I have been reading a lot about elections lately in the newspaper. I am a kind of person who does not put in new posts quite often. I know it has been quite a while since I updated something on my blog and here comes a post - "Why I don't vote?"
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Some years back, like the majority of us, I too believed in voting even though we knew the fact that our single vote would not matter (statistically). I never believed that my vote could change something nor felt like I am part of a large group of people deciding on who would guide the country for the next few years (deep in my heart like everyone of us, I always yearned for better conditions for everyone). It gave me a feel like, may be your vote matters, so do vote.
My views on elections started to change as I discovered more and more about what is reality. I believe people are good (I mean the voters) but not the politicians. I do not want to blame the people, but the reality is they are easily tricked by extremely corrupted politicians. Every time we vote, we vote with good intentions hoping for something good for everyone. The candidates (some people are seasoned politicians - some others may represent common people) of the election may sound good until the elections are over. Once they win the elections, they are not the person we thought them to be (we are tricked as usual). We have to understand the basic fact that we all have evil in our hearts (including me) and when someone passes a test called election - he or she signs a contract with Satan (sorry to bring you in) and evil dominates their good intentions (even if they have any). Sadly, it is obvious that even good people cannot contribute anything good to the society after being elected. These people transform so quickly and starts enjoying decayed politics.
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| When you do not vote - YOU WIN |
In the recent years, I have made a strong decision that I won’t vote. I never will cast votes again to select evil again. My decision on not to vote anymore may seem 'pretty unfair.' I do not care about anything you might say because I have heard enough arguments from people on this regard. I am very much convinced that what I do is right. You can call me liberal, antisocial, impassive, apathetic and more - I feel very much the same for people who vote and never witness any change - you gotta be on my side. Most of us believe that voting is a process through which we can change things. I feel sorry for people who think that people who don’t vote are not even fighting. People ask me why I don't vote and during the end of the conversation tell me not to complain because I am not taking part in the democratic system. Sorry folks! this isn't complaining - this is explaining my stance and how I feel sorry for you.
As I do not vote - it does not mean I approve the person who is elected (I am also familiar to arguments like these). I would like to present another perspective on how your vote counts. When you vote and someone is elected - it means you are giving them the right to rule you and whatever they do it reflects your will (all the evil things like scandals, wars, unwanted policies, extra layer of taxes and more). When you vote, you become a creator. Unfortunately, you are creating something evil. I wish to live in a world where my hands are clean and not bloodstained - so I do not vote. People campaigning for votes are the people who have a lot of time and a lot of money. Election is a process which measures who is more professional in "tricking people" and common people march towards the polling stations like scapegoats.
I ain't against democracy. I encourage referendums to be conducted in all war torn regions to form new nations and elections to be conducted to select their own leaders. Unfortunately, all democratic countries are not ready to conduct a referendum because if they give this right to be exercised - they will fail and majority of the people would vote against them. This is the reason why a referendum is not conducted either in Kashmir or Tamil Eelam. Mass graves are solid evidences of genocide in Lanka and so do other media evidences - but the International Community turns a blind eye and is not ready to conduct a referendum there. That makes democracy a scam.
Stop coining words like young democracy, biggest democracy and hoping things will get better. The bottom line is we all have tried for a change through generations and it has not worked out. Even if I cast a vote - it would be nothing different, statistically also. Politicians give fake promises during campaigns relying on your vote and after elected do not work based on your vote, but they work based on their own desire, party's desire, community, regional, or other special interests.
I never expect to bring any change to the world. I consider elections to be disgusting - waste of time and money (mainly because it is not serving its purpose). I have made up my mind that I will not be a part of the damage it creates deliberately through generations and I will never participate in this process to keep my hands clean from selecting evil people in power. I feel free when I do not vote and I know I am different than most of the others - I love to stay that way.
I am winding up this post with a quick quote,
Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil. ~ Jerry Garcia
