What about the people who abstain from voting for an office because they know nothing about the candidates? Isn't non-voting better than closing ones eyes and just randomly pressing a button? I try to stay informed, but sometimes I'll find names I don't know. During an election not only am I voting for president and Congress, but I'm also voting for my state's elected officials, my delegate, my county commissioners, the sheriff, judges, and recorder of wills. Those are a lot of people to keep track of.
We'd need to fix the political system whereby only the candidates with big money or with newspaper influence get talked about on the news media. Some names I literally have never heard of, despite reading the local newspaper. We'd also need to fix the broken 2 party system because it keeps out good people.
I can't speak for other countries, but in the US there are also some people who are proud of their ignorance and lack of education. Theyz don't need no skooling. They're content living their life without participating in any community leadership-type activities. Do you want to force them to vote? And would you be happy to know that in a close race, Candidate B won because he's got prettier colors on his sign? IMO it's more important the right person wins.
So to answer your question, if someone doesn't want to vote, that is their choice. But if they don't vote, they are just as much to blame as anyone. They had the power to do something about it and they chose not to.
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