By: Rose

In reply to Jessica.

And I agree that it’s a problem when people vote and think they “did their part” and don’t do anything else.

But yeah, I do think that people who exercise their voice in their government by voting are probably making a bigger impact regardless of what else they do, than people who protest but don’t vote. The decision not to vote is taking away all the teeth behind whatever political statement you’re trying to make by protesting. Politicians listen to protests when they think it will impact their re-election chances; when you don’t vote, you’re basically saying “You don’t have to listen to me!”