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A Solicitation to Those Who Say I Shouldn't Complain If I Don't Vote

Apparently, many people believe I don't have the right to complain about the state of the country and its political direction if I don't vote. Well, I don't intend on voting for any candidates this election, so on November 3rd, will I have the right to complain? Two questions:

  1. If I were to assume that the act of complaining takes the form of voicing, writing, or otherwise communicating my complaint, does that mean I should be silenced? If not, then how would losing that right translate into me being allowed to complain after an election?
  2. If my complaints were based on my refusal to endorse the political process because any serious candidate for office explicitly endorses and advocates the existence of government and its associated functions against the will of countless individuals and therefore since no candidate will ever fulfill what I want, what am I supposed to do? Voting for Bush, Kerry, Badnarik, Peroutka, or anyone else means violating a fundamental oath and prinicple of mine to never impose my will on others by force, and that is the purpose of voting.

I really detest those bumper stickers telling me I can't complain if I don't vote.

Posted by drizzten on October 20, 2004 03:12 PM |

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