But what if our voting habits changed overnight? What if those 60 million adults who've been sitting out showed up November 37

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But what if our voting habits changed overnight? What if those 60 million adults who've been sitting out showed up November 37

Wait, you say. Voting is pointless. Politicians do what they want, you argue. Democracy is broken, you shrug. Well, it's only broken in the way that your dust-collecting exercise bike or rowing machine doesn't work. It doesn't work because you're not using it.

When huge swaths of the American people don't vote, we cede outsized power to the people who actually do vote. If we as an entire nation vote, things in Washington (and in our state and local governments) will be transformed.

How does the author address conflicting viewpoints?

Answer 1

The author acknowledges the viewpoint that voting is pointless and that politicians do what they want, suggesting that democracy is broken. However, the author shrugs off this perspective and argues that democracy is only broken because people are not actively participating in it. By highlighting the impact of non-voters on the political landscape, the author suggests that if everyone were to vote, it would lead to a transformative change in the government.