t's the 65% of the voting populace that doesn't vote that causes this.

I sorta disagree. I always vote, but I don't really feel like I'm qualified to. I don't really know enough about this sort of shit to say that I am. I can't just take the news word for it that X amount of fish is sustainable and Y isn't...

I don't really care enough to know that X fish is sustainable and Y isn't. Why am I qualified to make a decision on who to vote for over this topic?

I just don't understand why everyone blames the people who don't vote, most of whom don't even really know or care about these issues. It's a shitty situation, but most people simply don't care enough to be effective participants in a democracy. And then to further cement this truth, god forbid you publicly say you want people to have gun rights, but science shows it increases the murder rate and etc. Even though you don't really care about what science says, and you just want your gun rights you're suddenly demonized.

There is no winning in this system. I have a complicated list of things I think an ideal country would do. 1.) Strong gun rights 2.) A vast network of natural parks 3.) reduced pollution of all kinds 4.) sustainable farming and fishing practices 5.) absolute freedom of speech including hate speech 6.) for the government to otherwise stay out of my life to the absolute possible extent.

I feel like there's nobody for me to vote for. I'm essentially a libertarian except when it comes to environmental "tragedy of the commons" type issues, but even then I don't truly believe people are capable of making decisions like this for themselves. The government goes wrong in so many ways, but it also does so much good. I really don't know what the fuck I want my own government to do, beyond a few things, but both parties in the USA don't really have a concrete stance on either one.