In short, you were posing a pathos (emotional) argument, trying to harness emotions out of the readers through your faux righteous indignation. But, seriously, you're not demonstrating emotion, you're demonstrating apathy.
I am not apathetic, jaded yes, apathetic never.
Mmmm the very first thing that most everyone will do is want to decide on emotion. Do they like this guy, is he worthy ?
You strip away all of the other BS and focus on what is key, that and only that, the rest will come but you need to stay focused and ignore the white noise they use to cover up what matters most.
Are there fundamental abuses of people still going on ? yes
Are your freedoms still being eroded ? yes
Is there still rampant financial incompetence and corruption ? yes
Do you support this ? Yes or No ?
These are all key to the health of your nation and children both physically and mentally. This is what people care about, this is what matters. This is real.
If I have an emotional conflict where a nation is doing something as obviously wrong as torture and unlimited incarceration without trial, then promise to end it on an International stage by their leader then fail to deliver, thats it for me, im done with them.
I dont care what else they profess to, if you willingly allow the abuses to continue you are no better.... thats it and no amount of spin or excuses will change my mind into supporting a regime like that....
What you are saying and doing is excusing the unlimited incarceration without trial and torture of human beings as being acceptable AND whats worse saying they should and can continue to do so by voting them in again...
Don't avoid these points HS you cannot vote for such without supporting torture, your hands are not clean if you do so.
I was advocating the right to withhold your vote or fringe vote to show lack of confidence in the main players, this is the only way to send a message to all parties, you end up with a coalition usually and they sometimes even take notice in the larger ones if they want a majority in the future. THEN they might close down the camps for starters not continue. This is NOT apathy, this is direct action taken in the best way you can, by removing your support you weaken the regime that supports such crimes. Never think withholding your vote from an unworthy party is a waste because it isn't.
No idea if you have such a thing as a coalition option there though. However IF a party wins with less than a 30% of the voting population, for me that is a vote of no confidence. by removing my vote from the main parties that conflict with my core beliefs I would be contributing to that message not wasting my voice or supporting them and betraying my self respect in doing so.
The only thing a party understands is LOSING, slap them in the face with a loss and they take notice. Government fears the people ONLY when the people show loss of confidence in the main players, the threat of anarchy, the rise of small or fringe parties and unrest are all signs of the people saying LISTEN TO US.
Your not really ready for it there in the States maybe but Europeans and other nations here will know exactly what im talking about. In time so will Americans.
People should not fear their government, the government should and secretly DO fear the people but until the people show they have had enough nothing will change.