TIGblogs TIG | TIGblogs GROUP TIGBLOGS LOGIN SIGNUP
Lost In Time
Lost In Time
To Vote Or Not To Vote
Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

Whenever elections are around the corner, we have articles in newspapers and television adverstiements exhorting us to vote and each time I'm in a dilemma. Should I vote or not ? Looking at the kind of candidates who stand for elections, I would rather not vote, and never vote ever again. (As far I remember from school, political candidates aren't supposed to have any sort of criminal records.) But then again, I do vote thinking that my vote will make a difference. So far I haven't come across any tangible difference. I don't like the fact that many political parties are based on a manifesto or come to power on the basis of their promises to uplift a certain community or certain religious identity. If you keep dividing between people, how can you rule effectively. Why do we need a party that is for Dalits, or a party that takes into consideration the interests of Muslims, or a party that is striving hard to safeguard Hindus. The main goal of governance is to make sure every citizen and his/her needs are looked after. That's what I feel. So the question of differences doesn't really arise. If you lay a road in a village, everyone is benefitted, not just one group of people.
Politics seems like a lot of murky business to me.

May 7, 2008 | 2:17 PM Comments  1 comments

Tags:
You must be logged in to add tags.


Comments

siddiq92 Siddiq al Hyder
June 20, 2009 | 8:16 AM
You have to Vote!
I hope you have taken back your vow not to vote ever again as I can imagine an indelible inkmark on your left finger--marked in May,09 general elections.

Politics are not murky business, the current day politicians are! I aspire to become one Leader myself, so Politics fascinates me - its all about games people play for power. But I would, Insha Allah, strive to take the goal of the game to peoples' prosperity rather than power. God bless me!
siddiqua's Profile


Latest Posts
stranger to the world
Keeping Out Rainwater
Documentary on Wild Boars
One Tree
They manage our waste...

Monthly Archive
October 2005
April 2006
April 2007
May 2007
February 2008
March 2008
May 2008
June 2008
July 2008
September 2008
October 2008
December 2008
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009

Change Language


Tags Archive
animals awareness culture earthhour elections identity india inspirational karnataka kingofpop michaeljackson muslim obama obama09 ojeremen pigs school sez wastemanagement westernseacoast


26902 views
Important Disclaimer