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Here is why I don't like voting.Trump isn't cancer. The government is the cancer. People in America need more freedom. The federal government has to much over reach; frankly there is just to much corruption in America. Republicans or any political party don't care about the people they only care about the dollar. Plus there are a lot of evil business and share holder, they are the ones pulling the strings of the government. Clearly the root of all evil is money, so let's get ride of money. Anarchy!
After voting these past 22 times has any of the candidates made anything any better or has their been a greater need for Taxation and Regulation while you're individual Rights and Freedoms become diminished and the problems get compounded year after year...
One reason people in America don't vote is that they have been convicted - rightly or wrongly - of felonies and are then disenfranchised by whatever state they live in. And as there were some 5.17 million disenfranchised felons in America as of 2020, that's a lot of people whose voices will never be heard at the polls. This raises two questions. One, what is the purpose behind disenfranchising felons, and two, how can a country that fought a (revolutionary) war over taxation without representation tax people who cannot vote?
@@learningtime3935 Most of the federal government's overreach is in the executive branch, especially with the surveillance state and military industrial complex. The President has too much power.
My Government teacher in high school brought in voter registration forms for all us students and had us fill them out during class and gave us extra credit for it. Then he turned them in for us. I've been voting ever since. I used to work with a guy who would vote in every election, but would write his own name in for every position. I'd tell him "At least you voted."
I sincerely applaud that. Now, though, depending what city and state you’re in, there’s a distinct chance your teacher would be arrested for “voter fraud”
This was like 20 years ago. I imagine there would be more scrutiny for that sort of thing now. Then again the students that were eligible filled them out, that part he didn't do for us, and I imagine all he did was drop them in a mail box. I think he would just get a stack of blank forms from the post office. I'm sure he made sure it was legal for him to do this too.
Meanwhile Ohio is trying to make it so 17 year olds cant even vote in the primaries if they'll be 18 by the time of the election (Not that our districting laws are being respected anyway). Hooray for hostile voting laws :D
I have a policy to write my own name in on any election where somebody is running unopposed. One of these days, I'm going to have to figure out what the hell a "county comptroller" actually does. I keep coming in second for it....
Fr. The only people that run and have a chance to win deserve zero votes imo. I'll never understand people getting so attached to something they have no control over, just chill and let whatever happens happen
I have a friend who doesn't vote. Says it's because he doesn't pay attention, doesn't have the drive to pay attention, and doesn't want to vote if he's not educated on the candidates and/or policies. Ironically enough, to me, he seems more educated on policies than the average voter.
I felt a lot like that once, I am naturally self deprecating to my own knowledge. Try to convince them they are decreasing the average madness of the electorate by voting. And that although their vote won't swing the election, the large amount of people who think similarly to them could.
I would be much more motivated to vote if it was easier to find the information to make an educated vote. My local elections in 2020 included choosing the school board. The school district required every candidate to fill out a 2-page form with stuff like personal info, relevant experience, what they wanted to improve about the school district, etc. The completed forms were posted online, on the same webpage as information about voting locations. It was so incredibly easy to learn about each candidate & make an informed choice - and it only took a few minutes to read the forms! I wish that all state & federal elections required candidates to complete a similar form that would make it easy for voters to make an informed choice.
When I voted in midterms in 2022, candidates had their information about relevant things such as schooling, employment, migration, taxes, etc. It was really easy to get to know them.
I worked in the elections for Minnesota. Minnesota's Secretary of State would list all the candidates on your ballot and links to their website. I would not vote for anyone who didn't put their website on the Secretary of State website. Sorry if you don't have the energy or a team to do that then I don't expect much. That really helped lay out their website skills, policies they want or against. Some local stuff was difficult. But that form sounded cool to have it all be answering the same questions.
Yeah, never let them win tho, they make it hard on purpose, so that's why I vote, also I have nothing good to do, that's why I vote. '_' You aren't joking tho, it took me hours to even find what district I am in
Had this same issue with locals and state in Michigan. Tried to look up the people running and most had broken websites and nothing online and a lot were uncontested, really makes you wonder how much mediocrity we allow just cause no one cares enough to step up to the task
@@BritishRepublicsn what Trump or Biden your best candidates for elections huh don't complain whatever they do ,I will never regret not voting both of these idiots
Imagine having him as a teacher and you're a regular viewer in his channel. The amount of opportunity there is to impress him with your foresight and get extra credit!
@@iammrbeat I respect the humbleness, but I am certain you have affected many people over the year. I wouldn't still be in education if I didn't believe that.
When I turned 18, I immediately registered to vote, but I didn't actually bother to vote in the first few elections for exactly reason #1: I saw absolutely no difference to my life depending on which candidate won. Technically speaking, that was (and still is) probably true. However, moving out of my little bubble in which I grew up helped me see that the country is much bigger than just me, and there are quite a few differences that do affect the daily lives of many Americans. I now vote every election. I still think all the candidates suck, but some definitely suck more than others.
Why pick which poison to poison yourself with? See, that's exactly yet another reason people like me refuse to vote. I respect myself and my own intelligence well enough to refuse to participate in a circus of "which poison would you rather choose this election to poison you?"
@@iammrbeat I'll proudly disagree strongly on this one. Picking between two poisons is still voting to poison yourself, so, you may as well refuse to participate in that circus instead.
Voting versus not voting is more like drinking a poison versus having it poured straight into your stomach through a feeding tube. The only way to truly avoid participating is to move to another country, and that is simply not an option for most Americans. Don't let perfect be the enemy of (slightly) better.
@@TheCriminalViolin Yeah, but you're getting one of those poisons whether you vote or not. It sucks, but the analogy is more like someone is forcing you to drink one of many poisons, some are worse than others, and either you get to pick or they do.
I don't vote because I don't want to be as politically charged as my parents or grandparents. They get so angry and upset, so I don't want to become that.
Exactly republicans claim they want everyone to be able to vote and if they don’t support mail in voting they have no reason to not support this but yet they don’t support it.
@@iammrbeat some people don’t vote cause they think the winner of election is decided before it happens Aka conspiracy theories and they think it works likes putins elections but with differing winners to avoid public suspicions I don’t believe that theory but it is a real one
This video reminded me to register to vote. I live in the UK and I’m registered to vote in England, but I wasn’t registered to vote in Scotland where I’m studying for university. I am now registered and I’m looking forward to voting in the local elections this May
I’m 49 years old. Voted once at 18. Never voted again. I’m into history and enjoy learning. I just don’t care about being a part of the political process.
I’m tired of this whole democracy experiment. Most of them are on the same side, it’s just a matter of speed and your preferred poison. If you were to vote, I’d pay more attention to local events.
I imagine the larger reason will always be apathy mixed with disillusionment. The "why bother" and the "results are the same" crowds. The hardest part to overcome such a crisis of participation is that they have every right to just not do anything. The more someone is forceful in trying to push these folks away from such a position, the more they will cling or ignore such words, or just become spiteful and do the opposite of what is being campaigned.
Except that’s not the case. Any time a place makes it easier to vote, more people vote. The big reason is that you have to go so far out of your way to do it. Sure, dissolutionement probably affects a lot of people, but if voting is barely an inconvenience, most of those people can be convinced to vote for the heck of it.
I’m a conservative leaning guy in Los Angeles, the “why bother” apathy is very reasonable. The one time I went to vote I was not able to because I was one county over from where I was registered apartently, after that I’m saying fuck it, probably for life, my life is better off not getting emotionally attached to politics I can’t control.
As someone who travels internationally quite a lot, I've def noticed it isn't so much that we think we're a big deal, the rest of the world is pretty obsessed with us too. Especially annoying when I'm trying to escape US politics abroad.
This is a brief explanation and isn't as nuanced or explanatory as it could be, but the USA has a lot of cultural exports and given the power the USA has in terms of resources and military, said cultural exports can "win" over local cultural items due to starting off at a better position plus having the giant backing of being from the USA. This doesn't mean cultural items outside the USA are inferior, it is just often harder for them to thrive given our current systems. We live in a mostly unipolar world, however that is slowly changing with a lot of cultural exports from Asia gaining popularity (think kpop, anime, tiktok).
I think its because international media extensively covers US elections whereas US media rarely covers it other than say parts of Europe or Canada or especially big countries like Brazil China or India. And then many of the rest of the world doesnt have free and fair elections (aka Republican wet dream) so reporting on their "elections" is pointless.
Generally your inviduidual vote doesn't really count - especially in federal elections. All you have to do to understand that statement is research how the electorial college works. Like a parent ( electors ) asking children ( voters ) what they want for dinner then the parent makes what they originally wanted regardless of what the children want, making voting more of a request. Another, the electorial college was a good idea when everyone was a farmer and got no news and picked candidates randomly. That is why election date is always in early November - after harvest on farms and allows time to travel to town to vote before harsh winter weather starts.
And it involves to submitting to one of the most powerful forms of manipulation in human history..... silly little voter cattle with their personal attacks. 😂
In regards to the difficulty of voting, I grew up in Michigan. I voted in each primary and general election but it was a pain in the butt. My parents were lucky enough that they could always take the day off and I was in University and most of my classes let you miss the day of the election for free, but I remember having to stand in a long, cold line outside of some random church. By the time I made it to the booth I knew how I wanted to vote for the most part, however there were always some I wasn't sure on or that I would mix up. I've since moved to Washington State, which has universal mail-in voting. Every registered voter gets a ballot for every election sent directly to their address. I don't need to go anywhere or request anything from the Secretary of State or anything. Now I vote in every election because I can't forget or miss it if the ballot just appears in my mailbox one day. Since they come well in advance, I can sit down with the ballot and research each and every candidate/referendum/millage/whatever for as long as I want. Then I place the ballot back in the postage-free envelope, sign it, and send it on its way. Additionally, Washington has these Voter Guides sent alongside the ballot that also lists each item on the ballot and allows candidates to submit statements about themselves, as well as pro/anti-statements for policy issues. I have some friends who I know for a fact would not vote in most or all elections if it wasn't for the universal mail-in. I love it!
