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Yes voting is important, but it doesn't have the impact we often think it does.
The people we vote for aren't necessarily going to be able to make policies we want, That's not the reason why voting is so important right now. It might be one day, and I hold out hope that if I keep voting for democracy, it'll happen.
Voting right now is basically an up or down vote on "should we keep seeking democracy?"
The Republican party is perfectly willing to make policies we do not want, and their end goal is actually the end of democracy.
So although our votes won't necessarily compel the government to take actions we want it to take, they can help prevent it from taking actions we would like it to not take.
It's a shitty deal, but considering the alternative....