Then what does irresponsible voting look like? — Pinprick
Defined as how? I'm inviting you to think. There are lot of thing that I might like now. I could vote for the guy who says we'll demonize and dispose of you and take your property. No doubt about it: I'd be better off with my owning your property than you owning your property. Or would I? How do you answer?Not necessarily disagreeing, but I’ve heard it argued that you should vote for your own best interest. — Pinprick
How exactly is one supposed to vote responsibly? Are there situations or circumstances where it is more responsible to not vote at all? Where exactly does my responsibility lie? Myself? My party? My country? Does it make sense to compromise when the candidate you favor is out of the race and simply vote for the candidate you dislike the least?
I think it would be irresponsible to vote for someone along party lines or for strategic purposes, because to do so would be for the sake of power-grubbing, not principle. — NOS4A2
Strategic voting is about not making perfect the enemy of good.
Say there are three candidates, A, B, and C.
A if your favorite candidate. B has problems, but C is clearly way worse than them. All measured by principles: A best supports your principles, C violates them the worst, and B is not as good as A but not as bad as C.
It becomes clear that A will almost certainly not win whether or not you vote for them. But B could beat C, and your vote might make the difference, and that would further advance the cause of your principles, or at least impede attempts to violate them. To abstain from voting might be to allow C to win over B, just because you couldn't have A.
So, for the sake of defending your principles, B is the strategically best way to cast your vote.
A responsible vote is a vote that maximizes the good that is likely to get done. For yourself, your country, the whole world.
Strategic voting is about not making perfect the enemy of good.
Say there are three candidates, A, B, and C.
A if your favorite candidate. B has problems, but C is clearly way worse than them. All measured by principles: A best supports your principles, C violates them the worst, and B is not as good as A but not as bad as C.
It becomes clear that A will almost certainly not win whether or not you vote for them. But B could beat C, and your vote might make the difference, and that would further advance the cause of your principles, or at least impede attempts to violate them. To abstain from voting might be to allow C to win over B, just because you couldn't have A.
So, for the sake of defending your principles, B is the strategically best way to cast your vote.
↪Frank Apisa
Trump’s insufficiencies are too numerous and various to name. Without you offering a particular characteristic, or number of them, that qualifies voting for him as irresponsible I’ve nothing to reply. — Pinprick
That would certainly be true if I was interested in seeking and maintaining power, or as a corollary, blocking someone from achieving it. — NOS4A2
This is easy enough to accept, but at least sometimes what is good for yourself is at odds with what is good for your country, etc. Then how do you decide? — Pinprick
Figure it out. If it has to be explained, you won't get it. — Frank Apisa
MyOwnWay
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↪Frank Apisa
Figure it out. If it has to be explained, you won't get it.
— Frank Apisa
If you can't explain it in a clear and concise way as you would to a child you don't understand it yourself. How can he be expected to take you seriously if you are unable to provide evidence for your claims, or even a general explination? — MyOwnWay
It’s a curious question. In general, doing something responsibly means realizing the foreseeable consequences of your actions and being willing to face those consequences. Now, what are the consequences of your voting behavior? Absolutely nothing. However you vote, it will not change the outcome of the election. You might as well vote for any crazy candidate or not vote at all, your action will have no consequences because the winner would have won no matter how you had voted.How exactly is one supposed to vote responsibly? — Pinprick
I've heard arguments along these lines: Since robust voter turnout is said to add "legitimacy" or perception of legitimacy to an election, eligible voters who are radically critical of a government, an electoral process, or a candidate might do better to abstain, especially if the electoral process seems biased.How exactly is one supposed to vote responsibly? Are there situations or circumstances where it is more responsible to not vote at all? Where exactly does my responsibility lie? Myself? My party? My country? Does it make sense to compromise when the candidate you favor is out of the race and simply vote for the candidate you dislike the least? — Pinprick
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