I also live in Washington state and I love vote by mail! And I was originally against it! But since it was adopted, I find that sitting at home and taking my time to peruse the voters pamphlet or calling my family members for their opinions is definitely worth the effort.
In Virginia, we still have regular go-to-the-polls voting, early in-person voting, and “absentee” voting, which is really just voting by mail, no need to actually be absent. However, we can sign up for permanent absentee voting. So from now on, a ballot will be mailed to my home for every election. Not quite as great as what Washington has, but still pretty good.
Same thing here in California and I love it. There's a ballot drop box near my residence so I can just walk over once I fill out my ballot at home. I wish it was this easy for everyone in the U.S.
@@connorr605 Honestly I think this would only work in Hard partisan states like CA or my state TN on the other side of the aisle. If a swing state implemented universal mail in ballots with the size and power of the US it would be in a lot of bad actor’s (foreign and domestic) best interest to find a way to compromise them.
When you vote, you give your signature of approval on whatever the candidate does while in office. You share partial responsibility for what they do. And by voting in the election in general you're essentially signing the "terms and conditions" of the elections. That is, you accept that the winner of the election is the person who will be given the power of the position. Those therefore also share responsibility of the elected, whether or not they voted for them. So the president drones innocent civillians in the middle east? If you voted you share responsibility for that. The only way to not share responsibility is by not taking part in the system at all, that is, by not voting.
I don't vote because I know that politicians don't care about me or my family, they just see us as votes. And fundamentally, nothing chances. Don't ever let anyone try to make you vote if you're not interested, it's honestly a waste of your time. In a way, not voting is letting your voice be heard because you're saying that you do not approve of the two choices you've been given.
@@plushman3685 I don't know a ton about the Libertarian party but I remember Gary Johnson (their nominee in 2016) was a neocon and a clown so suffice to say the party's been in the gutter longer than I've been able to vote. I'm socially conservative personally but I have no interest in voting for the Republican party personally and probably never will again.
I've to realize that over the years. I've voted since 2004 and my votes now feel so pointless with the state this county's in. I'm still voting on the issues but not bothering voting any people in. None of them represent me.
I know this will sound petty, but I don't vote for 1 reason alone. I will not be dragged into responsibility by association. I often hear, "If you don't vote, you have no right to complain". I am of the mind that those who don't vote are the ONLY ones allowed to complain since we didn't contribute to either side. If the candidate that wins is crap, we didn't help them rise. If they're awesome, we take no credit.
If you don't vote, you haven't tried to make a change Say there's a car speeding towards your house. If it hits, your house will be obliterated. You're standing right there, and next to you is a lever. If you pull the lever, the car had a chance of stopping. Sure, the lever might not work buy atleast *atleast* you made an attempt to fix the situation you're in. If you don't even try and pull the lever, and the car hits your house, do you really think you're in any position to complain considering you made no effort to try and fix it?
@@BritishRepublicsn You make a good point. But what if the house is already falling apart? What if there were consequences, however minor at the time, to pulling that lever? And what if you've been pulling that same lever, trying to save that same house, over and over again already? Just for it to be the same dilapidated poop bucket that needs to be made an insurance claim in the first place. You make a good analogy, but I would rather avoid the Sisyphean task of deciding what corrupt potty spot gets to bumble around for the next four(ish)years.
@@dannydersman8932 what consequences are there to voting? And even if the house is falling apart, it's total destruction isn't very desirable. I'd much rather a leaky pipe than a totally destroyed house
His point is actually quite poorly constructed when you realize that that lever has a higher chance of working and stopping the car then scribbling on paper has to change any policy or do anything meaningful for a country. Stop with the terrible analogies British republican. We are not interested in your easily seen through puppet show.
@@jimmyboy95 why are you acting like I'm some government agent trying to trick you into falling for some scam conspiracy? 'Puppet show' bruh. I'm just saying you should go and vote. Sure, maybe your vote won't change much on its own but it can lead to change. Here in the UK, we didn't get stuff like the NHS by just shrugging our shoulders and saying 'voting won't change anything' we went out and voted to bring in a new government that gave us that
It's such an infuriating process. I'm a lefty in a red state so I can vote or not vote and the outcome will always be the same, so voting takes a real emotional toll - knowing the place where you live will get worse no matter what you do. Federally, most elections don't matter. President is chosen by 8-10 or so states; most congressional office are gerrymandered to oblivion and won't change. Voting is a grieving process. I appreciate you covering this issue honestly, really digging into it.
I get your sentiment. I often feel unrepresented, but part of the reason for that is voter apathy in the past. Look at 2014, for crying out loud. HORRIBLE TURNOUT.
@@iammrbeat I don't feel unrepresented, I am unrepresented. There's literally nothing I can do to _be_ represented, short of moving to another state that's more aligned with with people like me. I totally agree that more turnout would be better - but there's no reason to expect that increasing turnout would somehow flip the politics of the area. And I'm very fortunate, because I'm not any of the groups that the GOP wants to imprison/whatever because I don't _have_ to literally flee for my safety... anyway, this is heavy, heavy shit in a lot of places. And it's getting heavier.
I feel the same, I often support canidates that I know won't win. Democracy reform is my number one issue facing the country right now. My state and most others desperately need Nonpartisan primaries and Ranked choice voting.
great video. I think a big reason why people don't vote, partially covered by what you've said - is that the "big two" guys keep getting more and more BORING - let's make America FUN again! (oh yes, and let's promote freedom and individuality and stuff, too!) Cheers, Matt! :)
Boring!? From a Canadian perspective U.S. politics had always been quite entertaining. Such a roller coaster of emotions. So popular in fact that we're (unfortunately IMO) starting to have our own spinoff of the worst parts here as well! (A lot of public workers are on strike today because our province's prime minister is making it illegal for them to go on strike, a right enshrined in our charter)
honestly? I did find Trump pretty boring - a relic of bygone pop-culture that outlived his time in the limelight 20 years ago... which kinda put us all BACK about 20 years, in a way? And when Trump didn't bore me - he largely ANNOYED me.
You summed it up with the part about choosing who has power over us. If I voted I'd be a willing participant, as it is I'm forcibly subjected to a system I refute. I refuse to legitimatize their power.
Your "refusal" only effects their power in your own head, it is a delusion. They have the power, whether you (or 1 million other "you's") recognize it or not.
@@rdizzy1Gee, it's almost as if voting changes absolutely nothing, and the powers that be (not the people) will do as they please, regardless of what scribbles on paper say. At least voters are finally starting to slowly admit it.😂
My parents have said my whole life, "Of you don't vote, you have no right to complain." I love complaining, so I've voted in every election I was eligible for since 2004. Even if I don't like either candidate, I can still do a risk/benefit analysis and at least try for the one I think will do the least damage.
No that's the opposite logic. If you voted you are then complicit in the system by which officials are selected, or in other words, when you vote you consent to having other people's votes matter as well, so you have ultimately no right to complain regardless who gets elected. On the other hand, by not voting, one does not concede consent to the overall governing system and thus places oneself in a state of rebellion/acquiescence to the government. Therefore, unless you believe that governments own the soils of the country and have an inherent right to rule the people who merely reside upon it, that person who did not vote has every right to complain about having to unwillingly tolerate the demands of a regime to which that person did not consent to.
Where’s the logic in that? If you voted then I say you have no right to complain. You put them in there so you are responsible. I, who refuse to vote, and had nothing to do with it, have every right to complain.
As a non voter i expected to watch this video and be scolded, but actually i was glad to see Mr.Beat has insight into the perspective of non voters. Not voting is a vote within itself.
I like how he changes camera angles for purely dramatic effect. Just going back and forth, like someone telling you a bunch of revelations, taking his sunglasses on and off for each punchline. Brilliant
I just follow george carlin's logic: If you vote, and your guy gets in, and ruins things, you have NO right to complain. Those of us who DONT vote can complain all we want, because you who voted the idiot who is ruining our country in, we didnt pick a side, we didnt support your bad decision and the new loser's decisions, and neither did we ask for the loser you voted in to lead us.
Voting is like a huge team effort. One vote very rarely changes things but if you convince the masses of people that their vote will make a significant difference, they will vote and it will actually make a difference. Much like the placebo, voting only works when you believe it works.
I no longer acknowledge or support the perverse and immoral political institutions of this country as being legitimate and I refuse to give either party my vote. I feel that my simple vote cannot adequately express the rage and contempt I feel for those already in government and those who seek to replace them. The system is carefully optimized to care for those who already have while the have-nots will always have to fend for themselves and this will never change no matter how much I vote.
@@jimmyboy95 if voting didn't change anything then how has change come about in the modern world? I don't remember a big revolution that swept Tony Blair into power
@BritishRepublicsn You're right, because it was the powers that be that put Blair into power. Not a revolution, and certainly not a meaningless scribble on paper. 😂 Voting is powerless.
Geryymandering, voter suppression and tons of dark money make politics in the US absolutell ugly - and damaging to our interests. Citizens United was one of the WORST Supreme Court decisions as well the dismantling of the Voter Rights Act.
People always like to say "if you don't vote, you don't get an opinion". But one might argue, those who Vote are complicit in said negative outcome. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
As someone who has voted in every election since I was 18. Voting is extremely tedious for no tangible gain for 90% of voters. I don't shame people for not Voting because 9 times out of 10 it's a complete waste of time
If you followed this logic, local elections would have higher turnout than other elections, because they are more likely to be decided by less votes and they have more direct results on peoples lives, but they have WAY WAY lower turnouts. So, frankly, I don't believe people that say this, it is just an excuse.
