Thoughts On Voting And Politics (IV) So Why Bother Registering To Vote?

It almost seems easier to passively let things unfold, without being too attached to it all. It’s not entirely because we are disinterested. We just know too much disappointment, and often find ourselves on survival mode. So it’s almost akin to self-preservation.

What we usually don’t consider is how politics affects every aspect of our existence, even when we don’t want it to. For as long as one is gainfully employed, they are subjected to the payment of taxes, even if you don’t vote. Elected politicians decide which roads are mended, and what policies and laws are implemented, even when we have not voted. There is literally nowhere to hide from politics in a democratic republic. It is hoped that the reading of this piece will inspire it’s readers, with a particular focus on the younger generation, to register to vote now, for the 2019 elections.