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The last presidential election I refused to cast any vote. To cast a vote for either canidate would have ment that I would be condoning behavior that I feel is repulsive. Think of the baggage carried into this past election by each canidate. Liar, theif, wommanizer, power monger, elitist, racist, hypocrit, bigot, manipulator, zelot, and the list could go on. Both Clinton and Trump could check many of these boxes to describe their character. When a worthy canidate once again steps forward to run our country I will cast my vote. Presently, voting in municipal elections is where I put my efforts to get to know who is running for office. This is where I feel my vote may matter.

Local voting has the added benefit of giving 3rd party candidates a chance. At the national level though I think we’ve always been choosing between candidates like you just described, except that Trump added mental illness into the mix. At least I sure can’t think of one who wasn’t a neoliberal war monger. That seems to be the job when you’re the Commander in Chief of a military empire.

I did forget to add mental ilness. Have a great night!

for me this is rather easy. I just prefer to vote as it is a right i have and there were times that people just didn't have these rights. Casting your vote isn't that simple though. It may seem insignificant cause it's just one vote but each person has to do a research before voting in order to learn what the candidates believe, represent, what's their past and whether you agree with their positions or not.

If you choose not to vote, that's ofc your choice but you aren't achieving something by doing it, literally it has 0 impact. If you aren't sure what to vote because "everyone is corrupted" just choose a candidate that probably gonna take just a few votes and "support" him. At least that way you may give voice to someone else. (this is a bit controversial cause the voting system isn't exactly the same in every country, for example America and Greece have totally different systems, so some of what i say may seem totally weird )

Finally, i really learnt something new today, or to say it a bit better, i saw another perspective you presented that of the Youth. I am in that category so it didn't crossed my mind at all :P but you are so right!

It can be very hard to vote between some choices, but as you say, it is a right we haven’t always had, so should not be squandered.

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