Well, it tells people a lot about who you are - or so people think. Not everybody wants to give out that much about themselves.
I suppose you're right, especially if the info points in the direction of something unsavoury, if it doesn't there is absolutely no need to keep quiet. My mum used to keep it secret because she would have looked a complete hypocrite or worse, stupid, otherwise. There is never a good reason, unless of course, I am about to be enlightened - and I'm not talking about dodgy countries where you could be in danger for who you voted for.
yeah, right. And innocent people have nothing to hide from the polie, right? Or their neighbours ...
I'm talking about voting but if you wanna spread the net, yes we could become suspicious about everyone, which again is one very good reason for folk to be open and transparent. Not all tip toeing around with their secret little votes.
Well, am very glad you don´t have a hand in putting down the law, then. I personally think it´s nobody´s business to decide, WHO gets told about my political or other choices. I CHOSE to tell or not, and I think that´s as it should be.
I'm with Dio on this one. Information is power. You choose who to empower in your favour or against, by giving or withholding information. A classic example of this is what happens at some polling stations in this country.
It works like this: You enter the polling station, clutching your polling card in your hot , sweaty little hand, thinking you're going to change the world with your miniscule contribution to the candidate you've chosen. You enter the first door to the building. There are two people , looking quasi-official and very respectable, sitting at a table with some pretty impressive and official looking lists. They ask for a look at your voting registration card . Unless you know what's going on, you innocently show them the card and they look through their lists. They find you on a list and cross you off. I mean, it seems to be part of the polling process, doesn't it?
You go through to the actual room with the sealed boxes where you are presented with the same scenario, but this time you are given an actual polling paper to mark, in secret, and post it into the sealed ballot box.
Job done and feeling very satisfied you leave, but wondering uneasily perhaps, as you pass the first two people at the door, what the purpose of their lists is.
Anyone know?
Topic: Voting