I'm not 18 yet, but i know some who are and they protest up a strom and whine, but won't vote. What's up w/ that?
2007-05-20 05:30:46 · 20 answers · asked by sunnygirl 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
It is easier to complain than do something about it.
2007-05-20 09:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They don't do it because they don't think it is important. I have 2 teenagers, one is 18 and the other will soon be. One is already set to vote and the other will be because in our house we have taught the value of believing in something. That is the core of what is wrong with the 18-25's today.
I am 44 and the difference in this country from when I was 18 is like night and day. Over the past 25 years children have not been taught to believe in anything. They have not been taught that you need core values and integrity in your life. They are being taught that someone owes them something and they don't need to work for anything. Hard work and character are not core principles.
They are being raised in a system where competition is a bad thing. They are being raised under the lie that effort is what is important, not results. They are just mired in the mediocrity of this country. Though all of the " It takes a village" to raise children parents have not meet their responibilties to their children.
To have the ability to change something there must be effort. It will not always result in what you are looking for, but the effort must be put forth. Believing in something and not waivering is something children are not taught. It is difficult to withstand the ridicule you will receive. They are being raised in a back drop that says lying is okay and laws don't really need to be followed.
They don't vote because it is too much work to understand why. They don't vote because none of that crap is important to them and far too many people tell them it is worthless. They don't vote because the society they are being raised in has worked very hard to de-value the importance of voting. They have grown up in the "ME" generation and to hell with everyone else. They gotten what they want without hard work so why should they even care?
2007-05-20 13:07:10 · answer #2 · answered by kbel k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason as the older people. People who complain and fail to do anything to change what is making them unhappy are lazy, ignorant, and unwilling to accept responsibility. I am 62 with a brother who will be 60. He has never voted, and has the longest list of "they" issues you will ever see. My standard response to his kind is "..if you won't participate, you have no legitimate gripe, so shut the heck up until you at least vote." Changes don't happen with out the citizenry's assistance.
2007-05-20 16:05:39 · answer #3 · answered by Bobbi D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have several great reasons
1 is we haven't had any good people to vote for in years
they all say the same thing
2 neither party stands up for the middle class.
Republicans give tax breaks to the rich
democrat es tax everyone to death
3 the electoral college I been voting since 1983 and my vote for president hasn't count once
4 If your not a Rep. or Dem. than your vote is never going to mean anything. What a joke
5 We need more individuals thinkers to run for office not just a National Party telling us what is important.(and young adults are more likely to think for themselves than us old farts who say that's the way it has always been)
2007-05-20 19:17:23 · answer #4 · answered by G O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The major parties have become polarized, and no longer represent the majority will of the people. Until the parties can be fixed, there is no sense in voting for one or the other party, since either one will be working on a personal agenda with their hands in people's pockets and 'favors' and lobbying being far more important than national needs.
2007-05-20 12:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by aonix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the stances taken by each party are so seriously divided with neither being a viable choice. If you vote for a party for one reason, you go against something else you are in favor of. Basically it is because neither party is looking out for American citizens anymore. It almost seems like you either have a choice of voting for religion or voting for humanitarianism. Neither is really addressing the problems facing the citizens. Its brainwashing and leading Americans away from what is really happening in this country.
2007-05-20 12:45:15 · answer #6 · answered by BekindtoAnimals22 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they make voting a pain in the *** to do. The locations are hard to find, when you find them, you're in the wrong district, and they screw up the counting anyway (florida). But it is good for non-voters to complain, maybe a voter will hear them and help them make a decision.
2007-05-20 14:54:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they dont vote then they dont need to complain. The society needs voters who care about the issues that are going on!!
2007-05-20 12:50:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
For the first 18 years of their lives, they're taught they have no voice, no rights, no say in what happens to them. It normally takes a few years to shake this self-image...if they ever do.
2007-05-20 12:49:57 · answer #9 · answered by evans_michael_ya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they're not convinced that voting makes a difference. Making noise clearly makes a difference. It's unfortunate that so many don't vote, but our electoral system does make it seem pointless sometimes.
2007-05-20 12:35:04 · answer #10 · answered by Behaviorist 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Voting is futile, polticos will do their own agenda when they get into office regardless of who you vote for. I personallly know of no politicians who has EVER done even close to what they promised during a campaign for office. Do you?
2007-05-20 12:34:51 · answer #11 · answered by WC 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