Topic: Is politics everyone's business? - page 3. (Read 1211 times)

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

That's why I will always say people who contribute to the downfall of a country and the economy are those people who don't partake in voting. For me voting is the right of every citizen and I see it as privilege, why? The chance we don't have to speak freely about the government cause fear of death, I see voting as the chance to speak out by voting the right person, in summary politics should be everypersons business.

I think politics should be a concern to every citizen of a country because just as you talk of corruption, if you as a person can observe the high level of corruption in your country, then gear towards making a difference you will surely need to acquire political powers in other to change those corrupt individuals and make things right for you country but a situation whereas you've witnessed all these corrupt practices and you don't make any move to sanitize the system then you're also indirectly encouraging those corrupt practices.

Inasmuch as government is concerned, politics needs to be everyone business as these will help us be involved in certain decisions makings that will lead to growth and development of our various countries.

Though, I would not blame if some people decided to forget about it and just ignore politics for the sake of their mental healthy and calmness. I have talked to friends who have openly told me they are sick and tired of politics after several years of listening and paying attention to it, and without a meaningful change to be seen in the distance.

They may continue to vote for their preferred party,.sure, however they do all in their power to ignore politicschannels and news, and to be honest with you, it is something even I have considered to do some days, specially because of stressing things can be.

Politics is everyones business. But health is more important to each one of us.

In my opinion politics is business for every politician in our country. I have seen many politician in news day try to do for their people who voted at him. But I am saying about my country politicians they are seen its as a business they don't do work for the people who voted him. They just wanted power and they do there own. If someone talk against them they will take action about the person that's the reason no one want to take risk about their life that's why no one tell them if they do wrong or right. They do work for develop their own not to do work for develop country. They user is don't think what happening of the people of country there think how to fill their pocket with money of the people. Before election everyone promise that thay will do that for him for her but after winning election every politician change and they think their own not the people that they promise.

I am not saying that every politician are seeing its as a business but in our country every politician see it as a business in other countries. You can see a many politicians leave they are post because they don't do for there people they are failed to do complete the promise they have done before election. In our country the forget about the promises and they look at there own that's the reason I will say that politics of our country is a business for every politicians.