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I just realized there is a kind of issue that can be legitimately voted on, namely voting against a bill, in order to keep it from being passed. Voting *for* the bill is immoral because it expresses a desire to use force to get one's way, but voting *against* a bill is moral (or, at least, amoral...
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Hi i'm Greg. I'm 23 and i was born in Poland. Since 2 two years i've been living in Birmingham, UK were i'm studying Sound Engineering and Production. I've been listening to the podcasts for over a year now and I can't emphasize well enough how deeply they've changed me. From...
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On the aspect of "sending a message", I would say that you will find it pretty hard to make a difference in a statistic. If you don't vote, the public will assume you don't care, if you cancel your vote, the public will think you are too stupid to tick the correct number of boxes. Either...
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Hi folks, I have a question that I would appreciate some feedback on. Is voting to prevent fascist political parties such as the BNP, EDF etc gaining control over the State a worthwhile endevour? Thanks. Mike
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" Let's get out and vote ... let's make our voices heard ... we've been given the right to choose between a douche and a turd ... it's DEMOCRACY in action, put your freedom to the test, big fat douche or a stupid turd ... which do you like best?"
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Hi, I'm trying to explain to myself why abstaining from voting (specifically to decrease government power) is incompatible with anarchism. I understand the basic reason why, and that is because voting can broadly be viewed as deciding the best way to coerce others, which I agree is wrong. But if...
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Hi all, We anarchists here at FDR agree (for the most part) that voting is not only useless but actually damaging in many ways. It legitimizes the acts of politicians and encourages lawmaking. So how do we make our impact on society if we dont want rulers and dont want to "vote" for someone...
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Just thought I'd share something I found quite hilarious while reading The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Douglas Adams nails it. From So Long and Thanks for All the Fish ... [An extraterrestrial robot and spaceship has just landed on earth. The robot steps out of the spaceship...] "I...
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Stef says anarchists who vote want to use violence to eliminate violence. It is a logical contradiction. I have used this argument against that kind of anarchist and he says I am presuming that he SHOULD be logical. And that normative statements are morality based. Since he only wants to eliminate the...
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