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Originally Posted by Marulus
Is there any point in voting? Is there any point in right or in the left? I am not referring to Italy specifically, but in general.
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Yes there is a point in voting. If you abstain from voting, you do so in the favour of the "system parties" as it were, because your vote is not counted in the percentages - the percentages are not absolute, and a low turnout just means that even less people approved the election of a certain government than is the case in most democratic climates these days anyway. So if you care at all about how your country turns out to be you are better to give your vote to some smaller party of which you may share some views but not others,(and that are not part of any of the major alliances that you have in Italy, if we're going to be case-specific to the topic) because every vote not cast is essentially a vote for those in power. Vote anything pointless if you will, but don't make it easier for those who don't care a damn about your country than they already have it by abstaining from voting.