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Originally Posted by Salt Water Cowboy #10
maybe we could vote by having someone go door to door with a ballet for each resident. Then all those people that were too lazy or didn't care could submit a vote. Though I'm not sure it would affect the overall outcome anyway.
Many people are turned off voting for such reasons as:
1. we've been lied to in the past by both major parties involved.
2. we've had $ scammed by corrupt greedy politicians.
3. corrupt greedy politicians don't end up going to jail for stealing our $. Even though we as citizens surely would if we had done the same crime.
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Well, it is my opinion that while some of that might have been true in the past, both federally and provincially, not much of that is true anymore, times are changing and everyone is asked to be accountable, you and I, our financial institutions, big business, politics, there is a demand for accountablity now.
Lots of politicians, executives of major companies etc are now either in jail or headed to jail for their misuse of funds, power, whatever.
And it is my opinion that most politicians are honorable people, the vast majority. At least I prefer to look at it that way. I think it is yet another cop out to say, oh they are all corrupt, and things wont change anyhow.
It is up to YOU to make politicians accountable. Yes, they should be accountable automatically, but some are not, that is part of the human failing. If you do not exercise YOUR powers to make them accountable, then all of the things that you are concerned about will continue. If everyone takes the mindset that I can do nothing, leave it up to the next guy, then how do you ever expect to see change?
And here is some earth shattering news. Change usually takes time, lots of time, especially at the national level. But you know what? When the citizens get fed up, change comes quickly.
You sound fed up. Why aren't you exercising YOUR POWERS to force changes? Yeah right, we should do all your work for you and you will just sit there and say, I am not inspired, nothing will change anyhow, they are all corrupt and it will go on forever.