I generally agree with the idea that the leaders of the nation are not acting with the voters' best interests in mind- that they are in it for themselves at the end of the day. I however disagree with the idea that our vote doesn't matter. It does, it matters significantly more at the local and even state level. People tend to forget that voting happens more than just voting for president: the president isn't going to fix all our problems (though they can certainly cause a lot of issues). For example: people like to vote for a guy who says they will invest in infrastructure; about how they talk about how our infrastructure is old and falling apart. This is a true statement. People will vote for this person thinking that means the really shitty main road down the block that has caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to their car over the years from all the potholes and whatnot will finally get fixed... when in reality the president isn't fixing that road for them. That is a matter for the local government. When the president speaks of infrastructure, it is a broad brush that generally encompasses things like military bases (domestic and foreign), federally managed roadways, causeways and highways, bridges, dams, etc. Given how the electoral system functions: your vote influences it on the local level. Electoral votes swing state to state due to changes on the local level. This is why someone like Trump can lose the popular vote yet still win like he did in 2016. This is by design. The Founders didn't want uneducated farmhands who didn't know how to read voting on matters that directly affect the way the nation is run, financed and governed. Is this good or bad? Up to whoever is being asked, I suppose. Didn't mean to soapbox or ramble. Just thought I'd share my two cents, for whatever its worth I guess. I just personally feel that many people don't fully understand how the American political system is designed and how it runs, and in all honesty it isn't entirely the voters' fault.
i'm still not going to sit this election out.
I generally agree with the idea that the leaders of the nation are not acting with the voters' best interests in mind- that they are in it for themselves at the end of the day.
I however disagree with the idea that our vote doesn't matter. It does, it matters significantly more at the local and even state level. People tend to forget that voting happens more than just voting for president: the president isn't going to fix all our problems (though they can certainly cause a lot of issues).
For example: people like to vote for a guy who says they will invest in infrastructure; about how they talk about how our infrastructure is old and falling apart. This is a true statement. People will vote for this person thinking that means the really shitty main road down the block that has caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to their car over the years from all the potholes and whatnot will finally get fixed... when in reality the president isn't fixing that road for them. That is a matter for the local government. When the president speaks of infrastructure, it is a broad brush that generally encompasses things like military bases (domestic and foreign), federally managed roadways, causeways and highways, bridges, dams, etc.
Given how the electoral system functions: your vote influences it on the local level. Electoral votes swing state to state due to changes on the local level. This is why someone like Trump can lose the popular vote yet still win like he did in 2016. This is by design. The Founders didn't want uneducated farmhands who didn't know how to read voting on matters that directly affect the way the nation is run, financed and governed. Is this good or bad? Up to whoever is being asked, I suppose.
Didn't mean to soapbox or ramble. Just thought I'd share my two cents, for whatever its worth I guess. I just personally feel that many people don't fully understand how the American political system is designed and how it runs, and in all honesty it isn't entirely the voters' fault.
We are all in for ourselves at the end of the day.
I agree with ur comments.
We could try to fix our education system, but that requires voting.
This is why I don't pay taxes despite my honorable discharge.
Wow such original commentary, I'm 14 and this is deep.
@@gabrielethier2046 thank you!
I was assuming I was going to hear some bullshit, but this guy is speaking mad facts
@@cameroncrawford332 😆
Maybe we should vote on it
but like we live in a society
@@Bminutes indeed 😔
Bruh
@@willygrags4367 brother
god is dead
God remains dead
“Good” is 💀