Topic: Is politics everyone's business? - page 2. (Read 956 times)

Between not caring and already knowing that future predictions will repeat themselves like the previous years in democracy in a country, people will not focus too much on the people who will replace them even if they are new people, as long as the predecessor is still there and oversees the course of politics behind the scenes. It is not new that politics in a country relies on money for seasoning and attraction in finding supporters even though it is done by close friends, most of the backgrounds of political practitioners are not from the wealthy, of course veiled politics will be seen if it has entered the new government period, even if it is a businessman. If a country still carries out this practice, especially with the involvement of close relatives, of course there is no progress and politics is only a dressing, sad.

Op I don't know which country you came from and the content you not from Africa but If you were from Africa you would have understand more. Yes your explanation of Politics is correct but your second paragraph spoiled everything. In Africa our votes are not counted but it is on the votes of three men are valid in the African Politics. These three votes that are valid because they are three judges determine who won the election and all other votes are nullified. And this is what is happening in my country Nigeria. Those who failed in the direct elections are the winners in the court of law. So if you think you have voted anyone to the leadership position, then you are still a dreamer in African Politics. There is nothing like ignorant in African Politics, we are all aware of everything. People are not voting because their prefer candidate has not been selected to be the winner of any election so instead they prefer staying at home to watch what is happening in the country elections.

If the real democracy is practice in Africa elections then people would have gone out to vote and see the result. In Nigeria who took third position in election won the election. This has been happening in the African scene of elections. Even this past general election. The present leader took third position but was declared winner of the election. Politics should be a concern of every citizens but the state has diverted the people's will to few will. The will of the people is not accepted but the will of the few are accepting. So the Political apathy in the African scene is very high year after year. And because of the irregularity of the election outcome, voters now sell their vote because their belief is that their votes have not been counted in any election.

Recycling of the same group is what is happening in out country,  a lot of the politicians just as you have rightly said,  have no define job or a career paths that they are pursuing and that is why they find politics and political offices as a do or die position and many of them have done what it terms unconstitutional to remain in power or to recruit their loyalists into those political offices.

A situation happens in my state recently,  when the seating governor who have finish his two terms,  brought in his cousin's brother to take over from him,  and at that point, many citizens cried out and even tried to vote against the candidate butt in the end, he was rigged in as the winner of the election. 

Yes, without a second thought politics is rightly for everyone as long you are of the age for voting base on your country will deter the minimum age everyone should be able to carry out politics.

Politics might not be you In person coming out for a particular post and position but you casting your votes or involvement in some political affairs, like going for campaign. Visit to the Government house(where he will tell you how his own government will be and what to expect from him).

Most people fails to pertake into politics that is why most of the times some certain bad governments are put in power because majority of the citizens are quiet in politics and see no need to pertake in it.
We do not need to be silent, when ever there is a need for us to rise and pertake in politics let's follow up because a good government in power will certainly bring in a good economy

Not voting doesn't 100% result into sabotage of the country's electoral system or the political setting of the country reason being that we have many factors that contribute to citizens' unwillingness to vote, in some places like in my country,  citizens vote doesn't count, the reason being that the electoral system is highly corrupted and at that,  even though the citizens goes to the ballot to vote for a particular candidate of the choices,  those corrupt politicians will ring the election and make the citizens votes to become useless.

This is a systematic disenfranchising of the citizens and in the long run,  the citizens lose motivation to vote because, in the end, their votes will not count,  so what then should you blame them and call them part of the problem instead of facing the obvious reality of things.

No one can exclude themselves from politics, either we like it or not we are all involved in politics not necessary in democratic country but we all revolved in politics in our entire life, if we don't know politics is in our daily activities, politics is all about coming to an agreement, settle matters, and the likes. Every head of the family play politics within the family members like those that has more than one wife play politics on how to make things equal with his wife's so that they can be peace between them. A seller have to play politics with his costumers to come into an agreement to complete their transaction, politics goes not bring anything rather than peace, then if it is so everybody are involved in politics because all what we want in this life is peace.

Have you ever have the thought about what becomes of the citizens when the political system is destroyed,  and also what it is like in regions and places where there is no political participation like none democratic states where rulership is by hereditary in such a situation there is not much politics which requires political participation of the people and whoever the cap fit become automatic ruler at that time and that how the whole systems where ruined.

So the only important thing is the system of government which presents political tenure,  and places where this could not be effective are like third world highly undemocratic states,  so this has to be put into check and as far as that is concerned there be many possibilities.

politics is indeed everyone's business the consciousness of the human society is embedded in politics wether you like it or not politics is your business because policies made by politicians do not affect them alone but the entire populace within that sovereign geographical location so u see it's common to all to be involved in politics

Anyone that have the ability to represent large majority in decision making can be a politician.
Money and other factors are considered as tools to make them happen since we have people with leadership qualities that are willing to rule. To bring out the best person is the reason why election is been introduced so that the citizens will vote for their candidate of choice.

