Tell me what is more shocking – the fact that opposition representation in Parliament has dwindled from 30% to 10% (figures were rounded) in nearly 40 years OR that young people see no point in voting? Perhaps you can see the connection as I did.

For those of you out there expecting to be rescued by opposition parties, forget it. It will never ever happen in the world of politics. Why? Because we live in a highly realistic, selfish world. Politics has always been a case of “the lesser of two evils”. It is both very idealistic and unrealistic to expect it to be otherwise simply because power really does corrupt.

To be honest (and fair), I don’t expect the opposition party to lead the country into the future. I just don’t want a majority ONE party in Parliament like it has been so for gawd knows how many years already. You must always ALWAYS have someone who thinks differently, someone on the opposite tangent just to keep things in check, if not for the good of the people, then for themselves and the heck of it. My vote has always been for the opposition not because they are fantabulous at what they do (even though sometimes I do agree with the things they say) but because of this reason alone – check and balance.

We can always argue till the cows come home about why we don’t have vote, eg “This party sucks. They have stupid people”. Or “Why bother? One person can’t make a difference”. Or worse “It will never make a difference”.

Keep this attitude up and it will really make no difference at all. And to think, our forefathers worked like dogs so that we can attain suffrage and here we are, squandering it.