Are you actually going to vote?
By ram_cv
@ram_cv (16513)
India
October 20, 2008 10:43am CST
In India where I come from, the educated middle class generally abstain from voting due to fears of poll violence and sometimes just because they are plain lazy to go to vote!! Then they keep crying over the state of affairs for the next five years till the next elections and then again, they will not go to vote.
Do you actually plan to vote? Or do you think what is my one vote going to change?
Cheers!
Ram
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6 responses
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
20 Oct 08
Yes, my husband and I are going to vote because, win or lose, it's our right. In this country voting is a very orderly process with campaign volunteers kept a distance away from those going inside to cast their vote and I've never actually heard of a case of things turning violent.
@myself_wheniamreal (107)
• United States
20 Oct 08
I am definitely going to vote. It's a shame that people fear to voice their opinions in some places.
I heard that only 60% of Americans actually vote, even in presidential elections. That's terrible. Too many people take America for granted.
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@stvasile (7306)
• Romania
22 Oct 08
I'm not Indian, but I vote in Romania every time. I think it's a way of taking responsibility. I'm sick and tired of hearing people that didn't bother voting criticizing the government (no matter if they are right or not). If they didn't want this government, why didn't they vote for a different one?
@ajay_dhamot (258)
• India
22 Oct 08
I think we have to vote in every elections in which we are capable coz the future of our country is in our hands.
@piasabird (1737)
• United States
20 Oct 08
Wow, that's terrible! Is there usually violence at the polls in your country? I think that it's the opposite here and mostly the well educated people vote more than the lower class of citizens.
In some places we have early voting. I could go and vote today if I wanted to. I am definitely going to vote. Don't know how much difference it makes but I feel that I have a duty to vote and if I don't then I can't complain.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
20 Oct 08
There usually is violence during elections in some parts of the country. In some places booth capturing was very common till some years ago. Now there is a big movement for proper registration of voters and things like postal ballots are being implemented more properly. So things are slowly improving, but there does not seem to be any great political will to make that happen.
Cheers!
Ram
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@gradyslady (4054)
• United States
20 Oct 08
I always vote, even if I don't feel the issues are important but I still do it because it's my duty to vote.
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