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 If you vote for a political candidate you are personally legitimising them. They are all cunts so that's why, personally, I don't vote.  
 this is such bullshit. it might be more work and feel difficult but strategic voting based on a number of issues makes more sense. not voting is icky. 
 Nobody's perfect. My parents weren't perfect, but I wouldn't trade them for anyone. And I would never feel guilt about voting for a candidate if I think they generally understand the assignment and generally would do a good job.

A lot of issues in politics are so evident that even some developmentally delayed cunt could figure them out. Besides, having a few wrong opinions about a topic doesn't mean that a person won't be start getting beat over the head by reality before they can actually implement any of them.

Even a candidate who is perfect in every way that can be measured ahead of time can make mistakes once they are actually elected. Once a person starts stressing too much about all these little details, they become very easy to manipulate. That's why I try to make decisions based on simple and difficult to subvert rules.