My dad was born in the sixties and never voted in his life. When I asked him about it, he said something along the lines of "I care that I have the right, but I don't care about doing it."
One of the benefits of living in a solid Red or Blue state is you *CAN* vote 3rd party and not have to worry about someone you don't want to win, winning (it's going to happen either way). I've had many people tell me "you're just throwing your vote away." No I'm not. I'm voting for the person that I think will do the best job. That's what you're *SUPPOSED* to do, not vote for who you think will win.
I also know a few people that vote as if it is the Super Bowl. I couldn't even tell you when people started to only vote for the winning team. That confusion of our system snuck in when I wasn't looking. But I can tell you it isn't good.
I voted for the very first time just the other week!!!! It was super cool and I was real happy to get to do it. Less happy to see how many of my other 18-year old friends decided it wasn't worth their time, but oh well. They have a real point about how your vote likely won't matter at all. I'm lucky enough to live in a swing state, so my vote actually matters for some offices, but my house seat is so uncompetitive that I just decided to write-in my older sister.
When my daughter moved to another state, I became aware of how varied voting is. For example, I knew that I would be out of town for medical reasons on election day. The early voting/absentee ballot programs in my state were extremely limited. I was able to obtain an absentee ballot, and vote for the $2 in postage required to return my ballot. Assuming that I completed the process correctly, my vote will be counted. This included multiple signatures on outer and inner envelopes, etc. My daughter will be at her home on election day. Despite this, everyone in her state, or hopefully every eligible voter, receives a ballot in the mail and can vote by returning it using the pre-paid postage or dropping it in a ballot collection box at the local library. She doesn't vote because she is in a state where one party is highly favored; she feels that her vote would not matter. I try to point out that perhaps the reason the state is so one-sided is that everyone on the other side takes the "why bother" approach. As you noted, another big reason is the corruption that is seen in the voting system. I think it is not in my best interest to elaborate on what I've seen in this regard.
Almost always you can tell when someone lives in a blue state or not based on how hard it is to vote. Sorry you have to go through that. Here’s to more states following Colorado’s lead!
If we had a 90+% voter turnout, corruption in the voting process would become irrelevant anyway. The higher the turnout is, the lower the chance that bad actors can have an actual effect on the results.
I think some reasons why some people don't vote is down the political ads and political candidates. Both at the very best discouraged my dad so much he refuses to vote.
I think also the fact that Lobbyist hold so much power in the country is also a big reason why, knowing that the officials serve the needs of the wealthy and elite
Also for me, I vote for my favorite candidate even if I know they have very little chance of winning, because I hope one more vote for them will encourage them and their ideas a little bit more, and thus their ideas might get more votes on the ballot next time. Incremental difference matters too! Bit by bit. Otherwise the ideas I like may never gain traction. Ultimately it’s about making my voice heard, even if I’m just one person in a huge system.
I used to scold people for not voting, but the state of politics for the past 10 years of voting life has made me realise that we have an entire system set up so that people are told and convinced to vote for only one of two political parties. There are other options but those options are intentionally drowned out and you'll be chastised by the dogmatic "blue or red" voters for "wasting your vote" on a party that isnt funded by billionaires and lobbyists that are against your wishes
Hot take on the topic of voting, but if a person doesn't know what they're voting for, it is best if they don't vote altogether. That is the problem in this country, people are voting because a celebrity or a politician is telling them to vote, but if they have no idea about what they're voting for, then they are really doing a disservice to the country and the people that are actually voting because they care about the issues being preached by the politicians.
I voted once and I was like "I have no idea wtf I'm voting for, like, who tf has time to figure out what any of this means or how to interpret it and make any kind of informed decision" and after waiting in line for like 45 minutes I was definitely turned off from voting after that. That and most of the candidates suck and aren't they known for being dishonest and breaking promises anyway? I might as well be voting for a box of girl scout cookies or something, idk.
Especially with today's political polarization, where any adherence to facts is thrown out the window, disinformation is rampent on social media, and voting for one side or the other can easily end up costing your relationship with your love ones.
So why not vote for mail in voting? More than 10 states have exclusive mail in voting and send you a 100 page booklet about the measures that are on the ballot, who is for and against. As well as giving the candidates the space to explain themselves. Plus, they give you the booklet a few weeks before your ballot so you can research and turn your ballot in before or on Election day
You didn’t stop to think “man, this is a really long line… in this 45 minute wait, I should really be learning what things to vote for or against right now.” You have a legitimate gripe but you didn’t even try to solve it lol
I remember when I turned 18 I was so excited to vote. I registered, found the polling station, waited in line got up to vote and... they didn't let me. Said I wasn't registered when I had registered weeks ago. Then on the way out I realized someone hit my car and left a big dent in it and drove off. I was so disappointed, upset, felt like I wasted my time, and a little embarrassed, and mad about my car. Needless to say, I never voted or attempted to vote again.
in Belgium voting is mandatory but never makes a difference because politicians are boss over their own elections. Parties have to form coalitions here to form a majority, so the parties with the most, second most and third most votes can stand in the opposition. We even have a prime minister who's party is the 7th (!) largest one of the country. Shameful.
Let me explain something to you. Trying to bully me saying " it's my duty as an American citizen" is the most stupid argument you could make. I don't vote, because my vote in the end, doesn't matter. Your right in the fact I'm an independent. And while yes, technically my voice " could be heard " a voice that's heard that can't change anything ultimately doesn't matter. In the end, I don't really care what happens going forward. And no amount of badgering is going to change that.
I want to add two more things. Here in America both parties are guilty of kicking off third parties off the ballot, and Princeton did a study earlier this year that something like 80% of our laws favor the rich while only 20% favor ordinary people. So at least in America voting doesn’t matter as both corrupt parties are owned by billionaires. Edit: both parties are also guilty of gerrymandering to favor who gets in power.
@@iammrbeat I3eck vs DNC. its literally precident in US court record that the parties can rig the primaries. How you an educated man can think that you could EVER vote out the rich in such a system is beyond me.
Voting for a 3rd party is the most effective way of telling the big parties that you don't believe in them. It's a hell of a lot more effective than complaining on the internet, anyways.
@@diney7085 It would be effective if they ever got more than single digit percentages of the vote - but they don't. Staying home would be just as effective if your extremely niche politics aren't covered under the umbrellas of either diverse regulated capitalism or authoritarian white christian theocracy.
@@iammrbeat Those canadites don't exist. Politicians only care about their own interests and fool people into thinking they are gonna do things you want them to.
@@Joaquin546 Let others take care of what?? LOL getting absolutely crushed by the super majority?? Not all states are totally lopsided, but some are. I don't live in CA but using it as an example if you're an ULTRA-MAGA religious conservative living in SF?? At some point you have to take the L, accept life in super progressive SF CA or GTFO because you're not getting the ultra-conservative SF. Super-progressive hammer and sickle comrade in rural Wyoming? Same shit..... in some places it's just not worth it.
@@Joaquin546Good to see you finally admitting that our votes don't have the power to change anything. Now let's see you admit that it's the political elites, not the people, who decide things. :)
When I try researching the policy positions on various candidates, their websites only talk how they grew up here in Nebraska and that's it. It makes me sad most people are voting without knowing what they're voting for, including me.
Couple reasons the politically conscious person doesn’t vote: 1) general disillusionment with our political system 2) Lack of viable third-parties 3) A winner takes all electoral college system 4)Incumbents from the dominant political party of that state running unopposed
Excellent as usual! I wish I could get on Patreon, right now medical bills are all I am seeing. I will vote, I may not agree with all of what candidates say, it matters more about what they do. They are a cog in this government process. Right now none of the cogs are working in unison for the people. The discouraging news doesn’t encourage many to get involved & this is precisely the time to. I wish in my youth we had all of what is available now, yet youth doesn’t have the wisdom that comes with living through the years of experience. Thank you Mr. Beat.
I am sorry about your medical bills. Do not worry about it. I just appreciate you watching my stuff and commenting! And I agree with your other comments. I wish I could go back to my younger self all the time.
@@BritishRepublicsn Not really British republican. Not voting scares the Daylights out of them, voting for them just because of a funny name only empowers them.😂 Not voting will always be better than voting. Get over it.
@BritishRepublicsn In what way would nobody voting, meaning nobody supporting or falling for their scheme anymore, not have an effect on the ones profiting from it? I don't see how you can say this wouldn't work.
@@jimmyboy95 because people don't vote for too wide a variety of reasons for your abstention to really send a message Sure, you might not vote because you disagree with the system, but you might also not vote because you couldn't be bothered, or because you just forgot. There's no other evidence to suggest that isn't the case
Reason i dont register to vote is due to being called for jury duty, because I live paycheck to paycheck, and $15day and lunch WONT PAY MY BILLS, and a lengthy trial would cost me EVERYTHING IVE WORKED SO HARD FOR
There is a couple of reasons I haven’t voted so far (not a US resident) 1. Lived in a different state for university when my state had elections and mail in ballots were not available 2. University exams coincided with national election phase in my state (we have different phases of elections, they last for a couple of weeks because of the huge population)
I wish you brought up the accelerationist argument for not voting (or voting for the worst canidate) since for many of us at best a canidate's ambivalent about our rights being taken away, why should we bother when popular will's only going to be enforced through protest or direct action?
If the problems of the masses could be solved, they just won't be solved because this is america. You know it's only on a tuesday because of an outdated concept from the mid 19th century, right?
As an Aussie, it seems to me that the US has set up voting to be as difficult as possible: non-compulsory, Tuesdays instead of weekends, freesing cold November day etc. You also have to register as a voter for a particular party, or an independent. In Australia, voting is on Saturdays, which makes it easier for many workers to do it. We also have pre-poll voting for ppl who can't make it on the day. And yes, voting is compulsory here. (That'll get the freedumb crowd hopping mad 😅) I really don't think it's a huge impost to get off your rear end every 3 years and have a say in who runs the country. We don't register to vote for a particular party; we just register to vote. The independent Australian Electoral Commission runs federal elections, completely separate from any political party.
