tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post2688206085209944798..comments2023-10-22T14:14:16.419+01:00Comments on J. Arthur MacNumpty: The inevitable European Elec-torialWillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978812670312106107noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19208183.post-67202619933775008402009-06-01T23:15:34.809+01:002009-06-01T23:15:34.809+01:00You said: "That it was becoming fashionable to avo...You said: "That it was becoming fashionable to avoid finding time within a fifteen-hour window to cast a vote anyway is overlooked."<br /><br />I take your point, but low voter turnout does send a pretty clear message that the regime in place at the moment is lacking a mandate - not just the party that wins, but the regime, the system. <br /><br />So I'm not sure that not voting is simply laziness or fashion. People genuinely feel it's irrelevant. And that should be seen as a serious indictment on the system and the beneficiaries of it.boxthejackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433708237098653640noreply@blogger.com