tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post1638458759845270242..comments2024-03-15T15:42:08.393-04:00Comments on Knatolee's World: You didn't make me proudKnatoleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-58836666659197085652008-10-17T15:48:00.000-04:002008-10-17T15:48:00.000-04:00Hmmm... well, in Canada you HAVE to fill out your ...Hmmm... well, in Canada you HAVE to fill out your census or face prosecution. Not sure if the census is really more important than the vote!!! Otoh, it's hard to start forcing people to do anything, and I'm a fan of education. But I remain pissed off that people don't vote!<BR/><BR/>Maybe the ballot should have a "conscientious objector" tick-box or something...Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-54654955001441932282008-10-16T09:36:00.000-04:002008-10-16T09:36:00.000-04:00From my ideological perspective the idea of "duty"...From my ideological perspective the idea of "duty" and "compulsory" when applied to voting sounds a little tiny bit too facist. ...in the sense of "you do not have a choice in this matter." <BR/><BR/>If that were the case, I would probably passively resist by inventing write-in candidates or by outright refusing to comply. Then the govt would have to implement ways to deal with non-compliance and that would involve more $$ and regulations. <BR/><BR/>forcing people to do things is never a happy solution to anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-4927358973577615522008-10-15T20:55:00.000-04:002008-10-15T20:55:00.000-04:00Now I understand the title of the next post. And y...Now I understand the title of the next post. And yeah, me too! I'm a Canadian Citizen since 2005, and I vote any chance I get. :o)Monikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088557380015172558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-37737252426394890402008-10-15T11:38:00.000-04:002008-10-15T11:38:00.000-04:00Voting is not a right but a duty. I would love to...Voting is not a right but a duty. I would love to see a system like that of Australia (other than the plagiarized speeches). <BR/><BR/>Compulsory voting, instant-runoff voting and proportional representation: can you think of a better system?The Happy Wombat Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372571086102516025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-89898142251368477892008-10-15T10:08:00.000-04:002008-10-15T10:08:00.000-04:00However! a non-vote is (can be considered as) just...However! a non-vote is (can be considered as) just as much a statement as a vote. I honestly would not vote for "the lesser of two evils" better not to vote. <BR/><BR/>I have also thought that if people are pressured into voting when they have no basic interest in politics (and people have that right) and because of that lack of interest they fail to fully investigate the issues and the consequences of their vote AND vote irresponsibily ... then it might be better for them to not vote. (and then one would have to understand the reasons behind their non-vote (and the nature of their complaint)to determine whether they have the right to complain or not ;)). <BR/><BR/>I know that people fought for voting rights etc ... but history is also full of religious martyrs but that will not make me religious.<BR/><BR/>It is sometimes useful to look at things from a different perspective....especially suspicious trends like "don't vote, can't complain".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-31441074012541238022008-10-15T08:27:00.000-04:002008-10-15T08:27:00.000-04:00Me too. :(Me too. :(Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-13913243382653288922008-10-15T08:18:00.000-04:002008-10-15T08:18:00.000-04:00They didn't show up to vote and yet they'll compla...They didn't show up to vote and yet they'll complain. I hate that.Janyne Kizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500280520043441881noreply@blogger.com