My overall point is that political apathy is very real in this country. I can't think of a single instance where I felt encouraged let alone obligated to register to vote; not even from my hyper-political family. I don't think my experience is unique either. A lot of people simply don't care about politics or feel that the system is "rigged" and not worth participating in.
They feel it's either not worth it or that politics doesn't affect them.
This is where I gently suggest the idea of Aussie-style mandatory voting 
The problem is "social" in nature. Poverty, culture industry, and other mechanisms of disengagement aside, for many, "freedom" means "freedom
not to". In other, less liberal societies, I believe this would be different.
