that don't line up with your values? Is there really a functional difference between abstaining and writing in a vote. Your decision is not having any effect either way. I don't know if it's fair to blame people for not making lesser of two evil decisions when there is no gun to their head and it's not life and death. I get advocating that people show up because there are typically multiple items on a ballot, but shaming people for not participating in a specific election is silly</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hollow_shrine 11/06/18 12:42:48 PM #41:	hockeybub89 posted... Why should you vote for people you hate and that don't line up with your values? Is there really a functional difference between abstaining and writing in a vote. Your decision is not having any effect either way. I don't know if it's fair to blame people for not making lesser of two evil decisions when there is no gun to their head and it's not life and death. There is. If you have the option to make it slightly less worse for yourself and you don't, you gotta eat that. If all the choices are all differing flavors of bad, do yourself a favor and choose the least awful one. --- Ignorance is a choice https://imgtc.com/i/7UnK3hx.jpg <cite>hollow_shrine posted [p:911917384] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>hockeybub89 posted...</cite> <quote>Why should you vote for people you hate and that don't line up with your values? Is there really a functional difference between abstaining and writing in a vote. Your decision is not having any effect either way. I don't know if it's fair to blame people for not making lesser of two evil decisions when there is no gun to their head and it's not life and death.</quote> There is. If you have the option to make it slightly less worse for yourself and you don't, you gotta eat that. If all the choices are all differing flavors of bad, do yourself a favor and choose the least awful one.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 11/06/18 12:51:20 PM #42:	hollow_shrine posted... hockeybub89 posted... Why should you vote for people you hate and that don't line up with your values? Is there really a functional difference between abstaining and writing in a vote. Your decision is not having any effect either way. I don't know if it's fair to blame people for not making lesser of two evil decisions when there is no gun to their head and it's not life and death. There is. If you have the option to make it slightly less worse for yourself and you don't, you gotta eat that. If all the choices are all differing flavors of bad, do yourself a favor and choose the least awful one. Voting isn't a gift. It's a right. The candidates aren't doing me a favor by being on the ballot. You owe them nothing. Urging people to vote for the least bad is a statement against the state of America. You can't demand people make that choice. I could never blame someone for being offered six flavors of diarrhea ice cream and deciding to skip dessert this time. Maybe they'll stay if at least vanilla is on the menu. --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:911917818] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>hollow_shrine posted...</cite> <quote><cite>hockeybub89 posted...</cite> <quote>Why should you vote for people you hate and that don't line up with your values? Is there really a functional difference between abstaining and writing in a vote. Your decision is not having any effect either way. I don't know if it's fair to blame people for not making lesser of two evil decisions when there is no gun to their head and it's not life and death.</quote> There is. If you have the option to make it slightly less worse for yourself and you don't, you gotta eat that. If all the choices are all differing flavors of bad, do yourself a favor and choose the least awful one.</quote> Voting isn't a gift. It's a right. The candidates aren't doing me a favor by being on the ballot. You owe them nothing. Urging people to vote for the least bad is a statement against the state of America. You can't demand people make that choice. I could never blame someone for being offered six flavors of diarrhea ice cream and deciding to skip dessert this time. Maybe they'll stay if at least vanilla is on the menu.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FightingFefnir 11/06/18 1:14:55 PM #43:	sktgamer_13dude posted... FightingFefnir posted... One side supports illegal aliens storming our borders The other thinks you shouldn't be allowed to vote without an ID It's really not a hard choice lmao More like one side doesnt want to shoot at unarmed asylum seekers and the other side wants minorities to not be able to vote. This is an abhorrently dishonest misrepresentation of facts. <cite>FightingFefnir posted [p:911919108] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>sktgamer_13dude posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FightingFefnir posted...</cite> <quote>One side supports illegal aliens storming our borders The other thinks you shouldn't be allowed to vote without an ID It's really not a hard choice lmao</quote> More like one side doesnt want to shoot at unarmed asylum seekers and the other side wants minorities to not be able to vote.