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I Do Not Vote

So far I have always voted in the general elections in my country, but tomorrow I am not going to do it. Not only because I don't agree with any of the candidates, but mainly because I don't believe in our democracy any more.
I cannot believe in a system where the vote of someone who does not care about national or world politics at all is worth the same as the vote of someone who has thought deeply about whom to vote. Or the vote out of admiration for a candidate is worth the same as the vote out of hate for the opposite candidate
I cannot believe in a system where we do not vote for persons, since we do not know personally the candidates, their virtues and flaws; but for products who are sold by the financial groups and the media behind them, puppets whose strings are moved by nobody knows who.
Don't count on me for this lie any more.

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penguinswon · M

I promised myself I wouldn't talk politics on this site, but I have to agree with you. The GOP has completely gerrymandered the congressional electorate districts and no longer represent or are accountable to voters, which is why they just do nothing. And the Democrats stand (well they sit now) on the sidelines watching.
Two books on the topic are notable:
RatF*ck
This Town.

The first documents how the GOP with the help of big money, bought elections
The second explains that DC is like an insider's club. Once you're in, you're on
the gravy train and nothing matters more than making money. The Democrats
and Republicans are all the same.

Too bad we didn't get Bernie Sanders.

I will still vote. For Jill Stein.

But I really wonder what motivation milennials have to vote. I don't blame them if they don't.