Following from my earlier post, same train of thought - re: true power lies with the people going to vote at the Israeli elections coming up...
Question:
Are there large numbers of eligible voters who are not registered or voters who are too caught up in their own lives, trying to make ends meet, maybe working overseas and impractical (but not impossible) to vote or for other reasons who do not exercise their right to vote?
Like the example of MY. There were many eligible voters who did not vote in previous elections. But in the latest one, because people were moved to speak out against the govt's complacency, we made a big difference. Most of us have no intention to topple the govt and let the opposition rule but we wanted the govt to be mindful of our rights as citizens.
In respect of Israel, perhaps the voters do take their responsibility seriously and perhaps the hardliners are the majority. However, I heard (but unsure of reliability of source) that the peacemakers do number many as well and perhaps if the "fence sitters", the unaware (unlikely) and the ones not motivated to overcome the impracticalities of voting are moved to take action, then maybe there will be change.
Note: The hardliners' actions in Gaza can move their people either way - appease the hardliners and move more to come out and vote for them or move more peacemakers to change things.
/Darn! There goes my 789 post record.
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Don't want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
Following from my earlier post, same train of thought - re: true power lies with the people going to vote at the Israeli elections coming up...
Question:
Are there large numbers of eligible voters who are not registered or voters who are too caught up in their own lives, trying to make ends meet, maybe working overseas and impractical (but not impossible) to vote or for other reasons who do not exercise their right to vote?
Like the example of MY. There were many eligible voters who did not vote in previous elections. But in the latest one, because people were moved to speak out against the govt's complacency, we made a big difference. Most of us have no intention to topple the govt and let the opposition rule but we wanted the govt to be mindful of our rights as citizens.
In respect of Israel, perhaps the voters do take their responsibility seriously and perhaps the hardliners are the majority. However, I heard (but unsure of reliability of source) that the peacemakers do number many as well and perhaps if the "fence sitters", the unaware (unlikely) and the ones not motivated to overcome the impracticalities of voting are moved to take action, then maybe there will be change.
Note: The hardliners' actions in Gaza can move their people either way - appease the hardliners and move more to come out and vote for them or move more peacemakers to change things.
/Darn! There goes my 789 post record.
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Don't want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama