Onko puoluepolitiikalla edes väliä enää? / Is there any point in party politics anymore?

Is there any point in party politics anymore? In other words, is it even worth voting as a regular person?

It is understandable, that during a time of multiple crises across the world, party politics can sometimes seem absurd.

For example, animated discussions about issues concerning local politics can seem difficult to follow, when so many things are going in the wrong direction at both the national and international levels.

While local politics can in no way change the whole world, or even affect the whole country, it is still worth considering if small improvements to one's life would become possible by voting for certain parties. For example, would a walkable city be better than a tunnel for cars in the city centre in your case? Then maybe the choice becomes clearer, even if both would occur with the same government at the national level.

But all parties are equally bad! While it could indeed feel like that sometimes, some parties are actually less bad than others. In fact, one might even find good parties if one looks hard enough!

Alright, but even the good parties are too tame! If one feels that way, one can always find more radical candidates from the same party's list!

Great, but it is not even possible to solve so many issues through party politics! Indeed, party politics and voting are only one way to build a better tomorrow among many. For example, demonstrations, strikes, organisations are some of the others. And there is no such thing as a silver bullet!

So is it then good to consider voting, even if one is not completely convinced about the benefits gained by participating in party politics as a voter? Exactly, because an active voter gets to have a central role in painting the future! And a better future is build vote by vote, piece by piece!

It's a done deal then, on the way to cast a vote! Fantastic! Remember to get to know the parties and their candidates through their campaign first! Have a great election spring!