Is politics everyone's business?

[Hispo]

Everyone should actively participate in politics because you will know more about the system and politicians. This will positively influence the country's struggle toward democratic values. It will strengthen democracy. There should be open debates on upcoming policies and reforms and the active participation of people in politics will fuel new ideas and innovative solutions to the existing problems. If a well-educated person does not come into politics, the country will be run by uneducated crooks and the country's condition will further deteriorate.  

The problem is that when the situation of a country turns very bad, mostly because of the situation created by bad governance, then people (both educated and uneducated) become apathetic to the state of their country and may choose not to engage in politics because they believe it is a system which is rigged or only used for the sake of the powerful to keep themselves with all the power, you know.

If there is a reason on why undemocratic regimes last so much time in the history of humanity and society, is because how apathetic the civil society becomes and choose not to fight for a better future, because on how bad their present is, it is the case of what we see here in Venezuela and in other countries of Latin America. All could be traced back to demagogs seizing power and making the life of the people miserable for selfish purposes.

[Promocodeudo]

Politics is everyone's business.  If you avoid participating in politics for some reasons known to you, it won't stop you from experiencing the effect of the political leader on seat as at the moment.  This is even the main reason why everyone should be actively involved to ensure that only good and trustworthy representatives are elected or appointed as the case may be to represent the people and  remain accountable to the people.

It is quite unfortunate that some countries are facing the opposite of what politics is actually supposed to be,  making the people suffer in the midst of plenty. In spite of this, it is still necessary that the masses come out en masse to speak against a bad government. There is strength in unity and Political apathy is never a solution. Avoiding politics will breed more dictators who wouldn't care about the purpose for which they were elected 

Politics as you said is everyone business but people has decided to totally exempt themselves from getting involved for some reason, in some country if you like vote or not, the winner must emerge by which ever means, so this has made some peole to giveup, hence it is now a game that does not requires individual opinion, the African politics in particular has change the believe of the people to get politics right, in Africa voting process is a do or die affair, though election can never be totally done without little suspicion from the people that the election is faced with irregularities.

In some countries, every person is directly or indirectly involved in politics, the political will of the people are always obeyed to an extent, not in Africa where it is done differently and the wish of the people is been truncated to satisfy the master decision.