So this morning’s headlines included mention of yesterday’s Afghan elections. Our hallowed BBC Breakfast presenters sagely informed us of the “low turnout” of yesterday’s polls. Not surprising really, considering people were told they would either be killed or have their finger cut off by the Taliban if they dared vote. As it is, there were a number of deaths in the wartorn country as explosions were set off to disrupt the elections. This is quite shocking considering the turnout in Britain’s 2005 general election was put at 61% – without threat of death or losing a digit! Is this a horrific indictment on our country – the leaders of democracy so keen to tell everyone else to do it out way, yet we don’t even bother to do it ourselves. I am told it’s because us Brits are disillusioned with our politicians, we don’t see the point in voting because they’re all as bad as each other.
Is it this, or are we just lazy? Is it easier to sit and complain about the “state of our country” but do little about it. Perhaps it’s time we took a leaf out of the the Afghans’ book and started taking note of how lucky we are to live in a democracy – a real democracy – where we have a choice in the way we live without reprisals. Perhaps it’s time we took a little bit more care of our country and its future.
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