[dware]

the only message it sends is, "we don't care enough about what you do to make us vote".

Dead wrong. The message is, "We're tired of you collaborating and aiding the enemy. We're tired of you lacking the balls to stand up to the corruption. We're tired of you being part of the corruption. We want true choice, not the chance to vote for 2 different wings of the same party."

That's the message.

[raisetheroof]

The message is, "We're tired of you collaborating and aiding the enemy. We're tired of you lacking the balls to stand up to the corruption. We're tired of you being part of the corruption. We want true choice, not the chance to vote for 2 different wings of the same party."

Bull. By your not voting, the candidate who wins can simply say, "I don't need to listen to you, because I didn't need your vote to win anyway." And the candidate who loses is in no position to listen to you, because, well, they lost.

Not voting is for losers.