It's a bigger impost than you realize once you understand that we the people don't decide anything unless we are the political elites. We, the people, have never decided who leads the country.
As someone who is a third-party voter and definitely outside the D & R paradiem, I can understand all these reasons. They've been many reasons why I consider staying home. But I still go out to vote, even if it's only for the ballot measures. Here's were my thoughts on all 6 reasons: 1. I mean, it's literally why I'm a third-party guy. I stopped vibing with the R's around 2007, and could never really get behind the D's. And when that's all we're offered? No shock people don't wanna show up. 2. This is a vicious cycle we have with our current FPTP system. A candidate you really like is likely not going to win, so you don't vote for them, which means candidates like them won't have much chance to win, etc. etc.; it turns our elections into betting on a horserace. I've heard from many people to "vote for a winner." Well, Rich Strike was the longest shot in Kentucky Derby history, wasn't even supposed to BE in the race, and WON it! And you want me to settle on the favorite? 3. The other notable obstacles are two-fold: Ballot Access & Debate Access. Getting on the ballot, if you're a D or R, is simple. Usually you're automatically on it by default. But a third-party candidate has to go through so much rigmarole to even qualify for the ballot, and that's assuming the Big Two don't challenge it in court. Debate access is a joke on the national level as well. The Commission on Presidential Debates set an impossibly high polling threshold for third-party candidates (15%) after Ross Perot's performance in 1992. And even if you're close to meeting that threshold (like Gary Johnson did when he reached 12% in 2016), the CPD will simply choose polls that DON'T have them in the polling , and then say, "Oh, sorry, but the polls we chose didn't have him polling well. Better luck next time!" as they snicker away. 4 & 5: In 2008, the NY Times had an article that mathed out that the odds of your specific vote being the difference in an election is, on average, 1 in 60 million. About 3 times more likely than you winning the Powerball. Pessimistically, what most Americans are sadly, that would have you feeling that your vote is meaningless, and not worth doing since it won't matter. But I take the positive approach to it: Yeah, your vote more than likely won't make a difference, so if it doesn't matter, why not pick the candidate you really want? Go YOLO on it! Vote that third-party candidate, pick none-of-the-above, write in "Mickey Mouse!" You literally have nothing to lose, mathematically. 6. Honestly? The last 20 years or so has given us WAY too much politics in our life. Yeah, the gov't does things (even I as a libertarian can recognize that), but the influence it has over us has been growing and growing these past couple of generations. And I think that people are suffering through political burnout. They're tired of politics getting in their everything, and want to be away from it. It's why we go to football games, watch TV, or play video games. For the escapism. Not just from life, but from governments ever-growing intrusion in it. Think that's all the rambling I can put together without sounding even more non-sensical than I already am. Whaddayathink, sirs?
But it was the politicians that made laws that banned people from playing in sports. And Republicans did that one. Do you remember how the politicians also banned women from owning bank accounts until the 70s. Thanks to conservatives. If anything, businesses are the ones that are getting more regulations. Not the citizens. The citizens have been getting more power until 2010 which allowed businesses both foreign and domestic to spend as much money as a citizen can in the election.
If you're a straight married white man with a home, then yeah, you mathematically have very little to lose by voting for write-in Mickey mouse... I'm not in any of those categories though so I'm still going to vote as if it matters to me.
voting 3rd party is one of the most uneducated and asinine actions that could be done by someone. you’re voting for a party that has absolutely no chances of even coming close to winning? no. more like you’re throwing away a vote and instead creating a rift between D & R by adding a 3rd contender taking away votes from both.
My grandparents never voted. When they were young and in love they talked about politics one time. My grandpa was a republican and grandma was a Democrat. They decided their vote would cancel each other out so to avoid strife with no gain they chose not to vote their whole lives.
It is understandable why they thought that, but their votes matter and don't just cancel out, because voting is about more than "I'm red, you are blue"
Different in some ways. For instance Grandma was a Roosevelt Democrat and Grandpa was the kind of Republican that helped get a local state park placed here, in an Era when Republicans were conservationists as well as conservatives. But it was just an example of another reason people choose not to vote. To further complicate matters, grandpa died in the early 1980s and grandma lived in to the 21st century but continued to not vote in respect for her husband's vote (non-vote)
My boyfriend doesn't vote because he doesn't like or agree with any political party. None of the candidates seem like they're actually going to help make things better and they seem only concerned about pushing political agendas. I vote but I admit he's right about the candidates we have to choose from increasingly getting worse each election. Also a lot of people get way too extreme when trying to have conversations about politics and it hurts personal relationships. It's easier to just not care and not have the stress of caring too much about stuff we have little to no real control over. We only have one vote every couple years and most choices are up to the politicians not us.
What are other reasons why people don't vote?
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Here is why I don't like voting.Trump isn't cancer. The government is the cancer. People in America need more freedom. The federal government has to much over reach; frankly there is just to much corruption in America. Republicans or any political party don't care about the people they only care about the dollar. Plus there are a lot of evil business and share holder, they are the ones pulling the strings of the government. Clearly the root of all evil is money, so let's get ride of money. Anarchy!
After voting these past 22 times has any of the candidates made anything any better or has their been a greater need for Taxation and Regulation while you're individual Rights and Freedoms become diminished and the problems get compounded year after year...
Mr beat I disagree with you opinion on how the government should have power over us constitutional the people should have power over the government.
One reason people in America don't vote is that they have been convicted - rightly or wrongly - of felonies and are then disenfranchised by whatever state they live in. And as there were some 5.17 million disenfranchised felons in America as of 2020, that's a lot of people whose voices will never be heard at the polls. This raises two questions. One, what is the purpose behind disenfranchising felons, and two, how can a country that fought a (revolutionary) war over taxation without representation tax people who cannot vote?
@@learningtime3935 Most of the federal government's overreach is in the executive branch, especially with the surveillance state and military industrial complex. The President has too much power.
I’m surprised in America, voting isn’t a bank holiday or a national holiday.
Me too. Did you see my last video btw?
@@iammrbeat How convenient. You recently made a video that would be perfect for his comment, lol.
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I’m not lmao
it would be both if Manchin and Senima hadnt voted down the Voting Rights Act.
My Government teacher in high school brought in voter registration forms for all us students and had us fill them out during class and gave us extra credit for it. Then he turned them in for us. I've been voting ever since.
I used to work with a guy who would vote in every election, but would write his own name in for every position. I'd tell him "At least you voted."
I sincerely applaud that. Now, though, depending what city and state you’re in, there’s a distinct chance your teacher would be arrested for “voter fraud”
This was like 20 years ago. I imagine there would be more scrutiny for that sort of thing now. Then again the students that were eligible filled them out, that part he didn't do for us, and I imagine all he did was drop them in a mail box. I think he would just get a stack of blank forms from the post office. I'm sure he made sure it was legal for him to do this too.
Meanwhile Ohio is trying to make it so 17 year olds cant even vote in the primaries if they'll be 18 by the time of the election (Not that our districting laws are being respected anyway). Hooray for hostile voting laws :D
Exactly. At least they voted.
I have a policy to write my own name in on any election where somebody is running unopposed. One of these days, I'm going to have to figure out what the hell a "county comptroller" actually does. I keep coming in second for it....
I'm definitely a mix of "it won't make a difference" and "The people I would vote for don't make it on the ballot"
Fr. The only people that run and have a chance to win deserve zero votes imo. I'll never understand people getting so attached to something they have no control over, just chill and let whatever happens happen
But you do have control. If everyone says “one vote doesn’t matter”, then it adds up. One third of eligible voters don’t vote. That’s a huge amount
@@orangezapinator7450 In theory sure, not in practice.
I have a friend who doesn't vote. Says it's because he doesn't pay attention, doesn't have the drive to pay attention, and doesn't want to vote if he's not educated on the candidates and/or policies.
Ironically enough, to me, he seems more educated on policies than the average voter.
Could you please VOTE to show your friend this video? Maybe they will VOTE to watch it?
Your friend's humility makes him more qualified than most voters.
@@techtutorvideos yeah
Yes, more people who don't vote should and some people who do vote probably shouldn't...
I felt a lot like that once, I am naturally self deprecating to my own knowledge. Try to convince them they are decreasing the average madness of the electorate by voting. And that although their vote won't swing the election, the large amount of people who think similarly to them could.
I would be much more motivated to vote if it was easier to find the information to make an educated vote.
My local elections in 2020 included choosing the school board. The school district required every candidate to fill out a 2-page form with stuff like personal info, relevant experience, what they wanted to improve about the school district, etc. The completed forms were posted online, on the same webpage as information about voting locations. It was so incredibly easy to learn about each candidate & make an informed choice - and it only took a few minutes to read the forms! I wish that all state & federal elections required candidates to complete a similar form that would make it easy for voters to make an informed choice.
When I voted in midterms in 2022, candidates had their information about relevant things such as schooling, employment, migration, taxes, etc. It was really easy to get to know them.
The League of Women Voters often does this. Google your local and state chapters of the League.
I worked in the elections for Minnesota. Minnesota's Secretary of State would list all the candidates on your ballot and links to their website. I would not vote for anyone who didn't put their website on the Secretary of State website. Sorry if you don't have the energy or a team to do that then I don't expect much. That really helped lay out their website skills, policies they want or against. Some local stuff was difficult. But that form sounded cool to have it all be answering the same questions.
