I live in one of the bluest states in the country. Once every four years is not a hardship. “Choosing not to vote” is a copout.

I know... I totally applaud him taking a knee and it sucks it’s cost him a job in the NFL. But man, not-voting sure tarnishes his credibility as a protester.

You’re out of your fucking mind if you think Clinton is in any way comparable to Trump. This is a terrible analogy.

This, this, this. I’ve Ben saying since the primaries that the disease is deeply embedded in the American psyche, Trump is just one symptom.

NOPE. Screw that. You must vote. If you don’t vote, you don’t get to complain.

Agree with what you said, also the the vote card you get when you get to a voting station has about 40-70 additional things to vote on - your senators, reps, city council, judges, measures, etc. All also very important, and in a way, more important to your daily life where you live then potentially who the President…

This is faulty logic.

Teresa: Yeah, what are you gonna do? We are all just sitting back seeing what’s gonna happen in this country. There’s not much we can really do.

From everything I`ve read, Bush is an actual decent human being. Stupid, easily manipulated but not vindictive or anything. He just surrounded himself with some awful people and listened to them because he didn`t know any better (entire reason he was picked). He was a bad president but not a bad person.

They are “dragged” when people who don’t agree are in power. Obamacare was passed legislatively under Obama and a Democratic majority and the DOJ started working on penalties for out-of-control police departments that weren’t perfect but were a start in the Obama administration. If you vote in people who agree, it’s…

Young people, in general, have lower turn-out rates on election day.

You’re right but by not voting you kind of dim your voice a little bit. “Couldn’t even be bothered to vote” is a pretty damning criticism for someone fighting for change. I know it’s a drop in the bucket in California, but still. You can’t do what he does, not vote, and not lose some credibility, especially to the…

Let’s take it for granted that I would prefer any past president in the last 40 years to Trump. I’d even prefer Alzheimer’s Reagan.

Voting is another way of saying, “I am here. I showed up. I have a voice.” It’s the one with more immediate repercussions. I don’t care if you live in CA or the purplest of states. I believe if that if you cannot take the time to cast a vote, especially when it is fairly easy like in CA (another matter altogether when…

Not voting is not a political position. It is apathy. You should participate in improving the country. You should also vote. They are not mutually exclusive.

Really, now?

Wrong.

It doesn’t. fucking. matter. where. you. live.

Seriously, can you imagine the outrage if Obama had called anyone a son of a bitch.

I believe in Kap’s protest, and wish more players and NFL fans would embrace it. That flag doesn’t protect or represent me, and it has been actively used to denigrate myself and countless others.