looks from the point of view of those who explicitly &quot;abstain&quot;,
to put yourself in their shoes.  I realize that the reasons for such
a vote are perhaps even more diverse than the reasons for any other
brand of vote, but I initially voted &quot;abstain&quot; on the IFF proposal --
changing it only after much further discussion partially satisfied
my reservations -- and so I know what some of those reasons can be.
I will therefore guess that many abstainers are thinking something
along the lines of 