U.S. Ambassador Ronald Neumann called the elections a "great success," putting an optimistic cast on reports that voter turnout appeared lower than for October's presidential election.
"In America, only half of the people vote," Neumann said. "If people are getting a little more used to elections, then maybe Afghanistan is turning into a normal country."
The above quote is from an article on Yahoo News about the Elections in Afghanistan. I am slightly confused about the statement that Ronald Neumann is making. Is he actually saying that "normal" countries (presumably he's talking about us) have low voter turnout?? Is he actually intimating that low voter turnout is something that Afghanistan should strive towards in order to become more like the United States?
John and I both scratch our heads in disbelief.
(For another country who's recent election shows them seemingly attempting to become normal like us, click on the link below . . . it's like the USA is a disease..)
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Yes low turnout is not something to be proud of, found comment a bit strange as well
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