The Canadian government has insisted that information on domestic goods is readily available to all trading partners, even including nations that recently elected a felony-convicted game show host to be their head of state. Instead, the United States has decided to employ a rarely-chosen trade tactic that international economists refer to as the “fuck around and find out” model.
You can vote by mail there, there’s no excuse for people not to vote at such a scale, except for tacit agreement of whatever outcome may be.
I did, but I am well-educated, have been taught to think critically about information, I know how to look up relevant information, have a support system, pay attention to current events, and have leave time from work (including paid leave for voting). Those things make a big difference. I know my vote could make a difference. Others have given up because they have beaten up again and again, and they don’t see any changes no matter how they vote. I don’t think it’s fair to judge everyone. I wish they all did vote based on a critical assessment of current events, but that’s not how their lives shaped up.