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@lain Electoral abstention is a legitimate political strategy when trying to force the hand of an entrenched establishment. If done mindfully, it's still a type of participation because it is expected or hoped to have a practical effect, even if not in the short term.

But to pretend you can fly off to Oz and ignore the consequences is delusion.

It's the difference between consciously accepting the steep price of a desperate action (or inaction) and the self delusion that choices don't matter.