GrumpyG on Nostr: Dude, 100,000%. It really comes down to just stupid or fed. Elections matter. ...
Dude, 100,000%. It really comes down to just stupid or fed.
Elections matter. Especially when done with paper ballots. There is a social contract on the monopoly of force that is sanctioned by public consent. That force is what drives the direction of a state or nation.
The vote is the people's opportunity to voice when that consent has been withdrawn. If at that time, a ruling authority does not relinquish control of that force, then the people have a right and mandate to match it and regain control of their collective destinies.
Like it or not, society has a process. The revolution doesn't start until there's a legitimate grievance. The only grievance that warrants a display of force, is when force is used against the will of the people. Then it's a violation... And all bets are off.
The easiest path to avoid civil war, is to limit the authority so that it never has to forcibly wound back. If you boycott the process, you create a space that becomes plausible deniability for the authoritarian... Because there was an election held, and they won because you didn't dissent... Which is implied consent.
Boycotting the process is self-censorship for the benefit of the tyrant.
Elections matter. Especially when done with paper ballots. There is a social contract on the monopoly of force that is sanctioned by public consent. That force is what drives the direction of a state or nation.
The vote is the people's opportunity to voice when that consent has been withdrawn. If at that time, a ruling authority does not relinquish control of that force, then the people have a right and mandate to match it and regain control of their collective destinies.
Like it or not, society has a process. The revolution doesn't start until there's a legitimate grievance. The only grievance that warrants a display of force, is when force is used against the will of the people. Then it's a violation... And all bets are off.
The easiest path to avoid civil war, is to limit the authority so that it never has to forcibly wound back. If you boycott the process, you create a space that becomes plausible deniability for the authoritarian... Because there was an election held, and they won because you didn't dissent... Which is implied consent.
Boycotting the process is self-censorship for the benefit of the tyrant.