Tell GR: Did You Even Vote?

No because I am a silly Canadian, why should I have any say in the leadership of the most influential country in the ****ing world?

I would at least say gamers are probably more culturally diverse. At least the more games they play they will develop into more dynamic people.

Well personally I'd have to say I just treat gaming as any other aspect of my life, in that it's a personal interest. I mean sure, a lot of my best friends love video games too, but we're not friends because we both like the same things, we're friends because we play video games together and bond over them. Really, if you just treat video games (outwardly, anyway) as any other part of your life, people will see you and see your hobbies and begin to associate those hobbies with other characteristics about you. So even a lot of people who used to think video games were stupid think they're pretty cool just because they like me and know I play them. I'm sure a lot of people here have probably had similar experiences.

I think we should rise up and overthrow governments around the world in the name of people who play electronic video stimulus entertainment... we could call it a... GAME... REVOLUTION!

Cough suck up!

I'm permanently registered to vote by mail in California, so I voted at my leisure a couple weeks ago in between XCOM sessions and sent it in. I voted Gamer Style! Now if they would only let us vote online.....

They say there are security concerns that we haven't worked out but really thats just establishment fed bullshit. Our phones are secure enough to bank on they are secure enough to vote on.
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Yup voted Garry Johnson. Also Colorado Legalised marijuana for recreational use today. They also can now grow hemp.

But the Colorado rocky mountain high,
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky,
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullabye,
Rocky mountain high.

Washington has also legalised it. Thats two states today.

It's basically legal here already, but the California legislature better step up after this.

I voted before I even ate breakfast this morning.

Not as good as Romney Bran Crunch.

Went to Denny's, actually. I didn't have time to cook before I went to work. Most likely, they contributed to the Romney campaign, since chain restaurants prefer tax codes that favor the rich.

I'm 16 and what is this

Voting is mandatory here, else you pay a fine and they keep your llama.

Do you have a llama?

Hey. Do the Japanese let you vote in their elections?

I even turned off ACIII to go vote. But then again, I live in a swing state, so it actually mattered.

If people are willing to pay over $1 billion for your vote, I think it matters to someone.

Didn't vote. If I did, it would have been in vain to get Libertarian, Green or NM Independant party up to 5%. Which one, I hadn't thought about because I knew I wasn't going to vote.

Don't know why you're getting thumbed down, it's a persons right to choose to vote or not. And you're absolutely right, unless someone loses by one vote your vote is in vain.

It's the typical response from couch politicians who think you *have* to vote simply because it's a "right", thus so many people vote who are uninformed. It's sad really.

They'll never make the 5% if you and another 100,000 people have the same reason not to vote...

God this argument gets old. Until the day comes 100,000 people's decision to vote or not hinges on my decision to vote or not your comment is nothing but baseless finger wagging that should be reserved for mothers who don't want their children to do something but don't have a good reason why.

*wags finger* Hey, that's fun.

I didn't choose to not vote for that reason. I stated IF I chose to vote, it would not have been for the majority party.

Needed more Liberatrian votes this (and every) election! Yeah, I voted. In Texas. Waste of my time, apparently, as we didn't even scratch 1% :(

I live in a red state, so voting is pretty pointless here. That being said, if I did vote I would have wrote in someone, there wasn't a candidate worth voting for this year.

Libertarian Gary Johnson was worth a vote. Both him and Jill Stein were on the ballot in 50 states.

Well, honestly I have no clue who they are, so if I voted for either of them I would have been voting ignorantly. Which is possibly the worst thing you could do.

Gary johnson is the libertarian candidate. I don't like libertarian platforms but his stance on politics is better then the overhyped Ron paul. But between the two, i would of voted for Jill Stein, the green party candidate whom, in my opinion, acted more professionally then any of the other candidate in this election season. People are calling her stances "nothing but air" and hyperbolic but if this country wasn't a two party system, she would of have my support by a long shot.

I prepared ahead of time. So I didn't have to turn off AC3 I did a mail in ballot and sent it off a week ago. Didn't vote for either president by the way. As I see it, no matter who wins we're screwed either way. But 4 more years of Obama it seems.

I voted a couple weeks early. Like my vote mattered anyway. My state was counted red before any one reported haha. Good news is I only live 30min away from Colorado =P

I did indeed vote.

I stopped by after work to throw down my vote.

My polloing location is only two miles out of the way on my drive home, and there was only one person ahead of me when I got there. The whole thing only took about fifteen minutes out of my day.

I voted for Ultimate Captain America. Because America needs a champion, and that champion should have an A on his head.