</quote> This is an abhorrently dishonest misrepresentation of facts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 11/06/18 1:19:41 PM #44:	FightingFefnir posted... sktgamer_13dude posted... FightingFefnir posted... One side supports illegal aliens storming our borders The other thinks you shouldn't be allowed to vote without an ID It's really not a hard choice lmao More like one side doesnt want to shoot at unarmed asylum seekers and the other side wants minorities to not be able to vote. This is an abhorrently dishonest presentation of facts. But they're still facts --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:911919363] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>FightingFefnir posted...</cite> <quote><cite>sktgamer_13dude posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FightingFefnir posted...</cite> <quote>One side supports illegal aliens storming our borders The other thinks you shouldn't be allowed to vote without an ID It's really not a hard choice lmao</quote> More like one side doesnt want to shoot at unarmed asylum seekers and the other side wants minorities to not be able to vote.</quote> This is an abhorrently dishonest presentation of facts.</quote> But they're still facts</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hollow_shrine 11/06/18 1:20:49 PM #45:	hockeybub89 posted... hollow_shrine posted... hockeybub89 posted... Why should you vote for people you hate and that don't line up with your values? Is there really a functional difference between abstaining and writing in a vote. Your decision is not having any effect either way. I don't know if it's fair to blame people for not making lesser of two evil decisions when there is no gun to their head and it's not life and death. There is. If you have the option to make it slightly less worse for yourself and you don't, you gotta eat that. If all the choices are all differing flavors of bad, do yourself a favor and choose the least awful one. Voting isn't a gift. It's a right. The candidates aren't doing me a favor by being on the ballot. You owe them nothing. Urging people to vote for the least bad is a statement against the state of America. You can't demand people make that choice. I could never blame someone for being offered six flavors of diarrhea ice cream and deciding to skip dessert this time. Maybe they'll stay if at least vanilla is on the menu. Your colorful anecdote doesn't quite work though, because unlike simply abstaining from eating the shitty ice cream, doubtless the best option there, someone is going to win these election races and they're going to use their offices to enact their politics into policies, which will affect you and possibly me and the rest of us depending upon the office. To use your figurative language, you're going to get force-fed shit here no matter what you do. And from my 30+ years, I know that not all shit-filled ice cream is created equal. Rather than abstaining, letting other people decide for you, and then bitching about the experience later, I think you'd be better off choosing the least awful bowl of shitty ice cream, insofar as it's within your power to do so. And then stay politically active during primaries to improve the quality of your options going forward. The candidates on your ballot are not 'equally bad.' You will agree with one of them more than you agree with the other. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. --- Ignorance is a choice https://imgtc.com/i/7UnK3hx.jpg <cite>hollow_shrine posted [p:911919422] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>hockeybub89 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>hollow_shrine posted...</cite> <quote><cite>hockeybub89 posted...</cite> <quote>Why should you vote for people you hate and that don't line up with your values? Is there really a functional difference between abstaining and writing in a vote. Your decision is not having any effect either way. I don't know if it's fair to blame people for not making lesser of two evil decisions when there is no gun to their head and it's not life and death.</quote> There is. If you have the option to make it slightly less worse for yourself and you don't, you gotta eat that. If all the choices are all differing flavors of bad, do yourself a favor and choose the least awful one.</quote> Voting isn't a gift. It's a right. The candidates aren't doing me a favor by being on the ballot. You owe them nothing. Urging people to vote for the least bad is a statement against the state of America. You can't demand people make that choice. I could never blame someone for being offered six flavors of diarrhea ice cream and deciding to skip dessert this time. Maybe they'll stay if at least vanilla is on the menu.