Matters of Politics

The word politics means people setting policies based on what will work to benefit the whole of the population.  The policies are meant to benefit us and organize our lives, to make them orderly and ensure  peace and safety for all. We choose among our people, certain ones we think will do this job and if there are many of them, we choose whom we think is best by having elections.  We listen to what each of the people who want to be our alphas, say what they will do for us if they are chosen. We are given an opportunity to make that choice in one vote per person. It's our only opportunity to express our needs and wants and responsibilities as a society. Why anyone would be stupid enough to deny themselves this opportunity to make a choice that will affect their lives and those of the ones they care about, is beyond understanding. It's all we have as a collective people and it's so precious a thing. Why someone would say, "I did not vote as a protest" or "I didn't know who to vote for" or "none of the people up for election were good enough" is ridiculous. All you have is this one opportunity. When matters arise out of what we see happening in some other countries after an election, we ask  "who is to blame?" It isn't likely those who did vote, but more, those who didn't. Not voting makes the system break down. It's the only system we have. Some others have the misfortune of dictatorships,  allowing powerful bullies with their gangs of other bullies, to walk in and simply take over the governing of a people and do everything to their own advantage, be it a so-called  benevolent one or not. Statistics tell us that whole percentages of persons did not vote. Why? There is no excuse since senior's homes are given an opportunity. Those absent are considered and can vote. There are rides to polls. There is time off work. Lazy people who simply loll about with "my vote doesn't make any difference" excuses, are also heavily to blame for post election chaos. We are left with decisions that are made by those passionate enough to make their choices count in a vote and those who were apathetic or ridiculous enough to waste their one vote. The latter especially, should not dare to comment on the outcome they had nothing whatever to do with, or perhaps they had all to do with.