They're not voting because...
- 1. To actively vote for a party or individual...
1. To actively vote for a party or individual, even for tactical reasons, is to endorse them. I don't believe that any politician whose name appears on the ballot paper deserves my endorsement. There's a stigma associated with eating at mcdonald's, or buying nestle products. I see the same stigma in giving your vote to a politician.
2. Ultimately, the government decides your available options (via the tick boxes on you ballot slip). If there's not something wrong with that, then I'm mad.
3. The first-past-the-post system of government is rife with pr0blems, encouraging as it does the type of knee-jerk mob mentality that we've all seen every election.
And that's why i'm not voting. How about you?
written 9th Apr 2005
Responses
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azad replies: You may not spend your money at McDonald's or buy Nestle products, but you pay your taxes, whether you like it or not.
Politicians then take your money and buy a BigMac for lunch then have a KitKat too, and there is nothing you can do about that unless you vote them out.
Get them to listen to you by unseating the ones that have the time for a BigMac and a KitKat. Vote them out before they get too fat.
Yes, the system is not perfect, but you will not change it by not voting.
written 9th Apr 2005 -
Andrew replies:
To actively vote for a party or individual, even for tactical reasons, is to endorse themSpoil your ballot paper.
Ultimately, the government decides your available options (via the tick boxes on you ballot slip).Nonsense, you can stand and get your name on the ballot slip if you were really bothered.
The first-past-the-post system of government is rife with pr0blemsVote for a party who supports PR (we did in Scotland and have got it).
written 11th Apr 2005