>>So... by going to vote, you only express your trust in the system, in its ability to be fixed by voting. Which seems to be working famously.
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>>(I could have made a different list of issues that no political party would ever mention publicly, yet in which there's popular interest, a list that would apply to the situation here - but then I'd have to explain each one, and the conclusion would be the same)
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>But then again, I rarely see you complaining about who was elected - or have I been missing those messages?
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>Actually, I don't think I've ever seen you complain about who was elected. You might put forth an opinion about a particular policy or action - or the system in general (as above) but not the who.

Exactly. It's irrelevant.