[fuckpig]

> Voting should be independent of opinion, should it not? Voting should reflect the merit of a post regardless of its popularity, right?

If that were the case, democracy would actually work.

[BlackDeath3]

"Should be", not "is". The fact that there are problems with democracy doesn't mean that people shouldn't attempt to improve the system.

[ryguytilidie]

Sure, but in your case "improve the system" means "make voting work the way I want", which, among every single human being who isn't you, I'd imagine you'd see some disagreement.