I find your "purpose and outlook" comment to be condescending, clichéd and pointless
You will spend the rest of your life justifying your choice, and the fact that you felt the need to do so, unprompted, to a complete stranger, who clearly does not give a fuck tells me that you know deep down that you fucked up
You weren't CF for 35 years if you suddenly changed your mind
You either weren't CF, or you had kids for some stupid reason, and now feel that you have to justify your "change of heart"
The thing that strikes me about 'Murica is the absurdity of voting in all sorts of people, into roles that should not be popularity contests
It's not about freedom, it's about pretending that it's democratic while the arseholes in what passes for society there have a finger on the scales
Progressives need to be voting in all the dumb things in their community, because the RWNJS certainly are. Their churches and other institutions are whipping up voter support at that grassroots level and getting their useful idiots voted in.
This is a part of a very long-term strategy. I hate to admit that it's genius, and has been incredibly effective
The average 'Murican is completely disengaged and just doesn't care, either because they're too busy trying to survive, too stupid to see the consequences, or too apathetic because they have been beaten into submission by the system
Compulsory voting is one of the best things about my country, and it has helped to keep it on a relatively even keel, despite the immense influence from 'Murica
I'd say it's too late for you, champion
You appear to be very stupid.