You Cannot Vote Your Way Out of Oppression or Comply Your Way Out of Tyranny

[DISCLAIMER]

In You’ll Enjoy Yourselves I stated, “Rationally, I choose to acknowledge the limits of my control and influence. Ergo, I don’t vote. Others choose to delude themselves with the illusion of control and influence by voting” as that which is rational is in accord with both logic and reason.

Here, “logic” is the interrelation or sequence of facts or events when seen as inevitable or predictable, and “reason” is a statement offered in explanation or justification. For instance, a modus ponens syllogism uses the following logical form: If p, then q; p; therefore, q.

If there’s a history of electoral fraud in the United States (U.S.) (p), then the election in which I vote will be the exception to such activity (q). There’s a history of electoral fraud in the U.S. (p). Therefore, the election in which I vote will be the exception to such activity (q).

Though this moral and ethical proposition follows logical form, I argue that it isn’t reasonable, as it’s an argument by exception. Thus, I consider this syllogistic view as that relating to irrationality. Still, I have little doubt that many people will disagree with my outlook.

Noteworthy, my worldview is subjective (characteristic of or belonging to reality as perceived rather than as independent of mind). Thus, not everyone agrees with what everybody else deems as rational or not. No matter how you may’ve been misled, not everyone is equal in our outlook.

I maintain that it’s irrational to believe that a person’s vote matters. As an aside, I also admit that one reason for not voting is because of my upbringing under the tenets of faith regarding the Jehovah’s Witnesses. I was taught never to vote, which others may consider unreasonable.

We can agree to disagree on diverging perspectives of voting. Worth mentioning, I stated in Wishcasting, “I know better than to foolishly believe that people can vote their way out of tyranny. That simply isn’t the way that life tends to function.” For context, one source states:

A tyrant is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler’s sovereignty. Often portrayed as cruel, tyrants may defend their positions by resorting to repressive means.

The original Greek term meant an absolute sovereign who came to power without constitutional right, and the word had a neutral connotation during the Archaic and early Classical periods. A government ran by a tyrant is usually called a tyranny.

Ancient philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle saw tyrannos as a negative form of government, and on account of the decisive influence of philosophy on politics, deemed tyranny the “fourth and worst disorder of a state.” They defined a tyrant as a person who rules without law, using extreme and cruel methods against both his own people and others. Plato in particular stated that:

Tyrants lack “the very faculty that is the instrument of judgment”—reason. The tyrannical man is enslaved because the best part of him (reason) is enslaved, and likewise, the tyrannical state is enslaved, because it too lacks reason and order.

The Encyclopédie defined the term as a usurper of sovereign power who makes “his subjects the victims of his passions and unjust desires, which he substitutes for laws”. In the late fifth and fourth centuries BC, a new kind of tyrant, one who had the support of the military, arose – specifically in Sicily.

One can apply accusations of tyranny to a variety of types of government:

·  to government by one individual (in an autocracy)

·  to government by a minority (in an oligarchy, tyranny of the minority)

·  to government by a majority (in a democracy, tyranny of the majority)

I argue that the U.S. government at present constitutes a tyranny. In similar fashion, I stated in Waiting to Die, “[I]rrationally believing you can vote your way out of oppression that you didn’t vote yourself into is as ludicrous as believing you won’t die.” For context, one source states:

Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment of, or exercise of power over, a group of individuals, often in the form of governmental authority. There are many scholars who have attempted to define oppression, usually by the types of harm suffered by those who are persecuted.

The word oppress comes from the Latin oppressus, past participle of opprimere, (“to press against”, “to squeeze”, “to suffocate”). Thus, when authoritarian governments use oppression to subjugate the people, they want their citizenry to feel that “pressing down”, and to live in fear that if they displease the authorities they will, in a metaphorical sense, be “squeezed” and “suffocated”.

Such governments oppress the people using restriction, control, terror, hopelessness, and despair. The tyrant’s tools of oppression include, for example, extremely harsh punishments for “unpatriotic” statements; developing a secret police force; prohibiting freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press; controlling the monetary system and economy; and imprisoning or killing activists or other leaders who might pose a threat to their power.