Politics is not for everyone, but for people with leadership qualities.

The politicians decide the policies that will run the country to prosperity or to destruction so I think that everyone who lives in there has a business as to how the country should be ran but the problem with everyone has a say, there will be bad apples that will try to voice out their opinions that are so stupid and will only benefit the few so my answer to this would be that politics is everyone's business technically but there still should be a level of moral and utilitarian guideline and common sense to consider the opinions of the masses because when people gather, they can't think for themselves so they just let the majority win when it comes to opinions.

Right, I agree with you, but it is easy to fall into apathy after living for years under the same administration and not seeing any change in the horizon. My country is a good example (specially in the last century) when we saw the worst dictatorships of our history, I am talking about government who lasted up to 40 years with the same head of state, in those situations anyone would feel hopeless, so would anyone feel the same why in government dressed up as democracies but actually being completely authoritarian.
What do you think of those recent coups in Africa, in theory those countries had democratic administrations, those were corrupt, that is true, but is it a military administation any better than having the possibility to change the president through voting? Now, since the military juntas have become the new governments in those republics, who knows how much time will pass until a democratic transition is allowed. 

Politics is a complex and subjective field, and can be evaluated according to human background. It supports and can have wide opinions among people about the way it is conducted. Political violence in a country never indicates a stable environment. Moreover, a stable democratic environment requires fair, free and regular elections as without it commercial expansion is not possible. A country needs a stable political environment to create an environment conducive to foreign investment. Political violence in a country becomes a matter of concern for the citizens of that country. Politics is a medium that can help create human rights and sense of responsibility for all individuals.

Different countries have different social or local characteristics which often lead to different occurrences of the same event from one place to another. Now if we talk about politics then we have to say that the politics of different countries in the world are different, but people of most countries do politics because of power or for business. Although ethics is talked about it seems to me that it is a method by which people start politics.

not only is voting our right but also our responsibility

a corrupt country is hard to change but voting allows us to at least try to change the system if we all just gave up nothing will happen for as long as there are opposition, those who challenge the government and the flawed system it has been following for years, there’s hope for the country

Whether you are voting or not, a corrupt country is a corrupt people. Even though the government plan to do election, there would still be people that would be ready to get paid so that they can compromise the voting system. We all have the right to vote as a citizen of the country we are but even though we are interested in honesty, we should not forget that there are people that are ready to do illegal things to get to the government seat by all means. The bad people are the ones that always ready to do anything to get to the seat where they could control millions and steal from the government funds.

Is politics is a business for corrupted politicians. What is business is the self dependent way to do what and a lot of money. Those type of corrupted politician who are in politics they think that politics is a business because they get power and they are a lot of amount money. They don't think about the people they do business with the people emotion who voted him. The main target of corrupted politician to earn money not to do work for country. That's why politics business for everyone a politician don't want to leave there position because they get money and power both.

Yes politics is everyone business consciously or unconsciously. One can never shy away from politics, for you to be relevant anywhere you find yourself you must take part in the politics that is played there. Provided you are alive you can’t separate yourself from politics. You are either an active participant or a dormant participant.

I see peoples comment that politics is for everyone. I don't see it as everyone's businesses. as citizen of a country you are bound to it's law rules and regulations that governs it, but doesn't necessarily mean it's everyone's businesses. When it becomes a business is when you take politics to another level.  Some people due to the curruption of politicians made many people to astain from its modes of operation. Politics was supposed to a democratic one, but now has turn to favouritism and nepotism. So I see politics as not every body business.

I doubt the possibility of people going about their normal businesses  without thinking about politics whether the politicians are good or not. At least, people still need to come together to change a government constitutionally,  except the political positions are lifetime positions.  Politics is a social activity.

Many will say they have no business/ interest in politics  but indirectly, they have been involved in politics from the opinion and conversations they hold about the ruling party and many more. If politics is not everybody's business,  then we do not have the right to complain when the ruling party  govern the country for their personal gains.
Politics gives every citizen a voice.  It is through politics you exert your grievance on any leader. Staying away from politics will do us no good. Its is the responsibility of every citizen to see to the growth of his or her country and politics gives us that chance to carryout this responsibility.

In fact, politics should not be everyone's business, but the circumstances of the country may force people to do so. For example, in my country Turkey, if you turn a 10yo. child and ask him about his views on politics, you will get answers you would not believe.

People should be able to live without having to think about politics, but some politicians run their countries so badly that people start discussing politics. Don't ask me how do you know it