Blog 6: Voting

I am definitely gonna vote for this elections, because I want to colaborate in a way to try to change our actual situation as a country

I think voting is something we must do as citizens, because it´s one of the multiple ways to make changes. Some people say that changes are made only in the street, I think we have to use the institutional way too.

Also, for people who don´t give a damn about politics (something I disagree by the way), it´s a good opportunity to check out all the different ideas from the candidates, making a balance of it and giving an informed vote.

On the other hand, I think electoral campaings are quite wrong considerating the focus. The electoral system is quite unfair for independents or any other political party out of the two big sectors . Also, is way to much money overspent.

To run for a public positition, I think a person must have probity in the first place, As well as the person has to know a lot of people, having a kind of a "social network" for some sort. But the most important thing for my point of view is the persistence to get the goals, asociated to resiliency, to manage to maintain in the circle, because that kind of job is hard, considerating the lot of pressure involved.

These years I´ve got the impression that we actually don´t value enough the importance of voting, something impossible to do years ago (specially after the "coup d'état" while dictatorship). It´s one of the most important ways to manifest our thoughts about politics.

I´ve never thought about becoming a politician, but I think I would have some skills for that, but I´m afraid I lack what I consider most important for the post, also I guess any political position is something you have to be involved with for 24-7... I just couldn´t handle it

In my district, as any other, we need to focus in the importance given to politics in the first place. Political matters, although considered boring, are very important parts of our lives, so we must leave the "I don´t believe in politicians" or the "no matter who´s elected, I have to work tomorrow" ideas behind, because elections are quite important in our lives.

There are four different kinds of voting this Sunday (for senator, congressman, regional council and president), so voting right now is more important than any other times.