Modern politics has been witness to aloofness on the part of the voters when it comes to voting on the D-Day as has been highlighted in the works of many thinkers as well as the data corresponding to the elections. This is particularly true for western democracies like USA and France which went to polls recently. The downturn in the voter turnout has been discussed at length by many experts. Question is, what all reasons could be behind it?
One reason is the belief that the various political parties are so controlled by special interests that, regardless of who wins, real social change will never be accomplished. I take the failure of the US Congress to implement single-payer, universal health care as a case in point. Research consistently shows that such a system works best. So how else, apart from politicians receiving large sums of money from corporations that would take a financial hit if single-payer health care were implemented, does one explain the reluctance by many Democrats and virtually all Republicans to adopt this model?