- Joined
- Sep 11, 2018
- Messages
- 328
- Reaction score
- 116
- Location
- Brooks, Alberta
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Independent
THE FICKLE VOTER
As a young adult, I was somewhat cognizant of the political world. I read some newspapers and listened to CBC radio, but I wasn’t a great TV watcher. But my life priorities were my career, business, and social outings. I did take my responsibility as a citizen somewhat seriously by at least exercising my right to vote. But in at least two elections, I had no idea who I was going to vote for. On election day, I got myself to the polling station, registered, got my ballot, put my X beside a name because of some whim, dropped the ballot in the box, and walked out.
What made me cast my vote one way but not another is still a mystery to me. Was it the party that did the most advertising? Was it the party with the best radio jingle? Was it the face that got splashed the most in the papers? Maybe I liked obvious underdogs. Who knows? I was a fickle voter.
In some sense, I probably should not have voted. I was clearly not taking the time to find a definitive decision. Whoever got my vote didn’t do enough to deserve it. And I was only diluting the collective knowledge of the voters who had put more effect into the process.
THE SCATTERBRAINED VOTER
THE SOFT SUPPORT VOTER
THE MISINFORMED VOTER
THE PARTISAN VOTER
THE MANDATE VOTER
THE ACQUAINTANCE VOTER
THE FICKLE VOTER
The Flawed, Flawed Voter
As a young adult, I was somewhat cognizant of the political world. I read some newspapers and listened to CBC radio, but I wasn’t a great TV watcher. But my life priorities were my career, business, and social outings. I did take my responsibility as a citizen somewhat seriously by at least exercising my right to vote. But in at least two elections, I had no idea who I was going to vote for. On election day, I got myself to the polling station, registered, got my ballot, put my X beside a name because of some whim, dropped the ballot in the box, and walked out.
What made me cast my vote one way but not another is still a mystery to me. Was it the party that did the most advertising? Was it the party with the best radio jingle? Was it the face that got splashed the most in the papers? Maybe I liked obvious underdogs. Who knows? I was a fickle voter.
In some sense, I probably should not have voted. I was clearly not taking the time to find a definitive decision. Whoever got my vote didn’t do enough to deserve it. And I was only diluting the collective knowledge of the voters who had put more effect into the process.
THE SCATTERBRAINED VOTER
THE SOFT SUPPORT VOTER
THE MISINFORMED VOTER
THE PARTISAN VOTER
THE MANDATE VOTER
THE ACQUAINTANCE VOTER
THE FICKLE VOTER
The Flawed, Flawed Voter