According to International IDEA, the United States has almost the lowest voter turnout in the world, ranked a measly 140 out of 163. Perhaps Americans are apathetic, or maybe they’re just concerned their vote is meaningless in the face of America's massive political machine. Can my vote really change the course of politics, or am I just a grain of sand on the massive beach of democracy?
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Does My Vote Matter?
Does my vote matter? probably not
Politicians are only interested in the voters at election time. They will do/say whatever it take to get elected and then do what they want.
You want your vote to make a difference ? I don't know how it works in the US but here in the UK spoiled papers are recorded, so right an appropriate comment on the paper. You can not then be counted as apathetic. If sufficient numbers did that, something would have to give, a bit like having a box that says "none of the above"
"... expect voting to be characterised by rational ignorance; it is rational to be ignorant when the information costs more than it is worth."
David Friedman
- Andrew Holt
September 1, 2008 6:33AM
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