The answer boils down to priorities and ignorance. This past weekend , the chapter was canvassing "our" community when a gentleman walked by and saw us and said "it don't make no difference if we vote, ain't nothin' gon' change
". I truly felt his frustration. But, I sat back and thought about it, the people who are most apathetic to the voting process are the ones who are most affected by politics.
Many of us are only concerned with the self, survival and happiness. For a lot of us, this translates to money and things. Which means puttin' in a slew of hours per week working.This yeilds less time to understand politics and its connectedness to our daily lives. It funny because studies show that people who make more money are the ones that vote more often. They are also the ones that stay up to date on political issues. It's sad because the people that are most affected by politics are the poorer, working class people.
I suggested to the chapter bruhs that "our" community needs an informed voice in gov't that would be sensitive to the needs of our community and understood political workings. Then maybe people will be motivated to vote.
Blackwatch!!!!!!
Priorities and Ignorance
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