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If there really are only two choices to vote for then to be that's the sign of a democracy in trouble. If it's a case of "two major parties and the minor ones never get into power then there's no point", that's different. It depends upon the democracy of course, but put it this way, I practice what I preach. Later this year when the General Election rolls round, if one of the three major parties hasn't won me over then I'll vote for a small party out of spite. If there's one thing the past five years have proven (At least in the UK, I won't speak for other democracies) it's that if enough people vote in protest, then it does force the major parties to pay attention. That's how we ended up with a coalition, and that's why Labour and the Conservatives between them are frantically fighting to win back voters unexpectedly pinched by UKIP