Its important to participate, many nation states require it or worse don’t allow it. Spoil your ballot. Tell them the choices are horrible
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I disagree. I will not be part of the active polity, especially on the national level. Even if I don't vote, I'm active at a local level. I tend to voice things that others don't and I tend to become a thorn in the side of the local idiots.
And also, you can participate without voting. Voting shouldn't be the one thing you do to "participate" as a citizen.
I thought if you were waffling on voting, it would have been to much to push you to run. I appreciate your lack of care for the national level. In Canada its the one with the most power and ability to change individuals lives IMHO
I am an institutionalist i think its strength can out power the parties will. I preach the vote as a bare minimum that individuals should practice.
If your effective at the local level then you can get your needs met quicker than federally i agree.
I like challenging thought thank you
At this point in the US, it is not possible (IMO) to effect change from within the system, at least not in a time frame that matters to stem the tide of the imminent collapse of the dollar.
I know too little about the Canadian system since I tend to not worry much about what goes on in Canada except that it's a bellwether for the next Marxist BS that's going to be pushed by the WEF proxies like Castro's bastard.