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> Do not vote.

Wonderful way to be lazy while pretending to take a moral stand: Claim they're all crooks, that you can't see any difference between them, and that you refuse to participate.

It's laziness mixed with condescension and moral outrage. Perfect!



Democracy != Elections

In Ancient Greece, elections were considered (rightfully) as oligarchic, and sortition was the true instrument of democracy. Sure, their democracy was flawed (not everyone was a citizen), but it's still better than our so called modern "democracies" where a closed oligarchy of influent and wealthy people rule the world while providing the illusion of freedom. Elections are the circuses of our times, a modern game used to distract the masses, where people get to support their champion and their party.


> It's laziness mixed with condescension and moral outrage.

AKA, The Internet.



> I DON'T think you have it all figured out!

But you think you do.




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