1) One vote will make absolutely no difference in 99.99999999999999999999999% of elections.
2) Most of the time, you're forced to choose between two candidates that you only agree with partially. So you never actually get to express the entirety of your view.
3) Although you might feel like you contributed to the political system, you really didn't do much of anything to it. It's simply a mindset you might get that doesn't mean a whole lot.
4) It takes a relatively long time to vote. So you could be waiting in a line for quite some time if you really are determined to vote.
So after looking at all this evidence, it seems as if your vote might not be worthwhile. I know this is going contrary to what most people would think, but isn't this the truth? Voting is time consuming, and it actually has no effect on the chosen candidate. So unless you really believe in a candidate (even though I can't imagine how anybody could even remotely believe in a politician), it seems pointless.
What do you think? Is voting the right thing to do? Will you vote when you reach 18?
I think that many people who vote are doing it to feel patriotic. There is some stigma that goes with not voting- like you don't take full advantage of America being a democracy or you don't appreciate that everyone is able to vote for their political representative like many nations can't. In my opinion, everyone who is able to should vote. Sure, one person might not make a difference in 99.999999% of elections, but ten people could. As for number two, no candidate is ever going to be perfect. There will always be something that will throw you off, but that goes with being a politician. Overall, it's our given right to be able to vote, so I think we should exercise it in every way possible.
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