Of course a vote is just an "X" on a piece of paper, so apart from the choice that it indicates, the act of voting can be interpreted in many ways. I like to think of it as a declaration, "I have the right to an opinion, and I demand that my opinion be counted." That's why I don't buy into OH's interpretation:-
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Originally Posted by OccultHawk
It's an expression of one's willingness to be governed when one should insist on being ungovernable instead.
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^ The problem with this idea is that no-one in authority interprets a non-vote as "Wow, these guys are ungovernable!" I suspect their reaction is "Wow, these guys really don't care what we do. They are as apathetic as a cow in the field, who also has no say in its governance."
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Originally Posted by OccultHawk
By not acknowledging others right to govern you and to resist when they try.
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^ For all we know this is precisely what the hapless cow in the field is thinking too.