I think it's wrong to have all these media blitzes telling people to vote and shaming them for not doing so. If you want to vote cool, if you don't want to, fine. Part of living in a free society is that you can vote if you want or not. We shouldn't guilt people if they don't want to vote.
I see your point about freedom meaning that a person can choose not to vote. Here are the reasons people don't vote:
- They don't care
- They don't like any candidate enough to care
- They despise government, politics, think that they're all corrupt, so no one deserves a vote
- They're so frustrated with the campaign ads and phone calls and canvassing and debating and nastiness, they've become compelled not to vote
- They care, but they don't think their vote will matter - which is true in some cases
But in my opinion, voting is like other things we do for society; like wearing a seat belt, keeping it under 100 on the highway, waiting in line, and wearing a mask in public during a pandemic. That's why everyone nags you to vote. Because you may not think it matters, or care that it matters, but it matters - both to you and the rest of the country. That's both indisputable and plainly obvious now.
So just as you have the right to choose not to vote, Americans have the right to use whatever means available to harass you to vote.
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