The Moral Complicity of the 98.61%: A Case Built on Established Definitions, Legal Precedent, Academic Theory, and Documented Atrocity
In 2024, approximately 340 million people lived in the United States, with roughly 238 million citizens of voting age. Of those eligible voters, only 1.39%, approximately 3.3 million people cast ballots for third-party or independent candidates. The remaining 98.61% of voting-age Americans either voted for one of the two major parties or did not vote at all. This document argues that by any serious application of moral philosophy, established legal precedent, standard dictionary definitions, and documented historical fact, that 98.61% bears full moral complicity in the ongoing atrocities carried out in their name. This is not a fringe position. Every source cited here is mainstream, verifiable, and available to anyone willing to look. I. Definitions Are Not Debatable Before any argument can be dismissed, the words being used must be confronted directly. Merriam-Webster defines "morally" as operating from the point of view of mor...