Why do you think voting is or isn't important? (reddthat.com)

submitted 6 days ago by PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

24 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I haven’t voted in years after reading the argument that voting mainly serves to slot you into a cohort, making it easier for governments and corporations to profile you. Recently I heard someone argue the opposite angle: don’t vote because none of the politicians deserve you. A comedian mocked that stance as basically holding your breath when you are angry.

Now I’m conflicted because both arguments feel compelling in different ways. What are your strongest arguments for voting, or against voting?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Lisa Murkowski won the 2010 Senate Election for Alaska, and Charlie Crist lost the 2010 Senate Election for Florida

So, I guess your whole argument just fell apart, then? It seems pretty flimsy if the entire thing is based on just one single factor.

[-] bad_news@lemmy.billiam.net 1 points 5 days ago

No, you have no argument (and seem to be more than a bit of a twat). A Lisa Murkowski couldn't happen in the DNC because the party would crush them in the general if they ran as an independent after the party turned against them.

[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Lol? What are you even talking about?

Republicans all vote in unison with each other. They all vote the way the party tells them to. There is no dissent in the GOP...only what the party elites want.

A Lisa Murkowski couldn't happen in the DNC because the VOTERS would never accept having the party's candidate shoved down their throats like that. If they had rejected her in the primary, there's no way they would have accepted her in the general.

But not Republicans. Republicans do what the party tells them to, without question. They follow whatever commands the party gives them, because that's what they've been programmed to do.

this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2025

6 points (61.5% liked)

Asklemmy

51775 readers

459 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
!lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~

founded 6 years ago

MODERATORS