Originally posted by freedomclub:Or alternatively, if you voted, then you have absolutely no right to complaint if shit happens because you have consented to the rule of the government. If you vote, then you're giving legitimacy to the winner of the elections. You're signalling confidence in a system that centralises and abuses power regardless whether the party you supported wins. Because they constantly bend the rules to suit themselves, as well as denying the freedom of information etc, the PAP has consolidated their power to an absurd extent. The most powerful show of no-confidence to the government is, therefore, an electoral boycott of major proporations.
you are so right about that especially the first sentence. the candidates always bribe people just to get their support. government always try to have things suit to us but does it or is it really what we wanted in the first place? those who are blinded by the government's action seriously need to do some reflection and know which path they should really follow
Its because of asymmetrical information.
"In a way, the world-view of the Party imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it. They could be made to accept the most flagrant violations of reality, because they never fully grasped the enormity of what was demanded of them, and were not sufficiently interested in public events to notice what was happening." -George Orwell, Nineteen Eight-Four
Originally posted by DigitalArt90:let's be honest, like it or not, there are apathetic and/or passive people, who only care about themselves. What would happen if voting were not compulsory? seriously, some people would rather do something else on a saturday.
and let others decide our destiny?
Originally posted by lotus999:and let others decide our destiny?
been a while since I logged in hehe....
my answer to you lotus is
well, isn't that what it means to be apathetic and/or passive???
Better still; remove GRC.
Originally posted by HyperFocal:Better still; remove GRC.
Better still, remove limits to party candidates. Anyone can be presented for election.
better still migrate to Somalia