Practical reality seems to be that voting is part popularity contest for the unofficial aristocracy, part scoreboard for propagandist and influence peddlers. Some voters are true believers, and that's not a bad thing. But if it wasn't obvious before, the Bernie Sanders 2016 DNC scandal has made it obvious to people that pay a shred of attention. So I still think there is a firewall of voting as a plebeian and giving active consent to violence. Also our opinions differ on the topic of violence. It's a tool in a toolbox, often necessary to counter violence, but obviously is overused.