alt Hacker NewsWhich is functionally a vote for the status quo. Someone who can't bother to vote isn't going to bother e.g. protesting or otherwise affirming their rights.
Which is functionally a vote for the status quo. Someone who can't bother to vote isn't going to bother e.g. protesting or otherwise affirming their rights.
Or defeatism. Discouragement campaigns go a long way: “both sides are bad so don’t vote!”