Yeah voting is a farce. You end up getting a choice between two bobble heads, neither of which you want running the country. But then there is also the case of convincing large groups of people not to vote in order to ensure that one specific party gets elected. If you can convince the younger generation that its a revolutionary idea to not vote, then you can basically maintain the status quo and stop any change from occurring in the country.

There are many ways to manipulate people. Even anarchy can be used as a tool of manipulation.