Fun fact, Captain America is the president of the Marvel Ultimate universe.

How hard is it to apply for a work visa there?

I voted for the candidate who opposes video game gun control. You can have my chaingun when you pry it from my dead about respawn hands.

As a Democrat in a red state, I did indeed vote. If nothing else, my vote always counts toward the popular vote. Also, voting makes me feel so damn American (in the good way).

Like i said in the forum, i voted this morning and i eat some fried chicken right after.

Why is this comment gonna haunt me in the future when i'll run for senate?

I got off of work at about 4 am, went home, headed out about 5:30, and got to the polls about 10 minutes before they opened.

Of course I voted. :O Forced but voted none the less.

I live in Washington, and all votes are mail in ballots. So it's easy enough to vote here, you don't even have to get up off the couch. *BIG PROUD SMILE* I voted, and I live in a state that passed legal marijuana! (Yes, I voted for it.)

Can't wait until the rest of the country legalizes recreational (key word) marijuana. It will make my job so much easier. That is, having one less drug on the street, not being high on the job.

What are you a cop?

OH SHIT! IT'S THE COPS! RUN!

I didn't vote. It's a ridiculous exercise and it's utterly pointless.

While I agree that the two party system and the electoral college are broken and antiquated I don't think the act of voting is pointless. This election proved that, just by how close it was and how it could have gone either way.

Please consider the following:

1 - On the economic level, acquiring the knowledge required to make a rational voting decision is itself an irrational act. The possible rewards are outweighed by the assured costs. Next time you're arguing with someone who gets all their opinions from Fox News or MSNBC remember that. They aren't doing better because it's not in their interest to do so.
2 - In any presidential election the only voters that have a reason to vote at all are swing state voters, in the precincts that are not solidly one way or another. Anyone else is completely wasting their time. If in a locked-in state your voice does not count for any more if the state already goes the way you're voting. If you vote against the tide in the precinct or state your vote is equally worthless because your votes for the losing side count for nothing.
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3 - These two things taken together mean that anyone going to the polls and pulling a lever outside places like Ohio (but only in the precincts that are actually up for grabs) have already made at least one bad decision - they decided to spend the day voting when they could have been doing anything else.
4 - The informed voter, a creature not seen since the days of Alexis de Tocqueville, is ironically the least rational person in the whole bunch. They've spent an enormous amount of time (and no small amount of money) studying numerous topics in the greatest possible depth. This knowledge is useless to them when they're not pulling the lever. When they are, they have to be in the right place to make effective use of it. Otherwise it's a complete waste.

Agreed, hence my comments about the electoral college being completely antiquated. Sometimes I swear they still have it so a winner is decided sooner. I suppose in my case and not living in a swing state I voted simply to make sure my state stayed in line for the person I wanted to win.

Also, I totally agree with you on the Fox News thing. The fact that Fox News is allowed to be called a News channel is a joke.

For me Fox News and MSNBC are equivalent; bought-and-paid-for propaganda arms owned by wealthy plutocrats looking to influence certain sectors of the public. The sectors are mirror images of each other.

That's an interesting idea you have about voting. Voting as an act of signalling first and a tool for imminent political change second. Then it doesn't matter who wins or loses in the election voted on, the value is to indicate where things need to go in the future. Taking stock of longer term trends, would you say that, overall, things are going the way you want them to? If ending the war on drugs and instating marriage equality are important to you then you made big gains this year.

I voted. I'm more proud that I convinced a friend who wasn't going to vote to vote. It's not just about the president, the amendments are key. I also feel this way because I live in a red state and my vote is basically pointless when it comes to presidents.

I have always felt that if you don't vote then you don't have the right to complain about the government and what they are doing. I don't like waiting to vote and they had better do something about that soon. I think that turns a lot of people off.

I did vote. However, I do live in MT and worse yet am Native American, so not only did my vote not count but it was probably not counted until after a winner was decided. I was Ecstatic to hear about all of the progress made this year. multiple states for Same-sex marriage, Legalization in 2, 18 women senators and one who is openly gay... Gives me hope for our Country knowing that in some places we are striking out at bigotry and stupidity...

Incidentally, I vote because in some countries it is illegal and dangerous to express disapproval with the "government"; that and I am in no hurry to piss off a country that used to hunt my people for scalps...

I need to catch up on X-Factor so no I haven't voted. I think gamers can help decide who wins if the people did covers of video game themes. Show me a hot 21 year old girl singing N***** Stole My Bike and I'd declare her the winner!

...oh wait, you meant Politics, no I don't know anything about that. Who won?