Why the heck do people bother to vote? But in this country, do they? Well, I have picked up on that a lot of voters in the Philippines do not know why they go to the polls. Some people even vote against their own economic interest. Or, because of almighty peso. They do not even know who they are voting for! They have just taken notice of a candidate on TV. They don’t even know if the candidates can be trusted to do what they say. They don't know enough about the candidates to tell between. And a lot of them don't know as much as necessary about the issues to make an informed choice.
A majority of voters in the Philippines think that elections are just elections. And the politicians elected can still run for another term even though they have failed to deliver what their voters have expected of them to do. Filipino voters have shared amnesia, perhaps. Or it is their particularity? They need better education on the issues that shape all our lives. But how? So I think voting is not for everyone. This brings this country to risky business. It is like taking a vessel with round the bend people. I am afraid that they might feel disposed to crummy candidates. And I think it has been happening for decades now. It has become our way of life. But isn’t it disconcerting for people who understand the whole lot well but do not have the influence to naturalise change in this country. O, so deplorable. So easier said than done.
Without prevarication, voting is part of a social process and is should be understood with regard to intellective transactions. So we are not voting alone, we are voting along with all those of our political sympathies and those that have influenced and been influenced by us because we are down with our country. We want something better for this country. But a lot of voters in the Philippines are empty-headed or short of reflective or judicious thinking. I don’t know if picking them out for reason not to vote is an act of ignorance or their voting for the wrong leaders is for us voters who vote for easy street of this country. I hope such an issue will be resolved soon to make a voter the best one.
Voting ensures that our opinion is taken into account while appointing the person who holds the reins of power. People who are elected have the power to put together educational policies which are helpful in shaping the future of children and hence the future of the nation itself. But is voting easy? Of course not. We need to know who we are voting for. We have to know what recondite crimes our politicians and their political families have done for this country. We need to help others know what the ingenuous information about our politicians is and what drawbacks we can have when we support them in the next three or six years.
The elected politicians have the power to take decisions over some of the most vital issues in our life: healthcare, public roads, jobs, taxes, peace and order, carnage, or food. Therefore, would you be contented in letting anybody take over these powers, without exercising your right to vote judiciously? Voting is one of the fundamental processes, which is helpful in the advance of a healthy social equality.
This May 10 elections think of people who are living under autocratic dictatorships or are under curfews and cannot exercise their right to opinion. Your right to vote is your right to expression and opinion. Do not take your right for granted. Try and appreciate the power of voting by exercising it wisely! Vote for politicians who are capable of perfecting the next generation of smart voters. Have down pat of your candidates. Read up on. Play around with. Seek information. Take advantage of technology: cell phone, Internet, TV. Be the best voter you can be!
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