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Why one has to be an informed citizen? Why one has to vote? Why one has to always protest? Why one has to always support something? > We’re afraid to ask ourse
by scoutt 8y ago
Why one has to be an informed citizen? Why one has to vote? Why one has to always protest? Why one has to always support something?
> We’re afraid to ask ourselves deep and meaningful questions.
Noise and news are an incentive for people to play this left-right, right-wrong game you described in your comment.
- untog 8y ago> Why one has to be an informed citizen? Why one has to vote? It's in your own interest to do so. How much do you pay in tax? Do you think that's right? What about public services? How are the roads around you? Your trash pickup? These are all things managed by elected officials. If you care about any of them it's in your interests to vote.
- scoutt 8y agoThe answer to all the above questions is: is in the interest of the elected officials.
- untog 8y agoWhat does that mean?
- scoutt 8y ago> Why one has to be an informed citizen? Why one has to vote? Why one has to always protest? Why one has to always support something? Is not in your interest. Is in the interest of the elected officials. They get to you through the news and social media (by sharing). In simple words: they don't give a F about you, the taxes or the roads.
- TuringTest 8y agoThey give a fuck about your vote, though. It your vote is informed (as well as the vote of a significant chunk of the informed population), you can bet your ass they'll wonder pretty hard what happened when your vote goes elsewhere.
- untog 8y agoThey give an F about being re-elected though, which you have control over.