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Do any of you, living in the US, vote?
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this post was submitted on 14 May 2026
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It's good to see that there are sane comments here.
It's crazy to me when people go through a 10 step logical progression to justify how not voting is somehow the moral thing to do.
It is essentially a trolley problem, and maybe my personal philosophy is too utilitarian, but it's an easy choice for me to throw the switch that causes the least harm rather than sitting by for maximum harm.
Also, there are a lot of non-voting actions you can do that improve things, but voting doesnt prevent any of those. Anyone who says they do direct action instead is full of crap: do both.
Despite all the attacks on voting rights, voting is still one of the easiest actions to take.