Capitalism and democracy
May 28, 2024 19:42:23 GMT
Post by Stella on May 28, 2024 19:42:23 GMT
As this is a year of elections for many people reading this I feel it's worth getting into the dilemma of voting in an election, which brings most people face to face with an conflict between the natural and the ideological. Many people seem to have this idea that voting in an election is preferable to not voting and that if you do not vote then you have no 'right' to complain about the system. Okay then, so what is the benefit of voting?
Voting is of course all about choice and is one of the choices we feel we can make about our lives together with reproductive choices, choices over where we live, choices over how we work and get our income, choices over education both for ourselves and our children. But see in order to believe that you have freedom of choice, you have to believe in free will, personal agency and to some degree personal belief. In order to make choices when it comes to voting, then it also comes down to values and what you feel is important to you.
This is where we run into a conflict.....continue reading
Voting is of course all about choice and is one of the choices we feel we can make about our lives together with reproductive choices, choices over where we live, choices over how we work and get our income, choices over education both for ourselves and our children. But see in order to believe that you have freedom of choice, you have to believe in free will, personal agency and to some degree personal belief. In order to make choices when it comes to voting, then it also comes down to values and what you feel is important to you.
This is where we run into a conflict.....continue reading