>'Surely not voting is out democratic right, and we should all have the freedom to express that in whatever way we want?'
Well yes, but I'm not sure that voter apathy is the same as people genuinely expressing their right not to vote. They just can't be arsed. And I think that's unforgivable. I waiver on the verge of the Australian system where you HAVE to vote and are fined (heavily) if you don't or have to come up with a pretty damned good reason why your can't.
>'And, a right to complain whether we haul our asses down to the polling station or not. Even if the reason for not doing so is the rain.'
Absolutely not. I feel very strongly that if you fail to engage in the political process in the most direct way possible every election time, you have no right to moan.
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