Yeah, never let them win tho, they make it hard on purpose, so that's why I vote, also I have nothing good to do, that's why I vote. '_' You aren't joking tho, it took me hours to even find what district I am in
Had this same issue with locals and state in Michigan. Tried to look up the people running and most had broken websites and nothing online and a lot were uncontested, really makes you wonder how much mediocrity we allow just cause no one cares enough to step up to the task
“I believe that if you vote, you have no right to complain” - George Carlin
@doopy poopy you: **dies in fiery car accident**
Me: 😂😂
I believe the opposite
@@BritishRepublicsn what Trump or Biden your best candidates for elections huh don't complain whatever they do ,I will never regret not voting both of these idiots
@@slender5738apples to oranges, remember America is a republic, not a democracy. In other countries there's loads of different parties
@lukeherbst7931 And all of them are filled with bought and paid for puppets that don't give a single Hoot about us. No reason to even bother really.
Imagine having him as a teacher and you're a regular viewer in his channel. The amount of opportunity there is to impress him with your foresight and get extra credit!
My students were never impressed lol
@@iammrbeat I respect the humbleness, but I am certain you have affected many people over the year. I wouldn't still be in education if I didn't believe that.
When I turned 18, I immediately registered to vote, but I didn't actually bother to vote in the first few elections for exactly reason #1: I saw absolutely no difference to my life depending on which candidate won. Technically speaking, that was (and still is) probably true. However, moving out of my little bubble in which I grew up helped me see that the country is much bigger than just me, and there are quite a few differences that do affect the daily lives of many Americans. I now vote every election. I still think all the candidates suck, but some definitely suck more than others.
THIS. Voting for the lesser of the two evils still has an impact. After all, it means the government will be LESS EVIL.
Why pick which poison to poison yourself with? See, that's exactly yet another reason people like me refuse to vote. I respect myself and my own intelligence well enough to refuse to participate in a circus of "which poison would you rather choose this election to poison you?"
@@iammrbeat I'll proudly disagree strongly on this one. Picking between two poisons is still voting to poison yourself, so, you may as well refuse to participate in that circus instead.
Voting versus not voting is more like drinking a poison versus having it poured straight into your stomach through a feeding tube. The only way to truly avoid participating is to move to another country, and that is simply not an option for most Americans. Don't let perfect be the enemy of (slightly) better.
@@TheCriminalViolin Yeah, but you're getting one of those poisons whether you vote or not. It sucks, but the analogy is more like someone is forcing you to drink one of many poisons, some are worse than others, and either you get to pick or they do.
I don't vote because I don't want to be as politically charged as my parents or grandparents. They get so angry and upset, so I don't want to become that.
I've always felt like Election Day should be a holiday to at least entice people to vote who previously couldn't get off work.
Exactly republicans claim they want everyone to be able to vote and if they don’t support mail in voting they have no reason to not support this but yet they don’t support it.
And to help celebrate and increase civic engagement!
Most jobs will let you go vote if you ask them
@@jimmyrussl7112 they’re required to I believe if they make you work the entire time the polls are open
@@iammrbeat some people don’t vote cause they think the winner of election is decided before it happens
Aka conspiracy theories and they think it works likes putins elections but with differing winners to avoid public suspicions I don’t believe that theory but it is a real one
Love your videos Mr. Beat! We need more people creating content around civic responsibility as you do
What up mr spherical I was sent here by you
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@@superluigidummy what
@@Kingjulien1809 I was predicting that this comment would blow up because Mr. Spherical
I ❤ MrSpherical
This video reminded me to register to vote. I live in the UK and I’m registered to vote in England, but I wasn’t registered to vote in Scotland where I’m studying for university. I am now registered and I’m looking forward to voting in the local elections this May
YAS
I’m 49 years old. Voted once at 18. Never voted again. I’m into history and enjoy learning. I just don’t care about being a part of the political process.
We need you in the political process.
@iammrbeat The political process Needs Nobody except it's elite owners.
I’m tired of this whole democracy experiment. Most of them are on the same side, it’s just a matter of speed and your preferred poison. If you were to vote, I’d pay more attention to local events.
I imagine the larger reason will always be apathy mixed with disillusionment. The "why bother" and the "results are the same" crowds. The hardest part to overcome such a crisis of participation is that they have every right to just not do anything. The more someone is forceful in trying to push these folks away from such a position, the more they will cling or ignore such words, or just become spiteful and do the opposite of what is being campaigned.
Except that’s not the case. Any time a place makes it easier to vote, more people vote. The big reason is that you have to go so far out of your way to do it. Sure, dissolutionement probably affects a lot of people, but if voting is barely an inconvenience, most of those people can be convinced to vote for the heck of it.
You are right and this will only get worse after the disasters 2020 and 2022 were.
I genuinely have no one I like running so there isn’t much point beyond maybe voting on laws
I’m a conservative leaning guy in Los Angeles, the “why bother” apathy is very reasonable. The one time I went to vote I was not able to because I was one county over from where I was registered apartently, after that I’m saying fuck it, probably for life, my life is better off not getting emotionally attached to politics I can’t control.
When votes are literally thrown away, How can one possibly believe voting actually has an effect?
Voting doesn't have any agency . That is why smart people don't vote.
"It's called American dream cause you have to be asleep to believe it"
-George Carlin
😂😂😂
wow what a funny comedian! not.
Wow, what an original rebuttal there Aug. Not. 😂
Voter cattle get so mad when confronted with the truth about their favorite little process.
As someone who travels internationally quite a lot, I've def noticed it isn't so much that we think we're a big deal, the rest of the world is pretty obsessed with us too. Especially annoying when I'm trying to escape US politics abroad.
Well it's because the United States remains the most powerful country in the world (mostly because of our military, but also because of our economy)
Probably because USA politics is a circus. And everybody loves a circus.
This is a brief explanation and isn't as nuanced or explanatory as it could be, but the USA has a lot of cultural exports and given the power the USA has in terms of resources and military, said cultural exports can "win" over local cultural items due to starting off at a better position plus having the giant backing of being from the USA. This doesn't mean cultural items outside the USA are inferior, it is just often harder for them to thrive given our current systems. We live in a mostly unipolar world, however that is slowly changing with a lot of cultural exports from Asia gaining popularity (think kpop, anime, tiktok).
I think its because international media extensively covers US elections whereas US media rarely covers it other than say parts of Europe or Canada or especially big countries like Brazil China or India. And then many of the rest of the world doesnt have free and fair elections (aka Republican wet dream) so reporting on their "elections" is pointless.
Can confirm - as a Canadian interested in politics, American quackery is more interesting to me than boring Canadian decorum.
Last week I drove to the polling place to tell them I would not be voting, and then I drove home.
“I’m sick of politics these days! Things need to change!” 😠
Mr Beat: Then go vote!👍
“But that involves going outside!”😐
You may not care about politics, but politics cares about you.
Generally your inviduidual vote doesn't really count - especially in federal elections. All you have to do to understand that statement is research how the electorial college works.
Like a parent ( electors ) asking children ( voters ) what they want for dinner then the parent makes what they originally wanted regardless of what the children want, making voting more of a request. Another, the electorial college was a good idea when everyone was a farmer and got no news and picked candidates randomly. That is why election date is always in early November - after harvest on farms and allows time to travel to town to vote before harsh winter weather starts.
You demand to make REAL EFFORT to make up one thousandth part of the possible victory of one (probably bad) candidate over another.
You can effect change without voting. In fact, I'd argue that voting is one of the least effective among ways you can better your community and life.
And it involves to submitting to one of the most powerful forms of manipulation in human history..... silly little voter cattle with their personal attacks. 😂
As a non voter why vote when the left and right wings are still the same corporate bird
You can vote for a 3rd party or vote for Trump and Bernie Sanders
@@RonDianiSo vote for the tail feathers that are also still attached to that same bird? Nice jokes but we'll pass.
In regards to the difficulty of voting, I grew up in Michigan. I voted in each primary and general election but it was a pain in the butt. My parents were lucky enough that they could always take the day off and I was in University and most of my classes let you miss the day of the election for free, but I remember having to stand in a long, cold line outside of some random church. By the time I made it to the booth I knew how I wanted to vote for the most part, however there were always some I wasn't sure on or that I would mix up.
I've since moved to Washington State, which has universal mail-in voting. Every registered voter gets a ballot for every election sent directly to their address. I don't need to go anywhere or request anything from the Secretary of State or anything. Now I vote in every election because I can't forget or miss it if the ballot just appears in my mailbox one day. Since they come well in advance, I can sit down with the ballot and research each and every candidate/referendum/millage/whatever for as long as I want. Then I place the ballot back in the postage-free envelope, sign it, and send it on its way.
Additionally, Washington has these Voter Guides sent alongside the ballot that also lists each item on the ballot and allows candidates to submit statements about themselves, as well as pro/anti-statements for policy issues. I have some friends who I know for a fact would not vote in most or all elections if it wasn't for the universal mail-in. I love it!
I also live in Washington state and I love vote by mail! And I was originally against it! But since it was adopted, I find that sitting at home and taking my time to peruse the voters pamphlet or calling my family members for their opinions is definitely worth the effort.
Yet another reason why I love Washington state
In Virginia, we still have regular go-to-the-polls voting, early in-person voting, and “absentee” voting, which is really just voting by mail, no need to actually be absent. However, we can sign up for permanent absentee voting. So from now on, a ballot will be mailed to my home for every election. Not quite as great as what Washington has, but still pretty good.
Same thing here in California and I love it. There's a ballot drop box near my residence so I can just walk over once I fill out my ballot at home. I wish it was this easy for everyone in the U.S.
@@connorr605 Honestly I think this would only work in Hard partisan states like CA or my state TN on the other side of the aisle. If a swing state implemented universal mail in ballots with the size and power of the US it would be in a lot of bad actor’s (foreign and domestic) best interest to find a way to compromise them.
