If you're referring to voters staying home, staying home is a vote for their state's majority. There's no sense in which the average citizen in a democracy is not responsible for the outcome of a democratic vote.
This is categorically wrong, but even then - those that do not vote at all bear even more responsibility, and are traitors to democracy itself. By not participating in shaping it, you're dishonouring everyone that fought and died for your freedom.
The average person didn't vote.
If you're referring to voters staying home, staying home is a vote for their state's majority. There's no sense in which the average citizen in a democracy is not responsible for the outcome of a democratic vote.
That’s not even factually true. Turnout in 2024 was 63.7%[1] of the voting age population. You’re just wrong.
[1] https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2024:_Analysis_of_...
If you include people not allowed to vote (e.g under 18) it is below 50%
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Huh, I must have inverted that number in my head. Thanks!
Not voting is a vote for the status quo.
Not being politically active is a political choice itself.
This is categorically wrong, but even then - those that do not vote at all bear even more responsibility, and are traitors to democracy itself. By not participating in shaping it, you're dishonouring everyone that fought and died for your freedom.