I maintain that the U.S. government is currently oppressive. Therefore, I stated in Truth, Do You Speak It?, “You may not be able to vote your way out of oppression or comply your way out of tyranny, though you can speak truth about what’s going on. At least, you can for now.”

Now, one source reports, “Elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan on Tuesday [5/5/2026] reinforced a picture that’s becoming increasingly clear — while President Donald Trump still dominates the Republican Party, Democrats seem to have the momentum ahead of November’s midterm elections [“midterms”].”

I’ve paid attention to media coverage of the upcoming midterms, especially since I’ve observed people lamenting Trump’s ascendency to a second term of the presidency following the 2024 general elections. Many people are distressed or disturbed by their beliefs about the matter.

Some people have begun to consider that you cannot vote your way out of oppression or comply your way out of tyranny. For example, I listened to The Duran with Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris during which Garland Nixon was interviewed, as follows:

Nixon: The discussion here, that… and this is important, that a lot of people specifically voted for the Trump administration, because they didn’t want war—and specifically, the Iran war—and they were told… see, that’s the thing. We’re not talking about board issues here; very specific issues. ‘I’m voting for you, because I don’t want X.’

And they got exactly what they voted against. And I think that that is, kind of, the straw that broke the camel’s back. That a lot of the last few people who believed that there was a potential that they could vote their way out of this—a lot of people lost that—at least, vote their way out of it by supporting one of the two traditional parties.

I concur with Nixon’s rational conclusion. Specifically, he used logic (i.e., I’m voting for you, because I don’t want X), and made a reasonable case for people receiving precisely the opposite of that for which they’ve voted. Of this, I stated in Blaming: This Is What You Voted For:

This psychoeducational lesson on blaming is particularly relevant in consideration of the current sociopolitical climate within the [U.S.]. Although it appears as though our nation is consistently at odds with other countries, present events are particularly noteworthy.

Specifically, people who voted for U.S. President Donald Trump, associated with the America First [AF] and Make America Great Again (MAGA) movements, are self-distressing and self-disturbing quite a bit with unhelpful beliefs.

Let’s revisit the modus ponens syllogism. If Trump told AF and MAGA voters that he wouldn’t start new wars (p), then Trump lied to those who voted for him (q). Trump told AF and MAGA voters that he wouldn’t start new wars (p). Therefore, Trump lied to those who voted for him (q).

This syllogistic example is both logical and reasonable, as I argue that it’s rational to conclude that AF and MAGA voters were deceived by Trump. Making a similar case, Ann Coulter recently stated on Breaking Points with Saagar Enjeti and Emily Jashinsky:

Coulter: Your viewers probably know this, but just before the war, there were all these tweets from people like Stephen Miller and JD Vance and, you know, being retweeted by Trump. Kamala [Harris] will take you to war. If you don’t want to go to war with Iran, vote Trump! I mean, every possible signal, nobody could’ve seen this gigantic of a betrayal.

As a matter of rational conclusion, AF, MAGA, Republicans, independents, and other people who voted for Trump were deceived.  Of this, I stated in Blaming: This Is What You Voted For:

Importantly, I don’t blame those who voted for Trump and his administration for the 2026 Iran war facilitated by the U.S. and Israel against the sovereign Persian people. For instance, some critics of the Republicans claim “this is what you voted for” regarding Trump voters.

It would be an unjustified generalization to describe how all adherents to an [AF] or MAGA philosophy as bearing personal ownership [i.e., personal responsibility and accountability] for the actions of the Trump administration. Thus, it would be irrational to prescriptively blame these voters for conflict in the Middle East.

To my knowledge, many Trump voters have expressed that they believed Trump wouldn’t start new wars. Yet, here we are. Even if one assumes an uncharitable perspective, prescribing that these voters should have known what Trump would do, what evidence is there for this claim?

It’s one matter to express past belief about how Trump likely would’ve started new wars, though it’s an altogether separate issue to claim foreknowledge about his behavior. Although some Trump voters may’ve hoped for war in Iran, it’s rational to conclude that many didn’t.

Albeit a somewhat controversial perspective, I further assert that you cannot vote your way out of oppression or comply your way out of tyranny. When recently listening to Jimmy Dore and Neil Oliver on The Jimmy Dore Show, I heard a viewpoint similar to my own, as follows:

Oliver: Unless and until people realize that if you’re offered it as something you can vote for, it’s another buttock of the same arse. So, people are offered so-called alternatives. It happens all the… but they are sanctioned alternatives. You know, all across… people, in good faith… think that they can vote their way out of it.

They believe in the concept of democracy.  And they believe that eventually the right party and the right candidates are going to step forward, and if they can just get them into power everything will change. You know, that’s one of… that’s the last real doubt. As long as that corrupted, rotten system is perpetuated by well-meaning people who think that, ‘Ah, finally, that’s the party for me. They’ll deliver the goods. They’ll come through on their promises. They’ll stop the… the population-changing mass, uncontrolled immigration.’

You know, ‘They’ll get us out this and that, and the next thing. They’ll stop the, you know, they’ll stop all the things I’m frightened of.’ Because people aren’t realizing that if it’s wearing a suit, it’s got on a rosette, and it’s standing on a soapbox, and you’re allowed to vote for it, it’s part of the problem. It’s just the new face of the same problem. […]

It does come back to people understanding certain things. Democracy is not made manifest by voting in an election. That’s not… democracy. Democracy is people governing themselves—self-governing people. And you only govern yourself if you have the last say on the law, the laws under which you’re expected to live. And if there’s a mechanism for manifesting that as a reality, then you’ve got democracy.

Regarding oppression and tyranny, and Oliver’s postulation that people “think that they can vote their way out of it,” did you vote for Trump? Did you vote for war with Iran? Is the current war even legal under U.S. law? Of these matters, I stated in Blaming: This Is What You Voted For:

Taking the matter one step further, positing that some Trump voters perceivably knew that our nation would initiate new wars against other sovereign countries, these [AF] and MAGA voters likely have no personal ownership for the actions of Trump’s cabinet.

One step yet further, postulating how a portion of Trump voters currently serving Trump actually knew that conflict would be initiated, having helped facilitate war, I argue that blaming them for how you react is a matter of irrationality. Take personal ownership of your own reactions!

I doubt that when most people voted in the last general election they genuinely believed our nation would be in the apparent rapid decent as it currently is. We’ve ostensibly gone from a constitutional republic to the late stages regarding the fall of an empire. We had a good run!

Then again, I have little doubt that some people—who didn’t vote for the mess in which we currently find ourselves—irrationally believe that if they just vote a little harder, they can turn things around. You cannot vote your way out of oppression or comply your way out of tyranny.

The Democratic Party and Republican Party are merely two cheeks of the same ass! That puts the rest of the U.S., and even the globe as a whole, in a shitty situation! Therefore, I practice Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in order to retain my sanity while covered in shit.

Specifically, I’ll note that REBT uses unconditional acceptance (UA) to relieve self-induced suffering. This is accomplished through use of unconditional self-acceptance (USA), unconditional other-acceptance (UOA), and unconditional life-acceptance (ULA).

With my approach to REBT, I incorporate author Stephen Covey’s concepts regarding the circles of control, influence, and concern, as well as an area of no concern. UA maps onto the circle of control (USA), circle of influence (UOA), and circle of concern and area of no concern (ULA).

The circle of control encompasses only oneself, the circle of influence encapsulates elements which may be subject to one’s sway, the circle of concern engrosses most matters one can imagine, and the area of no concern relates to all content which isn’t yet imagined.

As a matter of personal ownership related to my circle of control and USA, I recognize that I can control only my reaction to the current sociopolitical quagmire related to the U.S. and Israel essentially behaving as global terrorists. No amount of voting is likely to change this fact.

From the view of my circle of influence and UOA, I admit that if my beliefs were irrational enough to believe voting mattered, the Trump administration isn’t the sole source of oppression and tyranny since the inception of the U.S. Thus, voting isn’t likely to change this fact.

Finally, regarding my circle of concern and ULA, I comprehend that you cannot vote your way out of oppression or comply your way out of tyranny, as the imperfect world in which we live is wrought with injustice. Therefore, voting will never resolve the fallible nature of humankind.

As such, I stay sane by focusing on (1) what I can control, and (2) what I can try to influence. All else is merely of concern or no concern to me. Now, I invite you to practice REBT – irrespective of whether or not you vote. Though you cannot vote your way out of oppression or comply your way out of tyranny, you can stay sane!

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