When you vote, you give your signature of approval on whatever the candidate does while in office. You share partial responsibility for what they do. And by voting in the election in general you're essentially signing the "terms and conditions" of the elections. That is, you accept that the winner of the election is the person who will be given the power of the position. Those therefore also share responsibility of the elected, whether or not they voted for them. So the president drones innocent civillians in the middle east? If you voted you share responsibility for that. The only way to not share responsibility is by not taking part in the system at all, that is, by not voting.
I don't vote because I know that politicians don't care about me or my family, they just see us as votes. And fundamentally, nothing chances. Don't ever let anyone try to make you vote if you're not interested, it's honestly a waste of your time. In a way, not voting is letting your voice be heard because you're saying that you do not approve of the two choices you've been given.
🎉Agreed
@@plushman3685 Thanks man tbh I was expecting people to be angry lol people get so emotional over this stuff it's crazy.
@@DaddyDuckTown I’m a constitutional libertarian, but the libertarians have been hijacked by the left, so I stay home
@@plushman3685 I don't know a ton about the Libertarian party but I remember Gary Johnson (their nominee in 2016) was a neocon and a clown so suffice to say the party's been in the gutter longer than I've been able to vote. I'm socially conservative personally but I have no interest in voting for the Republican party personally and probably never will again.
I've to realize that over the years. I've voted since 2004 and my votes now feel so pointless with the state this county's in. I'm still voting on the issues but not bothering voting any people in. None of them represent me.
I know this will sound petty, but I don't vote for 1 reason alone.
I will not be dragged into responsibility by association. I often hear, "If you don't vote, you have no right to complain". I am of the mind that those who don't vote are the ONLY ones allowed to complain since we didn't contribute to either side. If the candidate that wins is crap, we didn't help them rise. If they're awesome, we take no credit.
If you don't vote, you haven't tried to make a change
Say there's a car speeding towards your house. If it hits, your house will be obliterated. You're standing right there, and next to you is a lever. If you pull the lever, the car had a chance of stopping. Sure, the lever might not work buy atleast *atleast* you made an attempt to fix the situation you're in. If you don't even try and pull the lever, and the car hits your house, do you really think you're in any position to complain considering you made no effort to try and fix it?
@@BritishRepublicsn You make a good point. But what if the house is already falling apart? What if there were consequences, however minor at the time, to pulling that lever? And what if you've been pulling that same lever, trying to save that same house, over and over again already? Just for it to be the same dilapidated poop bucket that needs to be made an insurance claim in the first place.
You make a good analogy, but I would rather avoid the Sisyphean task of deciding what corrupt potty spot gets to bumble around for the next four(ish)years.
@@dannydersman8932 what consequences are there to voting? And even if the house is falling apart, it's total destruction isn't very desirable. I'd much rather a leaky pipe than a totally destroyed house
His point is actually quite poorly constructed when you realize that that lever has a higher chance of working and stopping the car then scribbling on paper has to change any policy or do anything meaningful for a country.
Stop with the terrible analogies British republican. We are not interested in your easily seen through puppet show.
@@jimmyboy95 why are you acting like I'm some government agent trying to trick you into falling for some scam conspiracy? 'Puppet show' bruh. I'm just saying you should go and vote. Sure, maybe your vote won't change much on its own but it can lead to change. Here in the UK, we didn't get stuff like the NHS by just shrugging our shoulders and saying 'voting won't change anything' we went out and voted to bring in a new government that gave us that
I am not casting my allegiance to someone I don't believe in or agree with or trust. Period.
Thank you.
Same here.
It's such an infuriating process. I'm a lefty in a red state so I can vote or not vote and the outcome will always be the same, so voting takes a real emotional toll - knowing the place where you live will get worse no matter what you do. Federally, most elections don't matter. President is chosen by 8-10 or so states; most congressional office are gerrymandered to oblivion and won't change. Voting is a grieving process. I appreciate you covering this issue honestly, really digging into it.
Same here. My polling place used to be across the street now it’s like four miles away so it seems doubly not worth the effort for me anymore.
Its a battle good vs evil.
I get your sentiment. I often feel unrepresented, but part of the reason for that is voter apathy in the past. Look at 2014, for crying out loud. HORRIBLE TURNOUT.
@@iammrbeat I don't feel unrepresented, I am unrepresented. There's literally nothing I can do to _be_ represented, short of moving to another state that's more aligned with with people like me. I totally agree that more turnout would be better - but there's no reason to expect that increasing turnout would somehow flip the politics of the area. And I'm very fortunate, because I'm not any of the groups that the GOP wants to imprison/whatever because I don't _have_ to literally flee for my safety... anyway, this is heavy, heavy shit in a lot of places. And it's getting heavier.
I feel the same, I often support canidates that I know won't win. Democracy reform is my number one issue facing the country right now.
My state and most others desperately need Nonpartisan primaries and Ranked choice voting.
great video. I think a big reason why people don't vote, partially covered by what you've said - is that the "big two" guys keep getting more and more BORING - let's make America FUN again! (oh yes, and let's promote freedom and individuality and stuff, too!)
Cheers, Matt! :)
Well Trump certainly wasn't boring and we saw how that turned out! 😑😋 Thank you for the kind words!
@@iammrbeat right let's have boring and law-abiding (at least not recklessly openly breaking the law) Presidents from here on out
Boring!? From a Canadian perspective U.S. politics had always been quite entertaining. Such a roller coaster of emotions. So popular in fact that we're (unfortunately IMO) starting to have our own spinoff of the worst parts here as well! (A lot of public workers are on strike today because our province's prime minister is making it illegal for them to go on strike, a right enshrined in our charter)
honestly? I did find Trump pretty boring - a relic of bygone pop-culture that outlived his time in the limelight 20 years ago... which kinda put us all BACK about 20 years, in a way? And when Trump didn't bore me - he largely ANNOYED me.
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It’s cause both US parties are mostly aligned with rich people, not the average citizen
Because both parties more or less suck and third party candidates seldom ever win, ranked choice voting would drive up voter turnout a lot
Exactly we saw what it can do in Alaska. I think it would do the country good.
This is proven by the higher turnout in countries with proportional representation
WE NEED MORE PARTIES!!
@@iammrbeat yeah I was going to say I don't think it will work by itself. It needs to be in conjunction with proportional representation.
@@athenaclark2567 your place or mine? And who's bringing the booze? We can have an election day party lol
I don't want to go waste time in jury duty or have my name and address in a publicly accessible database
You summed it up with the part about choosing who has power over us. If I voted I'd be a willing participant, as it is I'm forcibly subjected to a system I refute. I refuse to legitimatize their power.
Your "refusal" only effects their power in your own head, it is a delusion. They have the power, whether you (or 1 million other "you's") recognize it or not.
@@rdizzy1Gee, it's almost as if voting changes absolutely nothing, and the powers that be (not the people) will do as they please, regardless of what scribbles on paper say.
At least voters are finally starting to slowly admit it.😂
DO NOT VOTE
My parents have said my whole life, "Of you don't vote, you have no right to complain."
I love complaining, so I've voted in every election I was eligible for since 2004. Even if I don't like either candidate, I can still do a risk/benefit analysis and at least try for the one I think will do the least damage.
That’s gaslighting. You don’t have to vote thinking there is a choice.
No that's the opposite logic. If you voted you are then complicit in the system by which officials are selected, or in other words, when you vote you consent to having other people's votes matter as well, so you have ultimately no right to complain regardless who gets elected. On the other hand, by not voting, one does not concede consent to the overall governing system and thus places oneself in a state of rebellion/acquiescence to the government.
Therefore, unless you believe that governments own the soils of the country and have an inherent right to rule the people who merely reside upon it, that person who did not vote has every right to complain about having to unwillingly tolerate the demands of a regime to which that person did not consent to.
"Because you can't get off work on a random Tuesday you can't have an opinion" is such a brain dead take.
Where’s the logic in that? If you voted then I say you have no right to complain. You put them in there so you are responsible. I, who refuse to vote, and had nothing to do with it, have every right to complain.
@@LSC69 😂
Bought and sold politicians, it's an illusion! Welcome to the United States of Corporate America! 😅🤣😂
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@@Joaquin546It disturbs me that you aren't a bot
Here's an idea for a new series:
*Mr Beat Presents:*
*MIDTERM ELECTIONS IN AMERICAN HISTORY!!!*
Don't think about it
Coming Monday night ;)
@@iammrbeat DUDE YESSSSS
Great idea!
What's your favorite midterm?
"I believe if you vote you have no right to complain” - George Carlin
Whenever people harass me about picking a side, I always vote the opposite of their political stance.
As a non voter i expected to watch this video and be scolded, but actually i was glad to see Mr.Beat has insight into the perspective of non voters. Not voting is a vote within itself.
It is really refreshing, usually you expect the condescending, reddit type tone but this was a nice balanced discussion about it.
I mean he kinda scolds at the end.
It is a vote within itself - a vote to not have any say in who controls your environment
May I ask why you are a non-voter?
after watching this video will you vote now?
I like how he changes camera angles for purely dramatic effect. Just going back and forth, like someone telling you a bunch of revelations, taking his sunglasses on and off for each punchline. Brilliant
Because it's rigged!!!! I already have a King, Jesus the Christ 🙏
I just follow george carlin's logic:
If you vote, and your guy gets in, and ruins things, you have NO right to complain. Those of us who DONT vote can complain all we want, because you who voted the idiot who is ruining our country in, we didnt pick a side, we didnt support your bad decision and the new loser's decisions, and neither did we ask for the loser you voted in to lead us.
'If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal' - Emma Goldman
Wasn't she an anarchist? Why would you quote a person like that?
Even more based statism is cringe
@@dominicguye8058Better question, is she wrong?
Every politician’s the same. Waste of time.
Ah yes, because Bernie Sanders and Mitch McConnell are 100% interchangeable.
