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CYNICISM
For a long time, I have always contemplated why taking part in the most important part of the democratic process was worth my time – Elections. I would go get registered at my local constituency but will never show up to vote. For me, it was just to get the card so I can
For a long time, I have always contemplated why taking part in the most important part of the democratic process was worth my time – Elections. I would go get registered at my local constituency but will never show up to vote. For me, it was just to get the card so I can
use it when opening bank accounts or for identification when it's required until the Ghana card came into the picture. Going to stand in long queues felt like a complete waste of my time, as many who find themselves in my shoes would say - “it will not change anything”.
Why is it important to take part in elections? The politicians don’t care about us. All they care about is making money and driving in luxury cars and skipping traffic on a hot Monday morning while the rest of us scramble to find transport and sit in uncomfortable trotros (buses)
in a 3-hour long traffic to get to work. Are you telling me I should waste my time to go vote for these people? People who do not seem to give a damn what we are going through with the rampant floods, unemployment, diseases, poverty, unsafe drinking water, death trapped roads
and even classrooms to have basic education?
NO!!!
They are selfish sycophants who only care about themselves and their families
I have seen this kind of cynicism creep into conversations any time I have a discussion on politics with my friends. We have lost confidence in the
NO!!!
They are selfish sycophants who only care about themselves and their families
I have seen this kind of cynicism creep into conversations any time I have a discussion on politics with my friends. We have lost confidence in the
democratic process. We believe the elections are rigged and whoever riggs the most wins the elections, and so our single votes don’t count. I have never voted ever since I got my first voter’s ID, mostly because I am not very enthused about the process;
a feeling I believe I share with many of you for the same or similar reasons as expressed above. We say "oh, they are all the same, promising heaven and delivering hell while making excuses for it".
Contemplating many of these reasons for my apathy towards elections, I have come to realized that we the youth are the most powerful group of people in this whole process especially because we have the numbers. A high percentage of the Ghanaian population and by extension the
African population is within the youth bracket. Yet we occupy most of the cynics in our country even though we are the most educated, current, and informed, among others.
DID I SAY WE ALSO HAVE THE NUMBERS?
We are a strong force that can topple governments by voting during
DID I SAY WE ALSO HAVE THE NUMBERS?
We are a strong force that can topple governments by voting during
elections, yet we are mostly the ones that do not care. We are the ones who can critically analyze and assess prevailing issues concerning policies and even corruption allegations, yet we are not willing to fight and make our voices heard.
Many of us have fallen victim to populist politics and have become partisan fanatics who will support one party or another no matter what. If we are able to have at least 2 million out of the youth population being swing voters who are skeptics and can critically assess issues
based on merit, we may become the most powerful force in the republic that our voices can no longer be ignored.
The current news on alleged corruption and interference of the president in the exercise of the duties of the Special Prosecutor on corruption has become a
The current news on alleged corruption and interference of the president in the exercise of the duties of the Special Prosecutor on corruption has become a
polarising issue in our country and may have deepened the cynicism among the youth. But what I hope to pass to you in this piece is that, we must endeavor to continue loving our country no matter what and fight for its liberation from those who would want to capitalize on the
powers it bestows to lord over, steal, kill and deceive their brothers and sisters. The actions we take today may not yield the immediate effects tomorrow but will cause a change in the way our next generation sees and interact with the state, so they can have a better life
than what we have today.
Let’s not be discouraged, because that’s what they will want – that the ones who can cause actual change are discouraged to speak up and challenge the status quo but will want to be in bed with ones to whom they can appeal to their emotional
Let’s not be discouraged, because that’s what they will want – that the ones who can cause actual change are discouraged to speak up and challenge the status quo but will want to be in bed with ones to whom they can appeal to their emotional
sensibilities with propaganda and populist policies.
I AM VOTING ON THE 7TH OF DECEMBER AND SO SHOULD YOU
THANK YOU FOR THE KIND READ
UNTIL OUR NEXT INTERACTION
REMAIN SKEPTICAL
I AM VOTING ON THE 7TH OF DECEMBER AND SO SHOULD YOU
THANK YOU FOR THE KIND READ
UNTIL OUR NEXT INTERACTION
REMAIN SKEPTICAL
