European Election 2009

European Elections are to be help during the these days around all europe, and a major abstention is unfortunately expected. Most people invoke the fact that they are tired of politicians, and that they can do nothing about it.

In my view they are wrong since politicians only exist due to us, the people who elect them. It is us that mold the profile of the politicians, being the vote our only truly democratic tool. Regardless of our political view it is important to vote and to express our opinions on how society should be governed by choosing a party.

A good way of doing soo is through a tool such as EU.Profiler that can help you to find the party that shares your view points from more then a dozen parties (yes, because there are more parties then those that show on TV).

Written by Diogo Gomes on June 5, 2009 under English.

Comments

  • filipe freitas

    6 June, 2009 at 00:39


    Just what i needed!

  • Pedro

    6 June, 2009 at 13:18


    I use to vote blank.

    Have you seen the article about control VS freedom?

    • Diogo Gomes

      6 June, 2009 at 19:12


      @Pedro, Vou responder em portugues uma vez que esse mesmo artigo está em portugues…

      Acho extremamente redutor por parte do Marco, reduzir as eleiçoes a um ponto da agenda politica. Quando voto num partido voto num pacote alargado de politicas e não numa unica politica. É redutor e demagogico resumir as eleiçoes a este assunto.

      Daí que o site que coloco em cima seja tão interessante, pois analisa vários pontos da agenda politica e não apenas um.

  • Luís Miranda

    6 June, 2009 at 14:57


    Excellent. I’ve been wishing that there was a site like this! :)

  • Ferienhaus Südfrankreich

    13 June, 2009 at 19:26


    I totally agree with you that the politician exists because of us. That’s depend on who we elect and how do his work as an elected politician. We should really choose a leader whose heart is for public service and not for their own interest to candidate again in the next and next election.

    • Diogo Gomes

      13 June, 2009 at 20:01


      I don’t believe in politicians that stay to long in a ruling position neither… Inevitably they will become corrupted by the system…

      What I do believe is that everyone of us, should give 3 to 5 years of our lifes to give back to society, and then to move on to give turn to the next one.

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