It’s more so that they can FEEL like they did the right thing. Not that they did the right thing.
It’s all about optics. If they vote for a Democrat and post a picture with their “I Voted” sticker, then they get internet points! Then they don’t have to be worried about getting canceled by their peers who they swear up and down don’t cancel people because that goes against their fake “live and let live” ideology.
Sure I voted for genocide, but I did it the way all of Hollywood did, so I’m cool and part of the club! It’s the acceptable form of genocide support!
Hate speech laws in action. Yet so many yearn to see these kinds of laws adopted in their own countries without any forethought into how they can (and will) be abused.