If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If voting actually gave people power, authorities would ban it.
- In plain terms
- Voting is not really powerful because it isn't restricted.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek real power beyond just voting.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does voting create change?
- Where is real power?
Another view
It assumes voting has no value at all.
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