I became a felon to avoid this whole mess
Voting is like a huge team effort. One vote very rarely changes things but if you convince the masses of people that their vote will make a significant difference, they will vote and it will actually make a difference.
Much like the placebo, voting only works when you believe it works.
So another words, in reality, it doesn't work at all....... regardless of how many people waste their time with it.......😂
I do not vote and never have. After I turn 18, I probably will.
I no longer acknowledge or support the perverse and immoral political institutions of this country as being legitimate and I refuse to give either party my vote. I feel that my simple vote cannot adequately express the rage and contempt I feel for those already in government and those who seek to replace them. The system is carefully optimized to care for those who already have while the have-nots will always have to fend for themselves and this will never change no matter how much I vote.
And you think not voting changes anything?
@@BritishRepublicsn I'm less stressed
@@BritishRepublicsnIt changes the same amount of stuff that voting does, nothing.
Quit lying to people and keep this little scam to yourself. 😂
@@jimmyboy95 if voting didn't change anything then how has change come about in the modern world? I don't remember a big revolution that swept Tony Blair into power
@BritishRepublicsn You're right, because it was the powers that be that put Blair into power. Not a revolution, and certainly not a meaningless scribble on paper. 😂
Voting is powerless.
Geryymandering, voter suppression and tons of dark money make politics in the US absolutell ugly - and damaging to our interests.
Citizens United was one of the WORST Supreme Court decisions as well the dismantling of the Voter Rights Act.
Half expecting him to say "democracy is on the ballot, folks"
Voting in the US is a crosswalk button. It gives you the illusion that you’re affecting change but you’re not actually changing anything.
People always like to say "if you don't vote, you don't get an opinion".
But one might argue, those who Vote are complicit in said negative outcome.
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
As someone who has voted in every election since I was 18. Voting is extremely tedious for no tangible gain for 90% of voters. I don't shame people for not Voting because 9 times out of 10 it's a complete waste of time
If you followed this logic, local elections would have higher turnout than other elections, because they are more likely to be decided by less votes and they have more direct results on peoples lives, but they have WAY WAY lower turnouts. So, frankly, I don't believe people that say this, it is just an excuse.
My dad was born in the sixties and never voted in his life. When I asked him about it, he said something along the lines of "I care that I have the right, but I don't care about doing it."
I don't vote because my options always suck.
I don't vote, but I complain.......complain about the people that voted for this shit show.
One of the benefits of living in a solid Red or Blue state is you *CAN* vote 3rd party and not have to worry about someone you don't want to win, winning (it's going to happen either way). I've had many people tell me "you're just throwing your vote away." No I'm not. I'm voting for the person that I think will do the best job. That's what you're *SUPPOSED* to do, not vote for who you think will win.
I also know a few people that vote as if it is the Super Bowl. I couldn't even tell you when people started to only vote for the winning team. That confusion of our system snuck in when I wasn't looking. But I can tell you it isn't good.
I voted for the very first time just the other week!!!! It was super cool and I was real happy to get to do it. Less happy to see how many of my other 18-year old friends decided it wasn't worth their time, but oh well. They have a real point about how your vote likely won't matter at all. I'm lucky enough to live in a swing state, so my vote actually matters for some offices, but my house seat is so uncompetitive that I just decided to write-in my older sister.
I'm glad you voted. Show your friends this video. ;)
When my daughter moved to another state, I became aware of how varied voting is. For example, I knew that I would be out of town for medical reasons on election day. The early voting/absentee ballot programs in my state were extremely limited. I was able to obtain an absentee ballot, and vote for the $2 in postage required to return my ballot. Assuming that I completed the process correctly, my vote will be counted. This included multiple signatures on outer and inner envelopes, etc. My daughter will be at her home on election day. Despite this, everyone in her state, or hopefully every eligible voter, receives a ballot in the mail and can vote by returning it using the pre-paid postage or dropping it in a ballot collection box at the local library. She doesn't vote because she is in a state where one party is highly favored; she feels that her vote would not matter. I try to point out that perhaps the reason the state is so one-sided is that everyone on the other side takes the "why bother" approach.
As you noted, another big reason is the corruption that is seen in the voting system. I think it is not in my best interest to elaborate on what I've seen in this regard.
Almost always you can tell when someone lives in a blue state or not based on how hard it is to vote. Sorry you have to go through that. Here’s to more states following Colorado’s lead!
If we had a 90+% voter turnout, corruption in the voting process would become irrelevant anyway. The higher the turnout is, the lower the chance that bad actors can have an actual effect on the results.
Mr Beat: *goes into detail on exactly why it is not quick and painless to vote*
Mr Beat 7 minutes later: It's quick and painless!
I think some reasons why some people don't vote is down the political ads and political candidates. Both at the very best discouraged my dad so much he refuses to vote.
Main reason why I know im never voting. The rich always wins.
The only thing you have to lose is your chains
@@DDetectiveTrap its wasn't easy for me to accept im a slave to the game. American propaganda in schools made seem like your a free man.
@@gorillamasterofgaming5525 It wasn't easy for me to accept either. We, the citizens, are all slaves to the corporate and political elite.
I think also the fact that Lobbyist hold so much power in the country is also a big reason why, knowing that the officials serve the needs of the wealthy and elite
Vote libertarian we have porcupines and edibles
I’m sold
Also for me, I vote for my favorite candidate even if I know they have very little chance of winning, because I hope one more vote for them will encourage them and their ideas a little bit more, and thus their ideas might get more votes on the ballot next time. Incremental difference matters too! Bit by bit. Otherwise the ideas I like may never gain traction. Ultimately it’s about making my voice heard, even if I’m just one person in a huge system.
I turned 18 this year, so it’s going to be my first time voting. It’s a little scary, but I’m excited
What's the difference between blue high elves and red high elves. Both are gonna send billions of dollars to summerset isles anyways
I can’t wait for Election Day because the political ads will finally stop
I used to scold people for not voting, but the state of politics for the past 10 years of voting life has made me realise that we have an entire system set up so that people are told and convinced to vote for only one of two political parties. There are other options but those options are intentionally drowned out and you'll be chastised by the dogmatic "blue or red" voters for "wasting your vote" on a party that isnt funded by billionaires and lobbyists that are against your wishes
Hot take on the topic of voting, but if a person doesn't know what they're voting for, it is best if they don't vote altogether. That is the problem in this country, people are voting because a celebrity or a politician is telling them to vote, but if they have no idea about what they're voting for, then they are really doing a disservice to the country and the people that are actually voting because they care about the issues being preached by the politicians.
I disagree. No matter what it’s the right of every US citizen to vote. No matter how uninformed they are.
I voted once and I was like "I have no idea wtf I'm voting for, like, who tf has time to figure out what any of this means or how to interpret it and make any kind of informed decision" and after waiting in line for like 45 minutes I was definitely turned off from voting after that. That and most of the candidates suck and aren't they known for being dishonest and breaking promises anyway? I might as well be voting for a box of girl scout cookies or something, idk.
Especially with today's political polarization, where any adherence to facts is thrown out the window, disinformation is rampent on social media, and voting for one side or the other can easily end up costing your relationship with your love ones.
So why not vote for mail in voting? More than 10 states have exclusive mail in voting and send you a 100 page booklet about the measures that are on the ballot, who is for and against. As well as giving the candidates the space to explain themselves. Plus, they give you the booklet a few weeks before your ballot so you can research and turn your ballot in before or on Election day
You didn’t stop to think “man, this is a really long line… in this 45 minute wait, I should really be learning what things to vote for or against right now.” You have a legitimate gripe but you didn’t even try to solve it lol
I vote samoas over thin mints
@@nickthompson1812 it's not a 45 minute process to inform yourself you dolt
I'm disappointed that you didn't mention the long history in the US of politicians making it harder for citizens to vote, Jim Crow et al.
I remember when I turned 18 I was so excited to vote. I registered, found the polling station, waited in line got up to vote and... they didn't let me. Said I wasn't registered when I had registered weeks ago. Then on the way out I realized someone hit my car and left a big dent in it and drove off. I was so disappointed, upset, felt like I wasted my time, and a little embarrassed, and mad about my car.
Needless to say, I never voted or attempted to vote again.
in Belgium voting is mandatory but never makes a difference because politicians are boss over their own elections.
Parties have to form coalitions here to form a majority, so the parties with the most, second most and third most votes can stand in the opposition.
We even have a prime minister who's party is the 7th (!) largest one of the country. Shameful.
Let me explain something to you. Trying to bully me saying " it's my duty as an American citizen" is the most stupid argument you could make. I don't vote, because my vote in the end, doesn't matter. Your right in the fact I'm an independent. And while yes, technically my voice " could be heard " a voice that's heard that can't change anything ultimately doesn't matter. In the end, I don't really care what happens going forward. And no amount of badgering is going to change that.
"If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice" - RUSH
I want to add two more things. Here in America both parties are guilty of kicking off third parties off the ballot, and Princeton did a study earlier this year that something like 80% of our laws favor the rich while only 20% favor ordinary people. So at least in America voting doesn’t matter as both corrupt parties are owned by billionaires.
Edit: both parties are also guilty of gerrymandering to favor who gets in power.
I got an idea. How about we VOTE to get those elite lawmakers who favor the rich and who favor gerrymandering OUT?
@@iammrbeat I3eck vs DNC. its literally precident in US court record that the parties can rig the primaries. How you an educated man can think that you could EVER vote out the rich in such a system is beyond me.
Voting for a 3rd party is the most effective way of telling the big parties that you don't believe in them. It's a hell of a lot more effective than complaining on the internet, anyways.
@@diney7085 It would be effective if they ever got more than single digit percentages of the vote - but they don't. Staying home would be just as effective if your extremely niche politics aren't covered under the umbrellas of either diverse regulated capitalism or authoritarian white christian theocracy.
