> >
> > See, item B, silence is unknowable and unknown.
>
> Hardly unknowable. The percent of people who don't vote is usually
reported
> in mainstream media.
>
Isn't it reported as voter apathy or contentment, not as a form of
'protest'? And wouldn't that make the non-participation as protest unknown
to most people?
>
> It means that you choose not to participate in the system. If you don't
> like the system - why participate? You gain nothing. It's hypocritical
to
> participate in an activity you think is wrong.
Like the wage system?
>
Elections actually help
> the ruling class because it generates the illusion that we have control
over
> the system
But non-participation hurts them?
>
> Joe R. Golowka
> JoeG at ieee.org
>
John Thornton