Election Day...Voting! Discuss.

[Fallsview]

Please give your reasons why you do or do not vote.



STAY POSITIVE!!!!

[gym**rat]

I do not because if I did, someone might think I give two fucks. But I also rarely complain about the people in office since I do not vote.

[Mr. MB]

I will not vote today for the first tine in 55 years. I moved from Maricopa county AZ to Navajo County AZ.  Last spring we applied for absentee ballots...got a questionnaire last week to be sent in to get the real document.  Due to back and forth mail we will not be able to vote.

I believe all of my candidates and issues will be voted in despite my missing vote. It will be a very goodnight for America.

[gym**rat]

I will not vote today for the first tine in 55 years. I moved from Maricopa county AZ to Navajo County AZ.  Last spring we applied for absentee ballots...got a questionnaire last week to be sent in to get the real document.  Due to back and forth mail we will not be able to vote.

I believe all of my candidates and issues will be voted in despite my missing vote. It will be a very goodnight for America.

How fucking old are you? I thought the was the old man on the board at 55. Hell you have been voting that long.    Just giving you shit.

[Pray_4_War]

I usually vote but I didn't today.  Why?  Because fuck it, that's why.  What is the point of voting in gerrymandered districts.  In addition to that you are voting along with the deceased, illegal aliens, Mickey Mouse and the Easter Bunny.  It's a con.  The game is rigged.  Your vote does not matter. 

Your time, energy and money is better spent preparing for the consequences.

[El Diablo Blanco]

I usually vote but I didn't today.  Why?  Because fuck it, that's why.  What is the point of voting in gerrymandered districts.  In addition to that you are voting along with the deceased, illegal aliens, Mickey Mouse and the Easter Bunny.  It's a con.  The game is rigged.  Your vote does not matter. 

Your time, energy and money is better spent preparing for the consequences.

You sir are the exact reason why democracy sucks.

[Fallsview]

It is a choice. It seems the people that do vote get very angry and upset at the ones who do not.





STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Viking11]

Got my ballot. Dropping it off at the polling place later. I was politically disenfranchised, but there is too much that just needs to get done. If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

[Mr Anabolic]

Voting... lol

Make the people believe they have a CHOICE, when the reality is... there is no choice... there never has been.

No matter if your guy is (s)elected, things only get worse... more expensive, more draconian laws enacted, more taxes, more fees, etc.

Politics is Hollywood for ugly people.

[Voice of Doom]

to vote is to give consent.

[Coach is Back!]

to vote is to give consent.

And the one's who don't vote shouldn't complain.

[James28]

Seems like you guys are just figuring out now what some of us have figured out in our early teens. That's it's a bullshit dog and pony show. I'm 34 and have never voted in my entire life for anything or anyone. And life couldn't be any better because I didn't wait for a snake dressed in a suit to make it better for me.

All this furious voting and slogans of 'if you don't vote ...  bla bla bla puke' didn't make life better for ANYONE the past decades.

[James28]

And the one's who don't vote shouldn't complain.

They can complain because there's literally nobody to vote for.

The bible thumping uneducated screaming halfwits (right wing), or the 'tax you to death to prop up the unproductive because we hate successful people (left wing).

Both of those are offensive to intelligent people.

No point.

[Shockwave]

Please give your reasons why you do or do not vote.



STAY POSITIVE!!!!

ironically, after serving as a Marine and seeing the political landscape in the last 2 decades, i realized it doesnt matter.

I vote in critical local elections, like Washingtons background check hiding registration in it, and if i really hate a certain candidate ill vote, but thats it.

They do whatever they want regardless of vote.

A washihton governor demanded 3 recounts until she won.

When a bunch of corpses were shown to have vote, she said 'cmon, you lost, move on.' And everyone just said ok.

Except when it was her THREE fckn recounts.

Its all bullshit.

[El Diablo Blanco]

Sadly the voting system is rigged.

This should tell you enough about how dumb the system is.


Al Gore votes: 50,999,897 48.4%
 
George Bush votes: 50,456,002 47.9%
 
Any monkey can tell you who had more votes and a higher percentage but we all know who ended up winning.  Democracy my ass.  You can still get the most votes and lose.  Isn't that what happens in dictatorships?

