| Right. I've engaged in a couple of such discussions on reddit. To say I'm unhappy with the two major candidates would be a huge understatement. But no matter how strong our emotions are about such things, should be extremely clear-headed about what our vote means. And, the point I try to hammer home, that we each need to take full responsibility for the result of our vote. If you want to vote to 'let the world burn', as quite a few Bernie supporters are talking, so be it. If you want to vote to 'send a message', so be it. If things go very badly after November, then you're not allowed to say "my vote didn't really matter" or "I had no choice but to vote the way I did." Own your vote; make it, and accept responsibility for your portion of the outcome. 537 out of 100,000 Nader voters in 2000 changed the world, and not in a good way, in my strongly held opinion at least. |