chouchin66
Top Tier member
Your choices, on the whole, are not much different than ours , really...you just have to vote sometimes, to the best of your ability, for " damage control". To fail to exercise ones voting right, though, is still apathetic. I've been " kicked in both shins" yet, since I turned 18y.o. ( legal voting age here) I've not missed voting in an election. If nothing else, the fact that you exercised your right to vote, gives you the right to bitch about political outcomes/ miscarriages/ travasties... If you fail to vote, while your vote may not make a difference in the outcome, your right to bitch about the situation is forfeit, in my opinion. In conclusion, if folks did as much , effort wise to change their political siuation as they did just griping about it, things would possibly work out a whole lot better.I disagree,
And it absolutely is NOT apathy, it's rejection of all options after careful consideration.
For your vote to make a difference there has to be a party worth voting for.
One that represents your values.
I'm sick of trying to work out which one is the least terrible and voting for that one just to keep the others out.
I've made this comparison on here before, I know I have, but at the risk of repeating myself here goes,
If you had to choose between a kick in the right shin and a kick in the left shin, would you choose.
Something unpleasant is going to happen whether you do or don't.
If you choose then the person delivering the kick can say "this was your choice, you asked for this, I'm only carrying out your wishes"
Welcome to voting in the UK
I've spent time & effort raising monies for, getting out the word, & contributing to causes - some I win , some I lose, but at least I made an effort, no matter how much in vain - at least I tried.