I have been dilly dallying for 9 years now on registering myself as a voter - I have the intention and motivation of course but never the action! so when I saw the Tata tea commercial on TV, it really struck a chord and I was like I can do that - so I registered myself today online which is a form that most net users fill out like once a week in any case and they sent me a filled out registered voter's form - the only thing I need to do is go drop it off at the Bandra office - which is hopefully something I will do during the next week - at least one step is done! I have always had a reason for not registering - I went away to school for a while, I always miss the deadlines but I look around and now I sincerely believe apathy is ruining the country. If I don't vote, in a couple of years, I will need to move!!
In India, The list of things that are wrong seem to be growing at a rapid pace and the list of things that are right seem to be diminishing even faster -I wonder how much more does it have to fall before it can rise again? There are so many questions like does my vote make that much of a difference? Should I be doing something more instead of just cribbing? I always think that I should not talk about the state of the country because really I'm doing nothing to help it! Let's hope at least voting in the election will assuage my conscience and make a difference.
''In India, democracy is like cricket - it's a spectator sport" - I will try to participate more!
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I'd like to add my bit to that..some of the apathy also stems from the system..i had my election card made thrice..despite all the care..they screwed up the name, address, age everyting...finally the last time i went..i actually literally typed out the form on the computer myself :)..cause the dude doing the same...had no idea about spelling..and was literally searching for the keys..but yeah on the otherside..one vote does make a difference..and its worth it
huuum, seems like a lot of people are in voting mode right now. Canada goes to the polls on Oct 14
Superb decision. You're right, this spectator sport has to become a participative game. Cynical though many were about the Lead India campaign, I think TOI did a good thing. Whether they did it purely for brand purposes or clever publicity or commercial gains... it doesn't matter. As the wise say, anything that leads to good is good. Whatever the motivation behind it may be.
Do tell when you do finally cast your vote!
i have never missed a chance to vote ever since i became eligible...partly out of a sense of responsibility. Over the years, I see myself voting, less out of that sense of responsibility, but more to give myself the permission to crib, criticize, and make statements like 'the only way to improve the country is thru 'enlightened dictatorship', 'knocking off 500 Mil people', etc.
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