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 Originally Posted by wufwugy
votes change outcomes
The important word here is 'votes'. Note how it is different that 'a vote'. You're conflating the two.
Originally Posted by wufwugy
The principle remains intact. One man doesn't win a war. The logic behind the claim that voting doesn't matter is the same as that man in the war not fighting because one man doesn't win a war. Clearly there are extra levels, and the simplistic frame misses them.
Sure, whatever. Go ahead and vote if you want. I'm just telling you why I can't be bothered.
Originally Posted by wufwugy
The most powerful group of people in the world could have done everything they could to stop Brexit legally and they would have failed.
How you do you know that? They could have dumped ten billion dollars into ads, hired people to go door to door, used all kinds of tricks, and changed the vote decisively. But not because they influenced one person, because they influenced thousands or hundreds of thousands or millions.
Originally Posted by wufwugy
This anti-voting zeitgeist is no different than a person who believed everything MLK stood for yet didn't want to march because his presence or absence wouldn't tip the scales.
A person could march for other reasons, just like you can vote for other reasons. Maybe because it asserts your belief in democracy, maybe because it gives you a sense of belonging and being part of something bigger, maybe because it's your idea of a fun time. But if you think it's because you've got a good chance of making a difference with your one vote, you're just deluded and nothing more.
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