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Hack&Lube · 10-19-2015, 05:05 AM

The argument that I should vote merely because others are fighting for the right to do so in other countries is irrelevant. This country has proven to me that I don't need to vote and that I have the freedom to withhold my vote if I so desire.

My apathy is a reflection of the disillusionment I hold with the political parties/candidates in that I cannot earnestly endorse any of them AND YET it also paradoxically reflects the enduring trust I have in our Canadian system of government and way of life (until a time when I feel that is no-longer the case).

Pragmatically, voting is a signal of approval or endorsement. It's like putting three plates in front of me containing three foods that disgust me in different ways. I know that I will eventually have to eat one of them to provide adequate nutrition for my body and to serve as a bastion against starvation, but I cannot say that I actually actively chose any one of them in the same way I would choose a pack of Nissin Damae Ramen or an authentic Full English Breakfast.

10-19-2015, 05:05 AM	#58
Hack&Lube Atomic Nerd Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Calgary Exp:	The argument that I should vote merely because others are fighting for the right to do so in other countries is irrelevant. This country has proven to me that I don't need to vote and that I have the freedom to withhold my vote if I so desire. My apathy is a reflection of the disillusionment I hold with the political parties/candidates in that I cannot earnestly endorse any of them AND YET it also paradoxically reflects the enduring trust I have in our Canadian system of government and way of life (until a time when I feel that is no-longer the case). Pragmatically, voting is a signal of approval or endorsement. It's like putting three plates in front of me containing three foods that disgust me in different ways. I know that I will eventually have to eat one of them to provide adequate nutrition for my body and to serve as a bastion against starvation, but I cannot say that I actually actively chose any one of them in the same way I would choose a pack of Nissin Damae Ramen or an authentic Full English Breakfast. Last edited by Hack&Lube; 10-19-2015 at 05:22 AM.