It amazes me how many people go into the voting booths blind without first going to each website for each candidate / party, to see what they are going to do if elected.
People complain that politics doesn't work in their country / state. Well no wonder!
And it's not just people that vote LEFT (Greens). You can tell yourself that only the uneducated vote this way. But I just spoke to a friend who has many degrees, and he said he is voting RIGHT (Liberal). I asked him if he read the policies the other parties are offering, and he said no. I already know who I want to vote for. I sent him back a message that he is as bad as a LEFTY (Green's) voter then. No reply.
Is there any unbiased voters out there voting because they believe in the policies being offered by the party / candidate? Or are they following the party that they like the same as they would follow a sports team?
Not very smart!
We may be the lucky country. But I don't think we are the smart country. Sheesh.
P.S. If you are voting for a party because of one headlining policy, you have been duped into their marketing campaign. See all the other policies and the policies of the other parties.
For Victoria-Australia: The East-West link, for example. If the last section of the Ring road joined the eastern fwy, and a train line was put down the middle of the eastern freeeway into the northern part of town. That would have reduced congestion, done quicker, cheaper, and been a long term solution. There are many that believe the corporations have influenced the government to put it the freeway so their trucks can move quicker. Not for the public's sake. Funny thing is, if the other alternative I mentioned was done, then it would have given them an even better result.
People complain that politics doesn't work in their country / state. Well no wonder!
And it's not just people that vote LEFT (Greens). You can tell yourself that only the uneducated vote this way. But I just spoke to a friend who has many degrees, and he said he is voting RIGHT (Liberal). I asked him if he read the policies the other parties are offering, and he said no. I already know who I want to vote for. I sent him back a message that he is as bad as a LEFTY (Green's) voter then. No reply.
Is there any unbiased voters out there voting because they believe in the policies being offered by the party / candidate? Or are they following the party that they like the same as they would follow a sports team?
Not very smart!
We may be the lucky country. But I don't think we are the smart country. Sheesh.
P.S. If you are voting for a party because of one headlining policy, you have been duped into their marketing campaign. See all the other policies and the policies of the other parties.
For Victoria-Australia: The East-West link, for example. If the last section of the Ring road joined the eastern fwy, and a train line was put down the middle of the eastern freeeway into the northern part of town. That would have reduced congestion, done quicker, cheaper, and been a long term solution. There are many that believe the corporations have influenced the government to put it the freeway so their trucks can move quicker. Not for the public's sake. Funny thing is, if the other alternative I mentioned was done, then it would have given them an even better result.
