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by hamsun87
Dear readers,
For a democracy to be strong and agile, one has to vote. In a game such as Erepublik, the user is its sovereign.
It is fairly disappointing to see that only a minority of the people in eAustria do not vote. What's wrong?
Members of the eAustrian Congress, we must find a way to strengthen the democracy- Help eAistria.
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Comments
I think turnout was quite high. Keep in mind that most citizens are eithers ORGs or dead.
While it's on the surface a disappointing problem, there are other factors why this month's turnaout was low, including overall technical glitches and the lack of reminder to vote unless you hit the site home page.
Secondly, a slacking voter base is actually typical IRL absent immediate and burning dissatisfaction in the population.
Internal metrics are more reliable for determining if a country is in deep trouble. Do we have high inflation? Is our treasury large enough to handle planned expenses plus new citizen fees? Do we have sustainable internal industries to keep unemployment low? Is anyone starving? Are we at risk of invasion? Do we have evidence of malfeasance from our elected officials?
I guess this means Torgo is not a democrat, and more of an elightened policy wonk. Democracy needs free and open communication; do we have something besides newspapers and these silly shouts?
Nice analysis, Torgo. Although, again, I would be extremely surprised if there are actually many more than 69 active players in eAustria. So I still think the turnout among active players was high.
Anyhow, this is all water under the bridge. We must look forward now and focus on the Presidential elections. It is time for Austrians to take back our country!
If you have any friends in other countries, ask them to come here and vote. We will provide two moving tickets and gifts free of charge to any such individual, Austrian hospitality included!
I think the turn out for elections was rather promising for Austria. Austria doesn't seem to be dominated by 2 parties anymore.
Serbs will suport Torgo in next presidental elections!!! If torgo candidate he will have our votes!!!
I agree with Delta. Torgo for president.
Torgo is happy to be a troublemaker for Truth. Please take part in the discussions in Torgo's newspaper Helping Hands (http://www.erepublik.com/en/newspaper/helping-hands-139231/1)
If Torgo's style and questions as congressman do not annoy after one or more months, then we shall examine the question again.