Is there even any point in voting?

Question

Are elections not just a big facade?

Answer 1

By voting for a bad government, you only confer legitimacy, so as Blair always says when he is bombing innocent people, "There is nothing wrong with it, you voted for me, so it is right and you know it."

Answer 2

I feel that way myself but vote for the party I feel does the least damage.
If very few of us vote it can mean that a more dangerous party will be elected

I often wonder if more people had turned out would the Blair gang have been elected. it is most important that you vote after all it is the one change every four or five years to let your feelings be known An added bonus is that politicians hate elections no matter what they say in public

Answer 3

Apathetic approaches like yours are what is making voting pointless. Turnout in the UK at least was 61% at the last election- if more people voted then the results of the election would reflect the population more. Voting is your right, it is your time to make representative democracy work, and when i vote it makes me feel liberated. Don't vote if you dont want to, but the system is not pointless (simply at most a little flawed)

Answer 4

Funny you ask this question on the anniversary of D-Day...

There are those in other countries who would give their lives so that their children might get a voice, however slight, in their own futures...Why do you think the issue of "amnesty" is such a big issue. Do you not think each party is willing to sell it's soul for even a portion of those 12 million new votes?

Of course, if you're too young to remember Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, chances are you've been raised on the notion that the world revolves around you and that, in order to get your way, you have only to ask. Those who talk of uncaring and corrupt government are often simply frustrated that the State will not immediately heed their whims...

Your vote counts...but it only counts as a single voice in a much larger community....as it should. Communities drive nations, not individual, self-centered voters. States where one vote can sway the entire nation are called dictatorships...

You want your vote to make a point? Become part of a community...a real one...not a virtual one....learn to pursuade and to respect others...learn to stand firm and to compromise...

You'll not only find that the State is willing to listen, you might just become a better person, and citizen, for it.

Answer 5

Yes and No. If you do vote, chances are super high a Republican or Democrat will still win. If you don't vote, you are basically ensuring a Republican or Democrat wins.

Just vote for an independent. Someone who isn't associated with the party system is the only way to break the cycle and create change in America. IMO, the party system should be abolished because its destroying America.

Answer 6

If you don't vote, you have no right to complain about how the country is run. Every vote counts. There is more to voting than just who gets elected president. There are other things on the ballot also that you are voting on.

Answer 7

Yes there is a point. The electoral college will almost always, with little stats, on them not going with the popular vote of their constituents. You just need to get more people to vote like you for your area to throw their vote at you candidate, then they will be added up and the one with the most wins. Good luck in getting the masses to see things like you do. Just because one person, like yourself, wants a particular candidate, doesn't mean that you will get him/her, you have to get others to think like you do. Its called campaigning, go for it and be the change you want to see. I would also like to say, do your UNBIASED research first and then make a decent decision based on those facts, as everyone should do, then try to make a difference with that knowledge.

Answer 8

People with that attitude are why the country is in trouble. It's not just a right, it's a duty. We are supposed to be a nation of, by, and for the people. If the people don't do their part, people like George W. Bush get elected.

Answer 9

I reckon so... I mean, they all look the same, they all act the same, and they will do exactly the same. Basically we just choose the face that is on all the papers every day. So make sure it's a pretty one!
Oh, and for the person above, we are not choosing what is happening in our country, just who does it! Both the Labour and the Tories (who, lets face are the only real candidates) want pay as you drive, they both want ID cards, they both want more cameras and more forms... it's the same party!!!

Answer 10

There are times when I know it doesn't matter who I vote for, but your vote makes a big difference in the outcome of the propositions. After all, they are more local, and have a bigger impact on your life.

Answer 11

By not voting, and sub sequentially not remaining up to date on current events, you are telling the government that you don't care. This leads to the government changing and directing the public instead of the other way around. Eventually you'll find yourself with fewer and fewer rights as the government takes more and more control. Think of voting as your control over the government. But please stay up to date on current events and politicians view points because voting blindly is more wrong than not voting.