Election day

[unixronin]

To be a citizen in a democracy, representative or direct, is not just a privilege.  It is also a responsibility, to keep that democracy on the right track and see that it does not go astray.  A citizen of that democracy who has the right to vote, who is happy to partake in the privileges, but who cannot be bothered to exercise the responsibility of using their vote, is only half a citizen.

I went out and voted today.  Did you?

(It was an optical-scan paper ballot, by the way.)

Comments

[radarrider.livejournal.com]

It's simple. Just tell her, "If you don't vote, you can't bitch." The rest of the argument should flow naturally from there.

[plutosonium.livejournal.com]

Nope. While I was sitting there, flabbergasted, she pointed out that she doesn't bitch. Which is true.

[nephthys510.livejournal.com]

Are they well-informed people? Are they intellectually curious about their country and it's place in the world? Or do they just go with the flow?

If they don't understand the issues and what is going on, I'd rather not have them vote at all.

[plutosonium.livejournal.com]

She's more of a go with the flow type.

However, I personally feel that it's one's civic duty to make one's self aware of the issues at stake and vote. We all have a role in determining the path the country takes.