I don't approve of people who say that if their preferred candidate doesn't get the nom that they refuse to vote But having listened to their bottomless bile and nonsense I kind of see where they're coming from because I don't really want them to be happy or healthy either
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In the most literal form of consequentialism, you shouldn't vote at all, because it doesn't matter Unless the election is literally decided by one vote your vote is of no benefit to anyone
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The only reason to vote at all is because of the Kantian categorical imperative, which is usually seen as a deontological view of ethics "Even if it doesn't matter if I personally do it, I should act in the way I expect everyone else in the world to act"
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There's the Kantian thing about executing the last criminal in the jails while the comet comes for us, which I think about a lot.
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I have not heard about this one but it sounds like a hell of a thing...
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