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I Am Not Voting

I know that there are many people who will judge me if I ever admit to them that I'm not voting. I once told my friend and her face looked as if her favorite whale died. She told me that she understands I have the right to not vote but that I shouldn't exercise that right. But I can't stand Hillary and I don't want Trump to be the face of this country. So if I don't agree with either of them, why would I vote? I don't want to regret anything so I'm choosing to stay out of it. I don't care if people guilt me by telling me that people hundreds of years ago people died for this right. Back then, they had better candidates. Since I live with my parents, I'll have to lie to them and tell them what they want to hear. But if they force me towards voting with them, I'll either leave it blank or add in my personal choice for president- Kiefer Sutherland! :)

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bijouxbroussard · F

That's certainly your choice.
I've always believed, personally, that no one who chooses not to vote has any real right to complain about the state of the country.

RoboChloe · 26-30, F

I get what you're saying, but it's always more complicated than that. Some people live in countries where they can't vote (not citizens, in a dictatorship), are they not allowed to complain? What about poeple who weren't old enough to vote when the election took place? there's always nuance to the rule.

Also, in literal terms, the right to free speech is not taken away when you don't vote, unless your govornment is really messed up.

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bijouxbroussard · F

@RoboChloe: I don't think you understood me at all. I clearly stated "no one who [b]CHOOSES[/b] not to vote has any real right to complain." If you live someplace where you are not allowed to vote---you have [b]no choice[/b]---right ? If you are too young, again---[b]no choice[/b]. [b]THAT[/b] is the difference. My ancestors in the U.S. could not legally vote until the U.S. Constitution was amended. So I vote, because I have the choice that they did not. And I get that it IS a right that people take for granted here, and they can certainly do that.

RoboChloe · 26-30, F

@bijouxbroussard: Fair enough.

My final statement still applies though; legally, they can complain all they like.

bijouxbroussard · F

@RoboChloe: Obviously. I was stating an [b]opinion[/b], not making a legal claim. Voting is pretty much all you can really do to at least [i]try[/i] to change things.

RoboChloe · 26-30, F

@bijouxbroussard: Okay, okay, I get it, you really, [i]really[/i] want to be right, so much that it hurts you when someone says something you don't like. I misunderstood, I'm sorry. What more do you want from me?

bijouxbroussard · F

@RoboChloe: I'm sorry. I don't want anything from you. I simply answered the OP's question, and your comments.

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@RoboChloe: BB was right , from the start , you just didn't understand the point she was making.