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strah | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +11 
 Please, bro. You don’t understand. If we don’t get out the vote, then democracy dies. Bro, think of the example you’re setting. The US isn’t corrupted or compromised. You gotta stop it with the conspiracies. Yeah, some may be true, but think of how much worse it would be if nobody trusted the government. Bro, please. We live in a society. Just don’t think about it.
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Vinmeister McFeels | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 You're doing the meme, fantastic. You're funny bro!
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JudgeHardcase | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Corruption, compromise, and conspiracies notwithstanding, I don't vote in recognition of my own ignorance.  That is, particularly in local matters, I'm not paying enough attention.  I figure casting a completely uniformed vote just injects noise - making it less likely that the voters who actually know the better path would end up winning.  I do usually show up for a presidential election, though, just to vote 3rd party so as to provide some signal of displeasure in the 2 main parties; but even then, I'll just leave the other items blank.

Should I feel shame for not just making myself more informed on all the issues?  Perhaps.  But, my point is, i think we'd all be better off without the "Get Out and Vote (even if you know you're uninformed)" campaigns.  I would much rather our cultural environment supported "Do Your Homework or Just Stay Home" campaigns.