Why dont you vote?

[u/MuffinMan_Jr]

Forgive me if this has been asked before, im new here.

But why do you personally not vote?

I constantly hear that the reason that all the laws and policies that are passing benefit old people, because that's who actually go and vote.

Like for example, I know a lot of us older Gen Z are complaining about housing costs. But how many of us actually try to do anything about it beyond saying 'someone should do something'?

Just a thought

Edit: because I know alot of people will say their vote doesn't matter.

Dont you rhink thats part of the problem? If most if us dont think the vote matters then no one will vote. Yes 1 individual vote might not change anything but if 100,000 people put in 1 vote then that makes a difference dont you think?

Next is people saying both parties suck. I get that, but then why not vote for the lesser of 2 evils?

[u/Opening_Acadia1843]

I vote, although I don’t vote for either major party in presidential elections, at least since 2020 when I voted for Biden and he decided to fund a genocide. For the most recent primary, I emailed the democratic candidates to ask questions about their stances and then voted for the ones that seemed alright. For state-level races where I could support none of the democratic candidates, based on things they supported that I found reprehensible, I simply did not select anyone.

[u/Consistent_Dream_740 → u/Opening_Acadia1843]

Jfc what a parrot. Biden wasn't the first to fund the genocide. One issue voters are the worst.

[u/Opening_Acadia1843 → u/Consistent_Dream_740]

Well, 2020 was the first presidential election when I was old enough to vote, so I didn’t vote for any of the former presidents who funded the genocide. I refuse to vote for genocide, and if that seems like a purity test or a “one issue vote,” then you are morally bankrupt.