Should I vote for a political candidate even if I do not like any of the choices?
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lol, i think that in any case a vote should be made for a third party or a lesser of two evils. In Canada, regionlly i can vote for any party you can think of, communist, liberal, conservative etc.
on a national level i would have to say that i would vote for the lesser of two three or however many evil politicians are running.
on a national level i would have to say that i would vote for the lesser of two three or however many evil politicians are running.
Yes, because if you don't vote, you don't have a right to complain because your one vote could have put someone different in office.
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If you disagree with all of the candidates' views, then I'd suggest a write-in vote for someone not on the ballot. Not sure if you can do that in Canada or not, though...
wow ! thanks for the dedication, mcrocket (well, sort of..
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i think the answer to your question is dependent on the political situation of the country in question. take my country, Germany, for example. unlike the USA we have a lot more than just 2 possible parties, and one of them, the NPD (fortunately a smaller one), is an extreme right-wing party. so if you don't vote, and many others do the same, the voter turnout will be proportionately higher for the smaller parties - including the NPD - so that they might get a few more seats in the Bundestag. and that's something we surely have to avoid.
so, for us Germans NO vote is NO option ! (i only wish that more Germans would finally get that!)
in the USA we have an entirely different situation. not much of a multiplicity of parties. it's either democrats or republicans. that doesn't mean i believe it wouldn't matter whether or not you should vote as an American (as long as you still can determine the better party, or even the lesser of two evils, you CERTAINLY should vote for them). but if you're really totally uncontent with both democrats AND republicans, you might afford to make a statement by not voting at all, without harming your country that much (unlike the Germans might) - that is, IF it will be perceived as a statement, and not as pure laziness or lack of interest concerning politics and the future of your nation.
that's the way i see it...
)i think the answer to your question is dependent on the political situation of the country in question. take my country, Germany, for example. unlike the USA we have a lot more than just 2 possible parties, and one of them, the NPD (fortunately a smaller one), is an extreme right-wing party. so if you don't vote, and many others do the same, the voter turnout will be proportionately higher for the smaller parties - including the NPD - so that they might get a few more seats in the Bundestag. and that's something we surely have to avoid.
so, for us Germans NO vote is NO option ! (i only wish that more Germans would finally get that!)
in the USA we have an entirely different situation. not much of a multiplicity of parties. it's either democrats or republicans. that doesn't mean i believe it wouldn't matter whether or not you should vote as an American (as long as you still can determine the better party, or even the lesser of two evils, you CERTAINLY should vote for them). but if you're really totally uncontent with both democrats AND republicans, you might afford to make a statement by not voting at all, without harming your country that much (unlike the Germans might) - that is, IF it will be perceived as a statement, and not as pure laziness or lack of interest concerning politics and the future of your nation.
that's the way i see it...
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LetoII, mcrocket is Canadian.
Nightfly said:LetoII, mcrocket is Canadian.
actually i didn't pick the USA because i thought mcrocket lived there, but because i thought it would be a good counter-example compared to Germany.
but thanks for the info on "crock", anyway, Nightfly !
i sort of like "crock" ! may i use that as a nickname for ya, mcrocket
just kidding, dude
LetoII said:well, in that case "crockov" would be more appropriate, wouldn't it ?!
No! You imperialist dog!
STALIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guide us STALIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oops. Sorry, lost my mind for a second. What does crockov mean?
Crack in Russian? A Russian crocodile? A crock of shit in Russian? The capital of Siberia?
I am getting very silly.
haha oh my...mcrocket is getting out of hand, everyone take covermcrocket said:No! You imperialist dog!
STALIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guide us STALIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oops. Sorry, lost my mind for a second. What does crockov mean?
Crack in Russian? A Russian crocodile? A crock of shit in Russian? The capital of Siberia?
I am getting very silly.
mcrocket said:No! You imperialist dog!
STALIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guide us STALIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oops. Sorry, lost my mind for a second. What does crockov mean?
Crack in Russian? A Russian crocodile? A crock of shit in Russian? The capital of Siberia?
I am getting very silly.
wait a second... i thought crock is colloquial for barfly (like barfly ain't colloquial either
)DAMN, I failed to insult him.
Stalin ??? pah, more like a backyard Mussolini !
LetoII said:wait a second... i thought crock is colloquial for barfly (like barfly ain't colloquial either
DAMN, I failed to insult him.
Stalin ??? pah, more like a backyard Mussolini !
Tell that to all military officers before The Great Patriotic War or all Ukranians in the 1930's. Among millions of others.
Mussolini...a pussycat in comparison.
LOL.
I have a pinup of Trotsky. Now HE was cute.
What, you don't know that??? Ah, crock off then!mcrocket said:
Me, too... :shy:mcrocket said:
Back to the topic: I absolutely agree with what LetoII said. Not voting is not an option in Germany.
:hatsoff: Jackson
I think that in the case there aren't other options, or at least one you like, the only thing you can do is study which of the candidates is the least disastrous, I mean... if you cannot improve your candidates, at least don't give the chance to the worst one to take control. But one thing is for sure... you must vote, don't let others take the decisions for you.
