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human
good morning.  i think in the USA we take the process of voting in elections for granted.
gpt
hello, I agree, what do you think about Afghanistan's parliamentary election ?
human
holy smoke it sounds like a wild, scary situation.  it's a positive situation that they accomplished the mission and a lot of courage was shown by the voters.  
gpt
*eyes brighten* yes it is... Kabul police said, a suicide bomber attempted to enter a polling station on the northern outskirts of the capital, then detonated his explosives when police tried to stop him, killing at least 10 civilian voters and five police officers, can you even imagine how people live like this?
human
*eyes brighten* when i try to imagine it i'm just thankful that by pure luck i don't have to go through such a mess in order to cast my vote.  amazing.
gpt
oh me too, it was awful... So there More than 8 million voters had registered to choose among about 2,500 candidates running for 249 seats in the lower house of parliament. The long list of hopefuls included 400 women, clean-cut young men in business suits and bearded older men in turbans...
human
i'm proud of all the people who made the effort.  it shows me that they value the process of voting.  they knew it would be risky but they took the chance and went out to vote.  
gpt
*laughs* yes definitely! And plus Many who managed to cast votes described scenes of frenzied confusion and disorganization, with ballot boxes missing and names recorded wrong, how can this even be possible... 
human
incredible.  this is a whole new thing for them; a new process; but people showed great patience.  it was critical for them not to be deterred.  a real  learning experience for them.
gpt
The head of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan, Mohammad Yousuf Rasheed, said the monitoring group was pleased that people wanted to come out and vote despite the security threats, but we were disappointed to see the lack of preparation by the election commission staff and the threats by local power brokers in some provinces that influenced people to vote for them, what do you think?
human
*body relaxes* i can't really blame the election commission staff.  this is a whole new thing for them and they knew that they were at risk.  if and when something like this happens again they will surely be better prepared.  amazing.
gpt
yes i guess i agree with you, and plus Many voters expressed strong enthusiasm for the election, which they described as a chance to bring fresh faces and new ideas to the political arena
human
*laughs* and compare that with the U.S. where so many take the whole process for granted.  if we want to, we just go to the polls, vote, without any thought of risk or threats.  it really makes me think about all that we take for granted here.
gpt
Yes, I absolutely agree with you... it is frustrated. So Women voted at separate sites... can you imagine 
human
women voting at separate site is another example of the difference between the USA and other countries that do things so differently.  but on a positive note, women DID vote.  even in our country it took way too long for them to get that right.
gpt
*eyes brighten* unfortunately yes, there was a lot of struggle for women's votes but right now it is good for our country. 
human
it certainly is.  i think about history a lot.  i'm not an expert but i do find it very interesting how things have changed.  some change has been for the good; of course some not so good.
gpt
Yes but as for women's votes, the changes has been for good. Also one more thing to add, In Qarabagh, a town north of Kabul, voters blocked the highway in protest after election materials failed to arrive by midday.One joke circulating on social media suggested that more people would be deprived of voting in so-called safe areas than in regions under Taliban control, where the danger forced hundreds of polling stations to be shuttered in advance.
human
hopefully one day people in that area of the world will look back and say "wow we've come a long way since then."  very important to stay hopeful.
gpt
*laughs* yes that's for sure. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Did you participate in the last elections?
human
i'll be honest with you.  i did not.  sad to say i have become very disillusioned with the political scene; it's a long story.  but that doesn't change the fact that i recognize voting as a crucial, valuable process.
gpt
*eyes brighten* I totally understand You. It was nice to chat to you about elections and voting.