The Tyranny of the Majority
Today’s belated entry is a random link from my current collection: Why Men Follow Masters. The article meanders, but one bit struck me - this quote from Lysander Spooner about voting:
[H]e is allowed one voice out of millions in deciding what he may do with his own person and his own property, and […] he is permitted to have the same voice in robbing, enslaving, and murdering others, that others have in robbing, enslaving, and murdering himself.
So if you’re in one of those states that Just Don’t Count towards the Democratic (or any other) primaries, there’s no reason to feel guilty for not showing up at the polls. The farce will go on without you, as will the robbing, enslaving, and murdering.