I agree. and as i’m sure this post was prompted in some way by my own (which is friends only) post announcing my intention to write a ‘why people should vote’ article (which will not be friends-only) I will, for now, say this…

‘if you don’t vote, you have no right to complain’ forms no part of my argument. nevertheless part of the premise you base your counter argument on is the very thing I hope to overturn in my own article. I think that the people who use some of the above arguments as their reason for not voting are thinking about voting in the wrong way. that’s what I hope to argue. whether my rhetorical skills are up to it remains to be seen.