[Shockwave]

They can complain because there's literally nobody to vote for.

The bible thumping uneducated screaming halfwits (right wing), or the 'tax you to death to prop up the unproductive because we hate successful people (left wing).

Both of those are offensive to intelligent people.

No point.

of course they can complain. Theyre tax paying citizens. Just because someone abstains because they cant stand the options doesnt mean theyve forfeited their right to aj opinion, thats a manipulation tactic to keep things the same.

[James28]

of course they can complain. Theyre tax paying citizens. Just because someone abstains because they cant stand the options doesnt mean theyve forfeited their right to aj opinion, thats a manipulation tactic to keep things the same.

Off course it's a manipulation tactic. A savvy 10 year old will see that. However, in this thread, we've had the usual dumbasses fall for it already. Naturally the first one is our lovable but dimwitted friend Joe, turning up with slogans straight from the manipulation book.

[Fallsview]

of course they can complain. Theyre tax paying citizens. Just because someone abstains because they cant stand the options doesnt mean theyve forfeited their right to aj opinion, thats a manipulation tactic to keep things the same.

Well put.

[Deadlifted]

of course they can complain. Theyre tax paying citizens. Just because someone abstains because they cant stand the options doesnt mean theyve forfeited their right to aj opinion, thats a manipulation tactic to keep things the same.

Yep. And so many people are sick of the mud slinging politics, you never hear about what policies they support and what they have done, its all about an 'us vs them' mentality. Some people treat it like a football game, where its team liberal vs team conservative. They both suck and it sucks that most people just eat up the two party system.

[SF1900]

Seems like you guys are just figuring out now what some of us have figured out in our early teens. That's it's a bullshit dog and pony show. I'm 34 and have never voted in my entire life for anything or anyone. And life couldn't be any better because I didn't wait for a snake dressed in a suit to make it better for me.

All this furious voting and slogans of 'if you don't vote ...  bla bla bla puke' didn't make life better for ANYONE the past decades.

Exactly. You have to love that people actually believe that voting will make a difference in their lives, i.e., if I vote for the right person, they will do right by the average american citizen. You vote, the person you voted for gets elected, and your life still remains shitty, posting on getbig.  Vote or do not vote, it will make no difference in your life.

[Shockwave]

Exactly. You have to love that people actually believe that voting will make a difference in their lives, i.e., if I vote for the right person, they will do right by the average american citizen. You vote, the person you voted for gets elected, and your life still remains shitty, posting on getbig.  Vote or do not vote, it will make no difference in your life.

not only that, but your vote maked little to no difference.. it comes down to who manipulates the system/plays the game better anyway... the votes arent the determining factor, its who can cheat better.

[SF1900]

not only that, but your vote maked little to no difference.. it comes down to who manipulates the system/plays the game better anyway... the votes arent the determining factor, its who can cheat better.

I have never voted and no matter who is in office, I never see a difference in my life. Republican or democrat has made no difference to me. The only people who really see a difference from voting are the rich elite who can pull strings. People like us are to insignificant to be personally affected in a positive way by politicians.

[Pneumothorax]

I usually vote but I didn't today.  Why?  Because fuck it, that's why.  What is the point of voting in gerrymandered districts.  In addition to that you are voting along with the deceased, illegal aliens, Mickey Mouse and the Easter Bunny.  It's a con.  The game is rigged.  Your vote does not matter. 

Your time, energy and money is better spent preparing for the consequences.

What about voting for senate?  There is nothing gerrymandered about that.

[Pneumothorax]

Exactly. You have to love that people actually believe that voting will make a difference in their lives, i.e., if I vote for the right person, they will do right by the average american citizen. You vote, the person you voted for gets elected, and your life still remains shitty, posting on getbig.  Vote or do not vote, it will make no difference in your life.

I vote for gun rights.  The left wing definitely wants my guns and my ammo, the right doesn't, so I vote for republicans.

[SF1900]

I vote for gun rights.  The left wing definitely wants my guns and my ammo, the right doesn't, so I vote for republicans.

well, i dont love or hate guns that much to vote based on one issue.