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NYC Liberal

(20,135 posts)
8. And when they don't vote then the same people get elected,
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 07:51 PM
Dec 2012

which means they'll continue to be disappointed.

Also, people's civic duty doesn't stop with voting. Too many people think that they can go out every 2 or 4 years, cast their ballot, and then wait for things to change. Voting is only the beginning; it's the first step, not the last.

Not voting is probably the absolute dumbest thing one could do. My takeaway from many people who don't vote is that they seem to want to be disappointed. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. "We don't like the people in power! So we're going to let them stay in power!"

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