Yes, but I always feel the need to add an asterisk to this so that people don’t go “…and that’s why voting doesn’t matter.”
The way that power works (in present-day democracies anyway) means that elected officials — even well-meaning ones — always end up serving the powerful, in at least some capacity (but very often nearly 100% of their policy-making).
But think about what that means. You’re not selecting your champion. You’re selecting your opponent’s champion. That still matters! A lot!
Voting won’t get us a fair and equitable world. But not voting can definitely make it harder to achieve.
Yes, but I always feel the need to add an asterisk to this so that people don’t go “…and that’s why voting doesn’t matter.”
The way that power works (in present-day democracies anyway) means that elected officials — even well-meaning ones — always end up serving the powerful, in at least some capacity (but very often nearly 100% of their policy-making).
But think about what that means. You’re not selecting your champion. You’re selecting your opponent’s champion. That still matters! A lot!
Voting won’t get us a fair and equitable world. But not voting can definitely make it harder to achieve.