Dear Editor,
With the next general election coming soon, there is a charge to those of us who don't want to vote to get up and fulfil our civic responsibility and take part in the electoral process.
Those who think that those of us who refuse to vote should not have a say in how our country is run, must stop talking rubbish. As long as we pay taxes, and in my case spend an eternity at the tax office to pay taxes, then we do have a say in how our tax dollars are spent.
I must admit that, based on how we have been running this country, I have given up any hope of us ever becoming a great nation -- at least in my lifetime. For me, this alone is enough reason to not vote. We simply do not have the type of leaders who can transform this country into a great power.
However, I don't want to appear unreasonable. Forget the powerful country and give me one that is average. Even this seems beyond our leaders. We do not have leaders who appear able to make this country into one that we can be reasonably proud of. So why vote?
We have mediocre leaders who think it is an act of national pride when they try to fool the world into thinking that we are poorer than we are to get more aid. We have leaders who think we are great just because we have athletes who can win races and headlining entertainers. We even have leaders who are making great plans with the reparations money that they are planning on. Is this what I should vote for?
We have one of the world's highest crime rates. We are almost bankrupt. There is no hope for school leavers. I have seen so many child-beggars these days. Yet, our leaders tell us that we should be thankful for our condition, as we are not as bad as Somalia, Liberia, The Congo, or one of those failed states. This is the disdain from our leaders and I am vote for them?
If there was hope in the next generation of politicians, maybe I would vote, for their sake. Yet, this new generation of politicians seems just as worthless as the old-timers. Nothing different! They come with the same plotting, conniving and divide-and-rule game. As far as I can see, there is no good reason to vote out the monkey and replace it with a black dog!
I will continue to say it: We have had leaders who have hijacked our independence. This is why I refuse to vote.
Michael A Dingwall
michael_a_dingwall@hotmail.com
This is why I don't vote
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With the next general election coming soon, there is a charge to those of us who don't want to vote to get up and fulfil our civic responsibility and take part in the electoral process.
Those who think that those of us who refuse to vote should not have a say in how our country is run, must stop talking rubbish. As long as we pay taxes, and in my case spend an eternity at the tax office to pay taxes, then we do have a say in how our tax dollars are spent.
I must admit that, based on how we have been running this country, I have given up any hope of us ever becoming a great nation -- at least in my lifetime. For me, this alone is enough reason to not vote. We simply do not have the type of leaders who can transform this country into a great power.
However, I don't want to appear unreasonable. Forget the powerful country and give me one that is average. Even this seems beyond our leaders. We do not have leaders who appear able to make this country into one that we can be reasonably proud of. So why vote?
We have mediocre leaders who think it is an act of national pride when they try to fool the world into thinking that we are poorer than we are to get more aid. We have leaders who think we are great just because we have athletes who can win races and headlining entertainers. We even have leaders who are making great plans with the reparations money that they are planning on. Is this what I should vote for?
We have one of the world's highest crime rates. We are almost bankrupt. There is no hope for school leavers. I have seen so many child-beggars these days. Yet, our leaders tell us that we should be thankful for our condition, as we are not as bad as Somalia, Liberia, The Congo, or one of those failed states. This is the disdain from our leaders and I am vote for them?
If there was hope in the next generation of politicians, maybe I would vote, for their sake. Yet, this new generation of politicians seems just as worthless as the old-timers. Nothing different! They come with the same plotting, conniving and divide-and-rule game. As far as I can see, there is no good reason to vote out the monkey and replace it with a black dog!
I will continue to say it: We have had leaders who have hijacked our independence. This is why I refuse to vote.
Michael A Dingwall
michael_a_dingwall@hotmail.com
This is why I don't vote
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