Saturn.
Saturn wrote:Malia wrote:Sometimes not voting is actually a "vote". In the 2000 election, I voted for the third party candidate (Ralph Nader) as a kind of "objection" to the two main candidates. All that did was drag votes away from the Democratic candidate and give more fuel to the person I absolutely did *not* want in office--George W. Bush.
Well In a Presidential election where there are only two or three candidates, voting for one or the other does make a difference and not voting for the forerunners as you say can have a real effect, but in a British general election which is what Raphael and I are talking about we can't choose the leaders of the parties in that way.
Democracy is flawed, of course it is, but the alternative is much, much worse. Plato's Republic even, that ideal some people hold up as a perfect state has far too much in common with Nazi Germany than you'd think.
Philosopher kings aren't coming our way any day soon, until then we're stuck with fallible human beings, not saints - people expect too much of politicians so are always going to be disappointed but for Pete's sake don't give up on democracy or the enemies of freedom will really be in charge then we're all screwed.
True democracy doesn't exist- just variations of it- when a law is passed the people have no say in it- a true democracy would mean the country votes- that doesn't happen. The politicans decide for us.
