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In some ways, people feeling apathetic about elections is a luxury: not having to care about what the government is or is not doing, especially as it relates to
by danielrhodes 10y ago
In some ways, people feeling apathetic about elections is a luxury: not having to care about what the government is or is not doing, especially as it relates to your own livelihood, is something rare in history. High turnout (in the US) happens when there is something special going on.
- xjfjdjxnd 10y agoI would like to see some voter turnout data for comparison from other "democracies" (e.g. Russia, Egypt) before jumping to that conclusion. I get the distinct impression that voter turnout is low because no matter who gets elected, voters have become accustomed to politicians not representing their interests in any meaningful capacity.
- kmonsen 10y agoThe point still stands, if people really cared they could get someone elected that would change things. This is still a real democracy if we choose it to be.
- solipsism 10y ago"people" is not a thing that can make decisions. Each individual person might care deeply, and yet doubt that every other person cares.
- conanbatt 10y agoI agree 100%. We have an huge crisis of representation in modern democracies , and its always been so but its more clear now. Voting 1 time in 4 years is really outdated to our way of thinking, living and making decisions. There needs to be a fundamental change in the mechanics of voting.
- witty_username 10y ago> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout India has slightly higher turnout than the U.S.