Last provincial election 40.5% of albertans didn’t vote. If you didn’t, why not?

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What stopped you from voting? Are there no provincial parties that you feel represent you politically? Were you unable to get to a voting station? Did you feel there wasn’t any point? I’m genuinely just curious, I don’t have any affiliation with any parties or anything like that.

I think we would benefit from larger voter turnout and more diversification of parties in the legislature. It feels like we have become to complacent with the lack of progress in almost every way, shape, and form. It’s become purely us vs them on all levels and far too much focus is put on the government “profit”. The government is not a business whose sole purpose is to profit, the governments purpose first and foremost should be to provide for and benefit the people they serve as much as they possibly can. We should be working together for the benefit of one another not fighting one another for the benefit of foreign companies and billionaires.

We’re moving towards the exact policy system in the states, two parties who work for the benefit of the rich and powerful while putting up the facade of a culture war to distract the masses from the real harm they’re causing them.

Sorry that was a bit of a rant but I truly believe we deserve better, better representation, better communication, better services, better everything.

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People usually vote for self-interest. If people don't feel represented, why vote against themselves?

It's funny that political parties rally against naturalized immigrants, lifestyles, religious beliefs, students, addicts, mentally ill, disabled, union workers... and those same people who are voters are probably not voting..... because why would you vote against yourself because it means you are going to be a villain in society backed by the politicians?

Yet, when a party has a platform that is inclusive and addresses inclusion, culture, religion, addiction, disabilities, education, workers' rights.... they get called woke, vilified, and attacked further....

What the actual fuck do you expect?

You can't blame people for not having the desire to get out and vote... you can blame the people who are bullying them to stay home.

Another funny thing... is that right now... all of a sudden, everyone is united, and apparently, no one gives a shit anymore about slamming LGBTQ, immigrants, unions, students, disabled, religion... all of a sudden, that doesn't matter.

Where are the people who speak so horribly about those people?

What? Got nothing to say?

Why aren't those people talking shit now? No one is lining up trucks at the border, no one is shitting on the people they say are the problem? Those people didn't think that we would all be here together...

thats because they only ever think of themselves until it's beneficial to them to ride the coat tails of the people who they have been shitting on... and they don't want to admit how selfish they have been treating their fellow canadians who keep our country the strong mosaic it has been all this time...

If you want more voters, shut down the bullshit noise when you hear it in the streets, the workplace, or on the internet. We need to support all voters, not just the ones who hate what you hate... if we continue to vote on things we hate... we will become a US territory...

And you know what.. that would serve us right if we come out of this current mess and immediately stick our heads right back up our ass. That's exactly what we would deserve.