SciFiBoy on 25 July 2009
| trashleg said: i agree with scifi boy, but voter apathy is a difficult thing to deal with. i hate that a party can become government with less than even 40% of the vote, because technically 60% DON'T want that party.. so thats almost anti-democracy, lol. but like i said its tricky. if you dont vote, then... *shrugs* you take what you're given, i suppose. and you cant bitch about it later. |
thats fine when turnout is above 50%, but when it goes below half the electorate, you gotta wonder why, surely?
imo, a good way to tackle apathy is through teaching politics in schools from primary school onwards, i say we replace Religous education with Politics.
at least then, people know all there options, with any luck, that will then get more people voting.
