Vote Sizing Institute Real change from within.

Unfortunately, living within a tyranny means that the corrupted macro hourglass system of building power becomes internalized in the micro view and assimilated in our own psyche. In other words, we become as irresponsible as our leaders about our own affairs; and in response to a meaningless vote, we become “defeated voters” and look to other things to fill the void. As defeated voters who no longer feel needed or useful, we shirk our own civic responsibilities - making it even easier for tyrants to further embed themselves in the establishment.

Plotting this dynamic, the tyranny hourglass expresses itself as a curve in which the more able someone is to benefit from a corrupted system, the larger is their influence on that very system. Thus, those who are the most prominent and influential can somewhat honestly say that the system works - because, for them, it does. However, as the majority of the voiceless defeated voters, we no longer respect our vote or believe we have a legitimate voice, so:

1. We abstain from voting, allowing hypocrites, pansies and tyrants to march into office;
2. We cast over-the-top, emotionally charged outlandish votes in hopes of sparking some kind of specific policy change - and end up being represented by stubborn simple-minded dimwits;
3. We cast angry votes attempting to send a statement, prove a point, or punish someone; so we end up with mean-spirited politicians and policies.

Any way we cast our ballots, if we don’t take our votes seriously, we end up being represented by politicians who aren’t speaking for us – and that perpetuates the cycle of frustration, anger and apathy that feeds the defeated voter syndrome. (Note: The arc-method of vote sizing intentionally plots a curve that is the exact opposite of the defeated voter syndrome.)