Editor:
Re: B.C.’s future is in our hands, April 16 editorial.
Now that the provincial “writ has dropped,” the old adage of “bad politicians are elected by bad citizens who do not vote” comes to mind.
It’s been said that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. That really is not true; instead, decisions are made by a majority of those people who made themselves heard and who vote.
About half of eligible voters stayed away from the polls in the 2009 provincial election. Worse, 27 per cent of registered young, eligible voters, aged 18-24, bothered to go to the polls to affirm their right, some would say their duty, as citizens.
Perhaps our political journey from alienation, to apathy, to virtual paralysis reveals there once was a time when we did care, and that, in an odd way, voter apathy in itself as an expression of growing public disillusionment has now become a formidable political statement.
E.W. Bopp, Tsawwassen
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To all potential voters who plan not to vote: I want to thank you for your blind faith in me that I will make the right choice for you. Your confidence in my intelligence, research, priorities and wisdom is gratifying.
Now, where is the Rhinoceros Party candidate on this ballot?
Jerry Steinberg, Surrey
