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RE: Where has "pure libertarianism" worked?

in #libertarian6 years ago

I actually do consider that, but we live in the reality of how it works and not how we wish it would. In the US, the voting system is the majority that shows up. I recognize we basically never get a true majority of those registered to vote much less of people in general.

It would be far more meaningful if those who actually wanted to protest turned in blank ballots. At best non voting is an ignored abstention at at worst simply recognized as not caring enough to even have a voice in the process.

People who do not vote are absolutely not "casting a vote against democracy". They lack of participation doesn't damage it one iota. Making a statement involved action. Not non participation and acceptance.

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I think there is great irony in telling me what I am inferring from peoples votes :)

The reality is... no one cares and its not talked about except at the rare dark corner of the internet.

If you want to be counted take an action that can be. :) Thats my point.

Thats why its ironic. You are accusing me of inferring when im simply pointing out that you don't know. You are assuming everyone not voting is a protest. You simply have no clue.

And if you don't know how many non participates it would take to theoretically "stop the game" then you don't know that either.

You are making massive assumptions about stuff that you have no actual information on or limit.

Clearly some percentage of the population will keep on voting. You plan is so extreme as to be meaningless. Also you haven't recognized that your protests aren't even recognized because again, you are assuming everyone that doesn't vote is a protest. False.