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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I'm disappointed in the voter turnout. But then again, I always am.
How do you, as an adult human, not bother to cast a vote for those in charge? I can understand from time to time you are out-of-town on voting day and didn't really get around to early voting, but come on. I've only missed like 2 elections in the last 10 years.
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It's mind boggling to me the amount of people obsessed over federal issues who are uninformed or unconcerned about municipal issues, which have a much bigger impact on their life. Like, if you're only going to be fully informed and cast your vote in one election, the municipal one is the obvious choice.
Maybe the "team" vibe in federal and provincial politics is what helps engagement, people want to be part of "something" larger than they are and seek to identify with that thing instead of just casting an informed vote, which is significantly more difficult in the party-less landscape of municipal politics.