*Zaccheus* on 12/11/2007 at 23:25
So ... why do people keep voting for the big parties which have lied to them in the past?
Pyrian on 12/11/2007 at 23:43
Quote Posted by heretic1dg
Or Kerry's "I voted for it before I voted against it"
At least that was true. :p
Omega on 12/11/2007 at 23:47
is this a must read too? :confused:
R Soul on 12/11/2007 at 23:48
Quote Posted by *Zaccheus*
So ... why do people keep voting for the big parties which have lied to them in the past?
I think a lot of people just don't like the idea that there is no-one to represent them. There's also the misguided feeling that the hard-won right to vote gives us an obligation to vote. That would be okay if there was a 'None of the above' box on the voting form, but I can't see that happening any time soon.
heretic on 13/11/2007 at 00:39
Quote Posted by R Soul
I think a lot of people just don't like the idea that there is no-one to represent them. There's also the misguided feeling that the hard-won right to vote gives us an obligation to vote. That would be okay if there was a 'None of the above' box on the voting form, but I can't see that happening any time soon.
Here in the states we have a write-in space for most elections if you do not wish to choose from those in the pool.
After the bigger elections papers do various articles about
"500 people vote Darth Vader as fill-in" or some such.
Trappin on 13/11/2007 at 02:45
London Mayor Ken Livingston facing Nazi jibe hearing.
Quote:
"I could apologise but why should I say words I do not believe in my heart?
"I am sorry but this is how I feel after nearly a quarter of a century of their** behaviour and tactics."
** code for dirty Jew.
(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4262833.stm)
SD did you vote for this oven stuffer?
Next Week: "Lucky" George Galloway finds £160K in his savings account!
D'Juhn Keep on 13/11/2007 at 02:47
New Yorkers never do anything in moderation. Just look at the political parties - they either lean so far left that Stalin would blush or they end up so right wing they all shave their heads and goose step down 5th Avenue. Moderation is a foreign word in New York.
heretic on 13/11/2007 at 02:55
Quote Posted by Trappin
Next Week: "Lucky" George Galloway finds £160K in his savings account!
Hey hey!
Lets be fair now, those were just his winnings for best feline impression.
Chimpy Chompy on 13/11/2007 at 08:56
Is that 82% in America a figure for the entire population? Or just those who can actually get treatment?
Quote Posted by Trappin
SD did you vote for this oven stuffer?
Stronts doesn't live in London, and if he did I assume he'd vote for the Lib Dem Candidate.
As for Galloway, his relevance to just about anything outside his own constituency is rather less than a major US Presidential Candidate. And no-one has even talked about him in years anyway.
SubJeff on 13/11/2007 at 09:16
Quote Posted by Trappin
** code for dirty Jew.
What? Oh, you're joking! Ah ha ha.
