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So WHY do we vote corrupt/criminal politicians into power?

One of my friends posted on his blog about the sorry state of our hometown and compared to the city in Japan where he now lives.It reminded me Imran Khan's slogan in Pakistan elections "Bad people get elected when good people stay at home". So WHY do we vote corrupt/criminal politicians into power? Could it be that we are too complacent to vote that we are being screwed? ( Trivandrum had 68% turnout, lowest in Kerala, Bangalore 52%,lowest in Karnataka, Mumbai 56% lowest in Maharashtra) OR is it because after all the whining, we vote for "our own favorite brand of  political inefficiency" -  Because my favorite politician posed for a picture with me or inaugurated my shop, showed up at my son's wedding, or said he would fix my income tax problems or just smiled and talked to me for a second. OR is it because we have been brainwashed into certain ideologies and so the ideology is what matters even if we are screwed over and over again? Or because the mosque or church or temple asked us to vote for a specific politician? Do we need a PK style movie to make us think about it?  AND then go back to voting for our "favorite" corrupt/criminal politician all over again?   Here is a link to the original  blog/rant... http://trivandrum-rants.blogspot.com/2014/12/year-end-ruminations_28.html?spref=fb

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