Population biologist, puzzling over prawns & other things. Puttering around by foot, bike, boat. I love public radio, envelope-width books, and a good tune.
Oct 21, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Yesterday, 39% of eligible voters voted in the Vancouver municipal election. Also yesterday, 3 million registered voters (34%) turned out to vote in Afghanistan despite very real (and realized) threats of violence. Thirty-six people died, 130 were injured. (1/6)
I know this sounds super melodramatic, but I find it so disappointing when I hear people (all over the ideological spectrum) saying "why bother?" or "I've never met a politician that didn't disappoint me". That is such an easy, contemptuous, and useless position to take. (2/6)