@@iammrbeat Those canadites don't exist. Politicians only care about their own interests and fool people into thinking they are gonna do things you want them to.
Voting is just begging. Bootlickers
The people who vote decide nothing , the people who count the votes decide everything
And do you know who counts the votes? Ordinary people! Or a MACHINE!
I'm the minority, voting would just be a waste of time and fuel.
Thank god for that. Don't worry just sit and relax and let others take care of it.
@@Joaquin546 Let others take care of what?? LOL getting absolutely crushed by the super majority?? Not all states are totally lopsided, but some are. I don't live in CA but using it as an example if you're an ULTRA-MAGA religious conservative living in SF?? At some point you have to take the L, accept life in super progressive SF CA or GTFO because you're not getting the ultra-conservative SF. Super-progressive hammer and sickle comrade in rural Wyoming? Same shit..... in some places it's just not worth it.
@@Joaquin546Good to see you finally admitting that our votes don't have the power to change anything. Now let's see you admit that it's the political elites, not the people, who decide things. :)
Because both main candidates at the federal level are the exact same, they just say different things.
Hey Mr Beat I'm 21 years old and this will be my first time voting. Hello From Oklahoma !
Nice!
Sorry to hear my friend. Proud to say that at nearly 29, I have never wasted my time on voting and never will. :)
When I try researching the policy positions on various candidates, their websites only talk how they grew up here in Nebraska and that's it. It makes me sad most people are voting without knowing what they're voting for, including me.
I don't vote, imagine taking part in this circus bs.
Couple reasons the politically conscious person doesn’t vote: 1) general disillusionment with our political system 2) Lack of viable third-parties
3) A winner takes all electoral college system
4)Incumbents from the dominant political party of that state running unopposed
Excellent as usual! I wish I could get on Patreon, right now medical bills are all I am seeing.
I will vote, I may not agree with all of what candidates say, it matters more about what they do. They are a cog in this government process. Right now none of the cogs are working in unison for the people. The discouraging news doesn’t encourage many to get involved & this is precisely the time to. I wish in my youth we had all of what is available now, yet youth doesn’t have the wisdom that comes with living through the years of experience.
Thank you Mr. Beat.
I am sorry about your medical bills. Do not worry about it. I just appreciate you watching my stuff and commenting! And I agree with your other comments. I wish I could go back to my younger self all the time.
Once I become 18 I'm just going to vote for the people with the funny names
Unitonically 1000x better than not voting if you don't like any of the candidates
@@BritishRepublicsn Not really British republican. Not voting scares the Daylights out of them, voting for them just because of a funny name only empowers them.😂
Not voting will always be better than voting. Get over it.
@@jimmyboy95 how does it scare the daylights out of them? It has no effect on them. You're just seen (and I'm not saying you are) as lazy, or uncaring
@BritishRepublicsn In what way would nobody voting, meaning nobody supporting or falling for their scheme anymore, not have an effect on the ones profiting from it? I don't see how you can say this wouldn't work.
@@jimmyboy95 because people don't vote for too wide a variety of reasons for your abstention to really send a message
Sure, you might not vote because you disagree with the system, but you might also not vote because you couldn't be bothered, or because you just forgot. There's no other evidence to suggest that isn't the case
Reason i dont register to vote is due to being called for jury duty, because I live paycheck to paycheck, and $15day and lunch WONT PAY MY BILLS, and a lengthy trial would cost me EVERYTHING IVE WORKED SO HARD FOR
People don't vote because they know that if it actually made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it.
There is a couple of reasons I haven’t voted so far (not a US resident)
1. Lived in a different state for university when my state had elections and mail in ballots were not available
2. University exams coincided with national election phase in my state (we have different phases of elections, they last for a couple of weeks because of the huge population)
I wish you brought up the accelerationist argument for not voting (or voting for the worst canidate) since for many of us at best a canidate's ambivalent about our rights being taken away, why should we bother when popular will's only going to be enforced through protest or direct action?
Based accelerationist
Keep doing the work that's needed, Mr. Beat.
All of these problems could be solved by just having Election Day be a Federal Holiday
If the problems of the masses could be solved, they just won't be solved because this is america. You know it's only on a tuesday because of an outdated concept from the mid 19th century, right?
As an Aussie, it seems to me that the US has set up voting to be as difficult as possible: non-compulsory, Tuesdays instead of weekends, freesing cold November day etc. You also have to register as a voter for a particular party, or an independent. In Australia, voting is on Saturdays, which makes it easier for many workers to do it. We also have pre-poll voting for ppl who can't make it on the day. And yes, voting is compulsory here. (That'll get the freedumb crowd hopping mad 😅) I really don't think it's a huge impost to get off your rear end every 3 years and have a say in who runs the country. We don't register to vote for a particular party; we just register to vote. The independent Australian Electoral Commission runs federal elections, completely separate from any political party.
It's a bigger impost than you realize once you understand that we the people don't decide anything unless we are the political elites. We, the people, have never decided who leads the country.
As someone who is a third-party voter and definitely outside the D & R paradiem, I can understand all these reasons. They've been many reasons why I consider staying home. But I still go out to vote, even if it's only for the ballot measures.
Here's were my thoughts on all 6 reasons:
1. I mean, it's literally why I'm a third-party guy. I stopped vibing with the R's around 2007, and could never really get behind the D's. And when that's all we're offered? No shock people don't wanna show up.
2. This is a vicious cycle we have with our current FPTP system. A candidate you really like is likely not going to win, so you don't vote for them, which means candidates like them won't have much chance to win, etc. etc.; it turns our elections into betting on a horserace. I've heard from many people to "vote for a winner." Well, Rich Strike was the longest shot in Kentucky Derby history, wasn't even supposed to BE in the race, and WON it! And you want me to settle on the favorite?
3. The other notable obstacles are two-fold: Ballot Access & Debate Access. Getting on the ballot, if you're a D or R, is simple. Usually you're automatically on it by default. But a third-party candidate has to go through so much rigmarole to even qualify for the ballot, and that's assuming the Big Two don't challenge it in court. Debate access is a joke on the national level as well. The Commission on Presidential Debates set an impossibly high polling threshold for third-party candidates (15%) after Ross Perot's performance in 1992. And even if you're close to meeting that threshold (like Gary Johnson did when he reached 12% in 2016), the CPD will simply choose polls that DON'T have them in the polling , and then say, "Oh, sorry, but the polls we chose didn't have him polling well. Better luck next time!" as they snicker away.
4 & 5: In 2008, the NY Times had an article that mathed out that the odds of your specific vote being the difference in an election is, on average, 1 in 60 million. About 3 times more likely than you winning the Powerball. Pessimistically, what most Americans are sadly, that would have you feeling that your vote is meaningless, and not worth doing since it won't matter. But I take the positive approach to it: Yeah, your vote more than likely won't make a difference, so if it doesn't matter, why not pick the candidate you really want? Go YOLO on it! Vote that third-party candidate, pick none-of-the-above, write in "Mickey Mouse!" You literally have nothing to lose, mathematically.
6. Honestly? The last 20 years or so has given us WAY too much politics in our life. Yeah, the gov't does things (even I as a libertarian can recognize that), but the influence it has over us has been growing and growing these past couple of generations. And I think that people are suffering through political burnout. They're tired of politics getting in their everything, and want to be away from it. It's why we go to football games, watch TV, or play video games. For the escapism. Not just from life, but from governments ever-growing intrusion in it.
Think that's all the rambling I can put together without sounding even more non-sensical than I already am. Whaddayathink, sirs?
But it was the politicians that made laws that banned people from playing in sports. And Republicans did that one. Do you remember how the politicians also banned women from owning bank accounts until the 70s. Thanks to conservatives. If anything, businesses are the ones that are getting more regulations. Not the citizens. The citizens have been getting more power until 2010 which allowed businesses both foreign and domestic to spend as much money as a citizen can in the election.
If you're a straight married white man with a home, then yeah, you mathematically have very little to lose by voting for write-in Mickey mouse... I'm not in any of those categories though so I'm still going to vote as if it matters to me.
@@Iquey Its a waste of time voting for either capitalist party. Much better to vote with your feet on the picket line and protest march.
@@Iquey what does skin colour have to do with anything
voting 3rd party is one of the most uneducated and asinine actions that could be done by someone. you’re voting for a party that has absolutely no chances of even coming close to winning? no. more like you’re throwing away a vote and instead creating a rift between D & R by adding a 3rd contender taking away votes from both.
My grandparents never voted. When they were young and in love they talked about politics one time. My grandpa was a republican and grandma was a Democrat. They decided their vote would cancel each other out so to avoid strife with no gain they chose not to vote their whole lives.
It is understandable why they thought that, but their votes matter and don't just cancel out, because voting is about more than "I'm red, you are blue"
Regular republican or democrat or different, since they are old?
Different in some ways. For instance Grandma was a Roosevelt Democrat and Grandpa was the kind of Republican that helped get a local state park placed here, in an Era when Republicans were conservationists as well as conservatives. But it was just an example of another reason people choose not to vote. To further complicate matters, grandpa died in the early 1980s and grandma lived in to the 21st century but continued to not vote in respect for her husband's vote (non-vote)
Well they might vote the same on propositions or stuff so it does make a difference
I didn't vote in the midterms because I am Canadian
That's no excuse! 😂
Just cross the border and illegally vote smh
My boyfriend doesn't vote because he doesn't like or agree with any political party. None of the candidates seem like they're actually going to help make things better and they seem only concerned about pushing political agendas. I vote but I admit he's right about the candidates we have to choose from increasingly getting worse each election. Also a lot of people get way too extreme when trying to have conversations about politics and it hurts personal relationships. It's easier to just not care and not have the stress of caring too much about stuff we have little to no real control over. We only have one vote every couple years and most choices are up to the politicians not us.
I dont vote because I don't want the government to seem legitimate