Raceace
2003-08-18, 08:58 PM
Politicians in Japan seem to consider themselves above and beyond the reach of their
constituency. Japanese politicians dont even try to hide there distain for the public who dare
to ask for change or an improvement. Their condescending tones and remarks are with peer
anywhere in the politcal world (Well at least in my humble opinion!)
We in our respective home countries boast about the systems that allows us to question and
vent our anger on underperforming politicians by voting them out of power every few years even earlier if need be, not counting empeachment or Double dissolution etc..
Japan has a system that also provides the exactly same facility yet the voter turn out is
modest to be polite.
Of course when a population starts to lose confidence in all of it parties left, right and democrats they just dont vote, that is unless you are in a country with a compulsory voting
law.
The Japanese complain about their leader yet do nothing, and we expats in Japan say "Well do something about it, vote!"
It has only just occured to me that I have used my citizens right to vote only twice and I have fined for the other times where I did,nt cast a vote. Although these days I feel more of an moral obligation to vote out the fools and abusers of parlimentary priviledge.
Without stating you preference at the last poll, did you vote in your country to get rid of some dead wood?
If not, is it fair that we berrate the Japanese for not using their vote.
(This post is not attack on anyone, but merely an observation that I have made
especially in my case)
Regards The Raceace
constituency. Japanese politicians dont even try to hide there distain for the public who dare
to ask for change or an improvement. Their condescending tones and remarks are with peer
anywhere in the politcal world (Well at least in my humble opinion!)
We in our respective home countries boast about the systems that allows us to question and
vent our anger on underperforming politicians by voting them out of power every few years even earlier if need be, not counting empeachment or Double dissolution etc..
Japan has a system that also provides the exactly same facility yet the voter turn out is
modest to be polite.
Of course when a population starts to lose confidence in all of it parties left, right and democrats they just dont vote, that is unless you are in a country with a compulsory voting
law.
The Japanese complain about their leader yet do nothing, and we expats in Japan say "Well do something about it, vote!"
It has only just occured to me that I have used my citizens right to vote only twice and I have fined for the other times where I did,nt cast a vote. Although these days I feel more of an moral obligation to vote out the fools and abusers of parlimentary priviledge.
Without stating you preference at the last poll, did you vote in your country to get rid of some dead wood?
If not, is it fair that we berrate the Japanese for not using their vote.
(This post is not attack on anyone, but merely an observation that I have made
especially in my case)
Regards The Raceace