As much as I believe in the saying "you should do your part and forget about the rest" and as much as I want to agree with you, this time I can't.
Okey, so I understand and agree with the frustration. Infact, I have held the same belief - that just dont vote myself for a very long time. Oh no..I am not saying "do your part and forget about the rest" - what I am saying is that voting is a right and your vote does hold the power - that works in the grand scheme of things. It might not seem like it, but it does and it adds up.
I am trying to propose having a slightly longer-sightedness
The thing is when a country is this messed up, ( it's really Abuses will lead to ban messed up) all this politics is just an effin drama and no matter who you Abuses will lead to banin vote, aega wohi jisne ana he,
and when I have lost all hope for this piece of land, then why the heck am I wasting my breath?
I am standing in a line or whatever in this heated atmosphere to vote for a bunch of idiots when I don't even care about what's going on here? Hell no, Imma chill at my home.
Why should I waste my time trying to figure out who is the least sinful person here when the least sinful is prolly just as sinful. Why should I waste my time trying to pick a person among a list of persons
standing up to be the next "leech" who wants to suck the country dry. Instead, Imma chill at my home and work steadily trying to quickly get the f out of this gutter.
The thing is, what I am saying is after living for 6 years outside of Pakistan, after working in my "dream field" which isnt even present in Pakistan, after removing nostalgic and emotional aspects, after not liking alot of things, after everything...Nowhere will you feel and nowhere will make you feel like home, except for where you grew up. Moving away is definitely an option, but even when you move away, people (Friends, family, parents, acquaintances, x, y, z ) all are still living in that country - if you dont wanna return ever, vote for them at-least.
Complaining is good, as long as you can do something about it - voting allows you do exactly that.
Nobody can set this on the correct track without any "DRASTIC" measures which ain't happening because nobody wants it to change :lol: It's like a system where both parties involved, the people and the government want it to stay this way to an extent somewhat. The people are living a lax life with no rules. break the signals whenever you want, spit and throw garbage wherever you want. Hey I need to piss, why shouldn't I piss under the bridge. Hey I'm low on cash, lets go steal something from the public. They LOVE it. On the contrary the government LOVES it as well.
What you said works in "civilized" countries where rules and regulations are followed, where you know the policies and other shit involved and you know the backgrounds of the people standing up for the elections.
Maybe my opinion changed about voting after living outside Pakistan for such a long time, maybe once I saw how these civilized societies were formed, my opinion changed. These societies are also design and formed out of a system, "Yeh Asmaan se nahi aye". And a similar sort of system is what is in Pakistan. If we allow it to work, it will work. Its a process which will take its time and due course. Democratic process is a self-correcting one :
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I would suggest watching these ( they are super fun)
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IMO, we shouldnt sit back and wait for a messiah, who will bring a revolution - I dont think thats happening. And I know that alot of what I wrote wont matter to you or others who arent going to vote, and it might seem idealistic or even naive to think that our vote helps...but I have seen the "power of bureaucratic process " - and it works....and again, these nations (Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway, etc) were not these amazing nations - for gods sake, hitler was a elected guy - but the system worked..people got what they wanted, and to this day, it is still evident in every step they take. Thus, I think everyone should vote.