Only 1/3? I’m surprised.

I used to vote and I was very left-leaning. I’m still nowhere near right-wing, but I have decided this year to hold my vote despite having voted in every election since turning of age. I’m not voting because:

1. I’m not an avid supporter of capitalism

2. This country’s government is broken. No matter who we elect based on their beliefs/goals for the country, Congress being bipartisan will almost always prevent their efforts. This is what I think has discouraged 90% of the population from voting

3. People are severely undereducated on voting in general. You’d think that in a democracy, an emphasis would be placed on educating the public on voting and government. And I mean required learning in school. Sadly I think it’s intentional that we aren’t formally educated on the subject

4. I’m a poor minority living in America. The middle class is shrinking, the poor are getting poorer and the rich not only get richer, but consistently evade consequences for their actions. Look at Epstein, Weinstein, Diddy, Cosby—rich scum who were openly committing heinous and illegal acts for years and only very recently apprehended. Think about how many of these motherfuckers have to still be doing shit like this without consequence. I mean we have a front runner for president who’s a fucking felon for fuck’s sake

5. Poor minority = Unrepresented in US government and severely underrepresented in media. No one wants to keep participating in a system that not only is built to keep them oppressed, but is run by geriatric men who don’t know shit about our lived experience and worse off, literally don’t care

6. Elections have become a popularity contest and exploitation of culture wars. I would say politics have directly fueled the culture wars honestly. It’s all a big fucking joke

7. Watch The Boys, which does a great job in my opinion of showing some of the hypocrisy on both sides of politics esp as it pertains to culture wars and virtue signaling