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Originally Posted by Skybird
Giving an invalid ballot is a form of tolerating the system, even when you are against it. It makes no saense, and compromises your own stand and argument. That why those living by the system want you to vote anyhow, at all cost, no matter what.
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It appears we are talking about two different things. My point concerned a bad government mostly. If you oppose the policies of a government but don't vote at all just because, for example, you can't find "the lesser evil" candidate, then the old government will probably just think everything is OK and everyone is happy with them. As far as I know, the policitians are optimists. They don't usually stop and think "hey guys, we're doing it all wrong". That's what they need the opposition for, no matter in what form.
Whereas, if I understood correctly from that quote, your point is more about the democratic system and the mistakes in it. In that case opposing the system by not participating at all seems more valid for me too. But so far I have nothing against the system itself, so I didn't think it that way.