Links I found interesting for 17-04-2015

[nwhyte]

• Eulex report exposes EU failure in Kosovo
  But is there a way forward?
  (tags: eu kosovo )
• Why not voting is such a pitifully ineffective form of protest
  Because it increases the power of those who *do* vote.
  (tags: politics elections )
• Program Director, Europe and Central Asia - International Crisis Group
  My old job (in part) is open for applicants!
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Comments

[djm4]

I'm a paid-up member of one of the UK's most pro-voting party (it's in our name, for Mill's sake), but I don't agree with that argument against not voting. At least, I think it's only part of the story, and misses some important points. Firstly, if I vote for a party, my vote is taken (by the media and that party's spin doctors) and a positive endorsement both of that party's policies and of the current political process. I might not want that. I'm not saying that not voting is taken as a strong indictment of anything, because the media and current political parties certainly don't talk about that much - the article's right about that - but not voting is still not providing a positive endorsement