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Not voting for my candidate is the same as voting for my opposition, but not voting for my opposition is not the same as voting for my candidate.
Yes, this is opportunity cost.
If you were playing tug of war with both of your arms, and one of your arms decided "not to vote"—but like, equally between you and your opponent—then, you know, your one arm just loses.
Definitely nothing wrong with this analogy, 10/10 perfect analogy.
Republicans win with low voter turn. Thus not voting benefits Republicans and not Democrats.
And low turnout is caused by low voter enthusiasm, and low enthusiasm is caused by poor candidates, and poor candidates are made by poor policy.
Whoops, I mean, low enthusiasm is caused by -checks notes- principled leftists? Wait that can't be right
I suspect social media influences voters somewhat. Or at least those who seek to suppress voter turn out believe that. I think it's important to take a stand for Democracy and remind people what is worth fighting for. We can energize people by reminding them that democracy is the most powerful tool we have to create a better future.
There is nothing principled about letting Trump, a fascist, take office and commit ethnic cleansing and green light genocide. In fact, there is nothing particularly leftist about it either. It sounds like accelerationism to me.