I just see voting as futile, counterproductive, and a waste of time. So I would rather do something constructive.
good men doing ineffective things, could also lead to the triumph of evil? That's way too broad a statement about voting though. Are direct referendums a waste of time? I definitely don't think so. Is the school board a waste of time? Not necessarily. But bought and paid politicians at high levels very well might be.

Honestly what hurts me most is not that our rulers are evil, evil rulers, that's not exactly historically unique is it. And they rule by police state measures anyway. Not the they are the most oppressive measures there have ever been, they aren't. But that people often don't even see how evil are rulers are is what hurts me most. THAT is why I'm hopeless about the social and political situation.