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January 17 Why Bother?People Behaving Badly #14
ap·a·thy n.
But, why? Why does no one care? Isn't Canada one of the best countries in the world? Why does no one care enough to stand up and protect it?
Why are we content to sit back and believe that one vote doesn't make a difference?
Why are we so willing to take such a complacent, "Why bother?" attitude?
Why is Gilles Duceppe allowed to debate in the federal election debates, when he stands for a party trying to rip apart the national unity of our country?
Why is Jim Harris of the Green party not allowed to debate in federal election debates, even though his party has a candidate in every riding, from coast to coast?
Why is the public so willing to accept whatever the media shoves down our throats as fact, without doing any research first?
Why are we ready and willing to hand our great country over to a pro-American lackey who's policies will take us back 20 years?
Why do we accept that we have to vote "strategically"? What's wrong with voting with our hearts, voting for what we believe in?
Why are we voting against a party, as opposed to voting for the guy we think is the best?
Why are we so quick to forget that there are literally millions of people around the world who are willing to give their lives for the right for their people to vote?
Why do I feel like I'm the only one who cares about what the state of our country will be on January 24th?
Why did the headline of today's Globe and Mail claim that a full 55% of Canadians support a Harper majority? Surely we're not that stupid... are we?
Why are we so goddamned lazy, we won't even go out on Monday excercise our right to have our voices heard?
Why, when it's the future of our country on the line, are we so goddamned apathetic? Why don't we want to retain the values we hold dear? Why don't we want to hold onto the rights and freedoms we take for granted? Why don't we want a heatlhy, sustainable country to pass on to our children, and to our children's children?
I'm not telling you who to vote for -- my opinion of who not to vote for is obvious, but I'm not asking you to vote against Harper. If you can, in good moral faith, cast a ballot for the Conservatives, then by all means, do it. But don't vote for Harper as a means to vote against the Liberals. Don't cast a vote for Jack Layton for the sole reason that it's been a while since the NDP screwed Canada over. And don't vote for Martin just to say that you had to vote for someone, and he was the lesser of the evils.
Take the time to learn the facts. Take the time to realize what you love about Canada, and what you would like to see fixed. Then take yourself down to the voting booth and vote. Do what feels right. Your right to complain about the government costs one ballot. Is that so hard?
Please, do your country a favour. On Monday, January 23rd, vote. Comments (3)
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