i used to read this guy daily until he put his site under a subscriber block, at which point i see his stuff here and there, and always make it a point to read. this is an interesting and i believe accurate take  on 'voting';

Guest Post by Karl Denninger

Over the transom more fish come thanks to Ishmael…. and damn that water is cold!  — Ed

Some people out there believe we can vote our way out of this. These optimistic folks have been under a rock for the past few years or haven’t noticed clown world.

If you are one of those people who keeps on voting, that’s your business.  I am not going to convince you voting is pointless anymore than you’re going to convince me that I should get off my ass and vote for a different douchebag this time.

The happy-fun reason we aren’t voting our way out of this is because a self-perpetuating failure cycle has already been established.  I’m not sure if this was deliberately achieved by earthly powers, or whether they took advantage of it.

I struggled articulating my thoughts about the self-perpetuating cycle into something coherent and finally gave up because it doesn’t matter.  And it doesn’t matter for a very chilling reason.  After thinking through the implications, dread about immigration, rising crime, and more inflation took a backseat to the insight. Yes, a self-destructive country that slowly decays is the optimistic alternative........more........