Archive for the ‘politicalapathy’ Category
You have about as much chance of winning as electing someone you like.
But what if low turnout is a sign of angry disillusion with the political choices on offer? Well, I certainly wouldn’t want to disguise the signal with a whole load of synthetic schemes to reduce the cost of voting (with e-democracy and so forth) or increase its benefits (with lotteries and doughnuts). As it is, it doesn’t seem as though most of those who abstain in elections have given up on democracy and the law, they are just not that impressed at what they are being offered. Which is their business and that of the party leaderships. Not mine.
He’s absolutely right, If the voters are saying loud and clear we don’t like these choices, the solution isn’t to make it easier to choose or to offer incentives for choosing. Llow turnout isn’t a problem to be fixed by making democracy easier, but by making democracy better. It isn’t a disease, it’s a symptom and trying to cover it up will only make the rot in our political system worse.