</quote> Your colorful anecdote doesn't quite work though, because unlike simply abstaining from eating the shitty ice cream, doubtless the best option there, someone is going to win these election races and they're going to use their offices to enact their politics into policies, which will affect you and possibly me and the rest of us depending upon the office. To use your figurative language, you're going to get force-fed shit here no matter what you do. And from my 30+ years, I know that not all shit-filled ice cream is created equal. Rather than abstaining, letting other people decide for you, and then bitching about the experience later, I think you'd be better off choosing the least awful bowl of shitty ice cream, insofar as it's within your power to do so. And then stay politically active during primaries to improve the quality of your options going forward. The candidates on your ballot are not 'equally bad.' You will agree with one of them more than you agree with the other. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FightingFefnir 11/06/18 1:24:36 PM #46:	Tyranthraxus posted... FightingFefnir posted... sktgamer_13dude posted... FightingFefnir posted... One side supports illegal aliens storming our borders The other thinks you shouldn't be allowed to vote without an ID It's really not a hard choice lmao More like one side doesnt want to shoot at unarmed asylum seekers and the other side wants minorities to not be able to vote. This is an abhorrently dishonest presentation of facts. But they're still facts False. What I posted were facts. What you posted was [REDACTED]. <cite>FightingFefnir posted [p:911919628] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Tyranthraxus posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FightingFefnir posted...</cite> <quote><cite>sktgamer_13dude posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FightingFefnir posted...</cite> <quote>One side supports illegal aliens storming our borders The other thinks you shouldn't be allowed to vote without an ID It's really not a hard choice lmao</quote> More like one side doesnt want to shoot at unarmed asylum seekers and the other side wants minorities to not be able to vote.</quote> This is an abhorrently dishonest presentation of facts.</quote> But they're still facts</quote> False. What I posted were facts. What you posted was [REDACTED].</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VandorLee 11/06/18 1:30:32 PM #47:	So if you dont leave an abusive boyfriend then just shut up? CE logic. --- "God didn't create humans, no, it's humans who created God." Dr. Londes, Cowboy Bebop: "Brain Scratch" (#1.23) (1999) <cite>VandorLee posted [p:911919966] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote>So if you dont leave an abusive boyfriend then just shut up? CE logic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
#48	Post #48 was unavailable or deleted.
Jiggy101011 11/06/18 1:33:28 PM #49:	Hayame Zero posted... Caution999 posted... If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh I have him blocked but I agree 100% with this. --- Gamertag: F1RE v2 PSN ID: F1REx Man got me a 9 and she sexy. <cite>Jiggy101011 posted [p:911920101] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>Hayame Zero posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Caution999 posted...</cite> <quote>If you don't vote, then you don't get to complain tbh</quote></quote> I have him blocked but I agree 100% with this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 11/06/18 1:35:18 PM #50:	FightingFefnir posted... Tyranthraxus posted... FightingFefnir posted... sktgamer_13dude posted... FightingFefnir posted... One side supports illegal aliens storming our borders The other thinks you shouldn't be allowed to vote without an ID It's really not a hard choice lmao More like one side doesnt want to shoot at unarmed asylum seekers and the other side wants minorities to not be able to vote. This is an abhorrently dishonest presentation of facts. But they're still facts False. What I posted were facts. What you posted was [REDACTED]. I didn't post anything, I just repeated what you said about them being facts. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:911920190] in I feel lik... [t:77176027]...</cite> <quote><cite>FightingFefnir posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Tyranthraxus posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FightingFefnir posted...</cite> <quote><cite>sktgamer_13dude posted...</cite> <quote><cite>FightingFefnir posted...</cite> <quote>One side supports illegal aliens storming our borders The other thinks you shouldn't be allowed to vote without an ID It's really not a hard choice lmao</quote> More like one side doesnt want to shoot at unarmed asylum seekers and the other side wants minorities to not be able to vote.</quote> This is an abhorrently dishonest presentation of facts.</quote> But they're still facts</quote> False. What I posted were facts. What you posted was [REDACTED].</quote> I didn't post anything, I just repeated what you said about them being facts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List	Page List: 1, 2

Current Events > I feel like these are two legitimate reasons for not voting. (+) Yeah! (+)

Current Events > I feel like these are two legitimate reasons for not voting.