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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
You just don't get it do you. Quit thinking about yourself and just your vote. That is the problem, 60% of the population say, meh, it's just one vote, not going to change anything.
I really hope that one day, your not voting, comes to bite you in the a**, all of the people that didn't vote for that matter.
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Well if that is the case, the 60% that don't vote would get bitten in the ass, and when you have a majority that gets hurt, the whole society will suffer meaning the other 40% will get hurt as well.
And isn't me voting thinking about myself? I mean, I'm voting based upon my values, right?
I can honestly tell you that any thing that I have ever had vested interest in, I have always held a leadership position. Be it a sports team, a club, representing sizes from 10 people to 2000 people, if I have a vested interest, I take upon a leadership position. If the case comes to the point that I get the proverbial "bite in the ass" I will likely find a way to actively ensure my issues are satisfied properly, likely in a leadership role. I tend to let people go about their business and let people do their job as I'm not about to micro-manage every part of my life. Right now, provincial political elections where the Conservatives win some 70% and I have little to no vested interest in the issues by key players does not inspire me to go out and put my 1 vote. Otherwise, I work around the confines of what I'm given and make the best of the situation I'm in.