Choosing to abstain from voting neither helps nor hinders this government. Since we don't have a minimum required turnout, it is an inherently neutral act. On the other hand, choosing to vote does help it by lending it credibility.
If you think voting "works" then you are in their fingers. If you abstain from voting, they simply don't give a shit.
Stop wasting your time, and do something that will make a difference.
> Stop wasting your time, and do something that will make a difference.
Any suggestions?
I see your problem appears not to be with the candidates you can vote on themselves, but with the process of electing them by vote. I agree some parts of the system can be broken, but I don't think representative democracies are so bad, specially when compared to the alternatives in current use.
