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by icantbebothered 1029 days ago
It occurs to me that instead of blaming government, it’s really the non-voters who have created this absurd mess. If they voted, I believe that most of them would vote for the better candidates. But because they don’t vote, the highly incentivized voters—which is to say the single-issue crazies—get the win. Next thing you know, your libraries are closed, your teachers are quitting, your infrastructure fails, and your country starts looking like a third world nation with plummeting lifespans, millions of homeless, devastated economies, and more corruption than you can shake a stick at.

Please, encourage your friends and coworkers to vote. Not to tell them who to vote for but just to vote. It really does matter!