Voting Debate

[ShakeZula06]

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Both sides are evil

This is the argument I have the largest problem with. If it were true, it would be cause for a massive revolution and either a new government or an AC society.

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Depends on what you're defining as evil, but no not neccesarily
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The major ulterior motive cited is money: politicians run for office for the money. As someone who is a former civil servant, I can tell you that wanting to make money is a bad reason to enter govt. service. Government employees are almost always paid less than they would be in the private sector.

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People aren't talking about your salary when they cite money as a reason to enter office.
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I am protesting a corrupt system

I have heard many people say that they want to delegitimize the system: that by not voting, they are trying to change things for the better. This is exactly ass backwards. Voting is a vital means of affecting change,

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Just because you say so doesn't mean it's true. In 2000 the guy that was for noninterventionalism was elected (or selected if you prefer) and he went ahead and changed his views after being elected.
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2. The Democrats and the Republicans are not the only options. There is a functioning Libertarian Party in this country.

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And with my vote they'll still be no where close to winning because of a biased system that benefits the two party oligarchy.
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While the vast majority of politicians are not evil,

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QF....something. I don't know.
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2. Lighten up a little bit. There are all sorts of things that you need to do as a member of society that don't have much impact on the world. You should take care of your kids, you should be a productive member of society and you shouldn't punch people in the face, but if you fail to do these, the world will not collapse. Put voting into the same category as a civic duty.

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Voting will have no effect on ANYONE. Everything you listened above on the other hand, does.