Why should everybody vote? I live in a solidly blue state where the electoral college votes are a forgone conclusion. I'd just be adding another thimble-full of water to an ocean. I suppose voting would give me the sticker, but I'm not really a sticker collector. I could move to a swing-state, but I like living where I live, and not everybody can move to a swing-state anyway.
Granted there is local politics, which I occasionally vote in, but more often than not I am not sufficiently informed in local politics to make an informed decision. If I don't feel I can make an informed decision, why should I vote? My input, if anything, would only add more noise to the process. That doesn't seem productive. I think, when aware of my own ignorance, abstaining from the voting process is the responsible choice.
Granted there is local politics, which I occasionally vote in, but more often than not I am not sufficiently informed in local politics to make an informed decision. If I don't feel I can make an informed decision, why should I vote? My input, if anything, would only add more noise to the process. That doesn't seem productive. I think, when aware of my own ignorance, abstaining from the voting process is the responsible choice.