They're not voting because...
- Democracy in it's current form is worthless...
Democracy in it's current form is worthless. All this system provides is a government elected by a minority. If the party you vote for doesn't win then the whole process was a waste of time and your vote counted for nothing. How is that fair or just to all the people who don't vote for the winning party? Should they feel satisfied that a government they dislike got in.. but at least they had their chance to vote![/sarcasm]
Even the people who do get the party they vote for are still stuck with a government that can (and usually do) change their policies at any time and make unilateral decisions on behalf of the country regardless of how many people support it.
Not voting is the only (pathetic) weapon I have available to me against this illusion of equality and fairness. Their should be a new option on ballots; a vote of no confidence in the system.
written 12th Apr 2005