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Originally Posted by belezabaub
Communist do vote. During Stalin's rule there were numerous elections, the only difference was it was a one party state. My view on the matter is that it is although in a 'liberal democracy' there is an appearance of being more than one party, the real truth, in the case of British politics the Labour party and The Conservative party, in the case of American politics the Democrats and the Republicans are practically the same party, with very little difference in terms of content but very different in terms of delivery.
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My wife grew up in a communist country where voter turnout was 99%. They had ways of punishing you if you did not vote. A few brave souls protested by not voting since there really was no choice. Many people in this country feel the same way. Sometimes the most aggressive thing you can do is to refuse to endorse the election by witholding your support.