To Those That Choose NOT To Vote....

[AuburnChopper 3.0]

How? Regardless of whether or not Taylor voted, my reason for voting for Bob Barr fell in line with...
You can passively act on not feeling represented by either candidate in the two major parties like Taylor apparently chose to do by not voting, or you can actively respond by voting for the candidate who represents you best, even if you know they have less of a chance of winning than Auburn has of winning a National Championship this year.

I gotcha.  My point was that you got off your arse to to vote (and I have a hunch that even maybe Taylor did as well actually...but he hadn't said so publicly), and he hadn't.  It wasn't an attempt to be witty, or being a smartass, or being a dick.  Just a very simple difference.  Voting, and not voting....are different.  Especially if nobody knows your motives one way or the other.  If nobody knows your intent when not voting, then what the hell are you protesting? What seperates you from the "I just didn't give a crap" crowd?  haha...



Let me ask folks something...  Forget Taylor's specific example for a minute....  Just in general.....

Seriously...  Is doing absolutely nothing, in something like a Presidential election, then not telling anyone about it, sitting at home doing other things, really something that can be considered a passive protest?   I think it's a good question.

Point being, it's kind of like the classic, if a tree falls in the woods, and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?  Does it even matter?

Who are you getting your message across to?  Who is benefiting and who loses when you do absolutely nothing, or "passively protest"?

Not making fun, or challenging motives, I just don't get that whole dealio....   So, in return, I'd appreciate not being talked to like I'm some fucking waterhead / hothead causing an issue....

[ssgaufan]

   So, in return, I'd appreciate not being talked to like I'm some fucking waterhead / hothead causing an issue....

Why do you hate Waterheads?

[Kaos]

Seriously...  Is doing absolutely nothing, in something like a Presidential election, then not telling anyone about it, sitting at home doing other things, really something that can be considered a passive protest?   I think it's a good question.

 So, in return, I'd appreciate not being talked to like I'm some fucking waterhead / hothead causing an issue....

What if you're smoking dope and watching Dr. Phil when you're at home? Isn't that some sort of rebellion?  

BTW, 98% of your body is water. I think that includes your head.

[AUTailgatingRules]

What if you're smoking dope and watching Dr. Phil when you're at home? Isn't that some sort of rebellion?  

BTW, 98% of your body is water. I think that includes your head.

According to my ex wife, 90% of my brain is made up of empty space.  If you ask me 90% of my body is made up of Miller Lite.

[Tarheel]

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Seriously...  Is doing absolutely nothing, in something like a Presidential election, then not telling anyone about it, sitting at home doing other things, really something that can be considered a passive protest?   I think it's a good question.

Point being, it's kind of like the classic, if a tree falls in the woods, and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?  Does it even matter?

Who are you getting your message across to?  Who is benefiting and who loses when you do absolutely nothing, or "passively protest"?

Not making fun, or challenging motives, I just don't get that whole dealio....   So, in return, I'd appreciate not being talked to like I'm some fucking waterhead / hothead causing an issue....

In all seriousness I think that "passive protest" is a basic non-sequitur; to protest something implies to outwardly respond to it; maybe in a violent way or in a passive way.

[AuburnChopper 3.0]

In all seriousness I think that "passive protest" is a basic non-sequitur; to protest something implies to outwardly respond to it; maybe in a violent way or in a passive way.

Exactly, in other words, a contradiction in terms.