{"id":18744,"date":"2018-11-05T10:35:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T10:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nimd.org\/reasons-not-to-go-vote\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T06:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T06:34:15","slug":"reasons-not-to-go-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nimd.org\/es\/reasons-not-to-go-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Razones (no) para ir a votar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Este blog es el quinto de una\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/nimd.org\/es\/democracy-is-the-dutch-way-the-best-way\/\">serie<\/a><\/em><strong><em>\u00a0en el que Rob van Leeuwen, Director de Programas del NIMD, reflexiona sobre los supuestos comunes acerca de la democracia y el apoyo a la democracia. Esta semana se pregunta: \u00bfson las elecciones todo lo que prometen o tienen raz\u00f3n los esc\u00e9pticos cuando dicen que tu voto no importa?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cada dos a\u00f1os, cuando se acerca noviembre, los ciclos informativos se llenan de noticias sobre las elecciones en Estados Unidos. Es cierto que la pol\u00edtica estadounidense ocupa un lugar destacado en los informativos europeos durante todo el a\u00f1o, pero alcanza su punto \u00e1lgido en \u00e9poca electoral. En el clima pol\u00edtico actual, las pr\u00f3ximas elecciones de mitad de mandato son especialmente atractivas.<\/p>\n<p>Un d\u00eda de elecciones siempre me produce un subid\u00f3n de adrenalina: no s\u00f3lo las campa\u00f1as, los sondeos a pie de urna y el anuncio de los resultados, sino tambi\u00e9n el mero acto f\u00edsico de depositar tu voto y saber que ser\u00e1 contado. He tenido la suerte de observar elecciones en varios pa\u00edses y, aunque la participaci\u00f3n y el entusiasmo de los votantes var\u00edan, siempre se tiene la sensaci\u00f3n de que se trata de un tipo especial de ritual. Cada voto es una expresi\u00f3n de la influencia democr\u00e1tica. Puede que la democracia est\u00e9 en crisis, pero mientras tengamos elecciones peri\u00f3dicas, seguiremos teniendo el poder de cambiar las cosas.<\/p>\n<p>Pero, \u00bfest\u00e1 justificado mi entusiasmo?<\/p>\n<p>Cualquiera que observe la pol\u00edtica se dar\u00e1 cuenta de que hay muchas razones para dudar de la importancia real del voto. He aqu\u00ed s\u00f3lo un par de ellas:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sesgo de confirmaci\u00f3n:<\/em><\/strong> la tendencia humana a interpretar la informaci\u00f3n (como los acontecimientos actuales o las posiciones pol\u00edticas de los candidatos) de forma que confirme nuestras ideas preconcebidas. Esto significa que las decisiones pol\u00edticas que tomamos, incluido a qui\u00e9n votamos, rara vez se basan en una consideraci\u00f3n racional de las distintas opciones a nuestra disposici\u00f3n. Hay otros sesgos cognitivos que afectan a nuestras decisiones pol\u00edticas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/graphics\/2017\/politics\/cognitive-biases\/?noredirect=on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concurso<\/a> del Washington Post para ver lo susceptible que eres a ellos. Un pol\u00edtico h\u00e1bil tratar\u00e1 de utilizar estos prejuicios en su beneficio para intentar ganarse tu voto.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Gerrymandering<\/strong>: <\/em>una pr\u00e1ctica que parece ser cada vez m\u00e1s popular en los sistemas de distrito con un \u00fanico ganador, que consiste en redibujar los l\u00edmites de los distritos para obtener una ventaja electoral sobre tu oponente. Suele ser empleada por el partido gobernante para obtener una ventaja electoral en distritos competitivos. El gerrymandering es tan antiguo como la democracia moderna (el nombre proviene de un gobernador de Massachusetts llamado Elbridge Gerry que emple\u00f3 esta pr\u00e1ctica en 1812), pero la pr\u00e1ctica se ha convertido en <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2017\/10\/gerrymandering-technology-redmap-2020\/543888\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cada vez m\u00e1s sofisticados<\/a> en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os. En un distrito delimitado con \u00e9xito, el resultado es casi seguro y un voto por el candidato perdedor es un voto perdido.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Intereses particulares: <\/em><\/strong>Incluso si consigues superar estos obst\u00e1culos y emitir tu voto, tienes poca o ninguna influencia sobre lo que ocurra hasta las siguientes elecciones. A menos que se tenga suficiente dinero para comprar influencias. Cada vez hay m\u00e1s pruebas que sugieren que las decisiones que tomamos en la cabina de votaci\u00f3n se ven socavadas por el poder de presi\u00f3n de los intereses especiales. Aunque los m\u00e9todos y el nivel de influencia var\u00edan, este fen\u00f3meno est\u00e1 presente en casi todas las democracias del mundo. Mientras que los ciudadanos normalmente s\u00f3lo ejercen su influencia votando, las empresas y los grupos de inter\u00e9s bien financiados pueden permitirse ejercer su influencia en cada momento decisivo entre los ciclos electorales.<\/p>\n<p>La posibilidad de votar en unas elecciones libres y justas es un privilegio que no debemos dar por sentado. Pero los retos de la construcci\u00f3n de la democracia son mucho mayores, y no podemos superarlos solo votando.<\/p>\n<p>Tenemos que invertir en educaci\u00f3n pol\u00edtica y c\u00edvica para ayudar a los futuros votantes a superar los prejuicios cognitivos. Necesitamos estimular el di\u00e1logo para superar la polarizaci\u00f3n de nuestras sociedades. Necesitamos instituciones democr\u00e1ticas fuertes y cre\u00edbles que limiten la capacidad de los pol\u00edticos de abusar de su poder para obtener ventaja sobre sus oponentes. Necesitamos regular la financiaci\u00f3n pol\u00edtica y garantizar la transparencia sobre qui\u00e9n paga por qu\u00e9 tipo de influencia. Tenemos que garantizar que los ciudadanos de a pie y los grupos de la sociedad civil tengan las mismas oportunidades de influir en la toma de decisiones que las empresas bien financiadas. Debemos recordar constantemente a los pol\u00edticos que ganar las elecciones por s\u00ed solo no basta para darles legitimidad democr\u00e1tica.<\/p>\n<p>En todo el mundo, nuestros socios trabajan en estas cuestiones, a menudo en circunstancias adversas. Y lo hacen los 365 d\u00edas del a\u00f1o, \u00a1no solo el d\u00eda de las elecciones!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Este blog es el quinto de una serie en la que Rob van Leeuwen, Director de Programas del NIMD, reflexiona sobre los supuestos comunes acerca de la democracia y el apoyo a la democracia. Esta semana se pregunta: \u00bfson las elecciones todo lo que prometen, o tienen raz\u00f3n los esc\u00e9pticos cuando dicen que tu voto no importa? 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