CTW Members ChewMyMoo Posted June 13, 2003 CTW Members Share Posted June 13, 2003 just done my british democarcy exam...and was then talking to a very intelligent girl i know outside of the exam hall, and..she refuses to vote...i know this aint like, abnormal..and most ppl cant be arsed...but who are those that abstain form voting cos of serious, poltical differences...it infuriates me to be honest..(reacitonary 18yr old)..but its an interesting point i think... how many of u dont vote cos u dont like the political structure, how many of u cudnt give a dam..and how many of u think i shud go mac donanlds for a take away tea? these ARE the important issues of life today...nothing else going on.... Quote why does your mum always buy crap pop?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Promotors CreamyC Posted June 13, 2003 CTW Promotors Share Posted June 13, 2003 Make it with latge fries. Quote CreamyC™ Email: CreamyC@ClubTheWorld.uk MSN: CreamyCTW@Hotmail.com Mobile: 07956 462 642 (T-Mobile) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Geordie Becky Posted June 13, 2003 CTW Members Share Posted June 13, 2003 i dont vote n my mam always says that i should but im not just gonna go into the voting room and mark down who my frienda are voting for or anything! i dont vote cos i dont know enuf about the parties to make an informed decision Quote ************************** Just have it like you know i would! MSN- Geordie_becky@hotmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members ChewMyMoo Posted June 13, 2003 Author CTW Members Share Posted June 13, 2003 thats the most sensible thing uve ever sed to me... will do find out bout the parties then..no ue just letting them go by..one day, bnp will have enuff votes to have a reckoning number of seats, and then wot will we do...italian priminister has illegalised and censored the pres, repaet of past...france and [censored]... and it will be interesting on that "wot does the world think of america" docu... and the eurovisision song contest...very informative... AHAHAHAHAHA Quote why does your mum always buy crap pop?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Blink Posted June 13, 2003 CTW Members Share Posted June 13, 2003 I don't vote because there are no parties that I agree with totally. I don't think any party can be relied on to do what they say. And in general, our political system is crap. I have been eligible to vote for 13 years, and i think I have voted once. I think you should have the option to vote for RON, or enter a protest vote as No Suitable Candidate. Then I would vote. I agree that neglecting to vote does rule you out of the political process, but why should you be forced to vote for something you don't agree with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Phil rr Posted June 13, 2003 CTW Members Share Posted June 13, 2003 i really couldn't give a [censored].... adverts for playstation influence this country more than anything that a government that can't sort itself out does.. large choc shake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members MrMoppyMops Posted June 13, 2003 CTW Members Share Posted June 13, 2003 winge winge!! winge bloody winge!! [censored] voting its a shower of shite! theyre all as bad as each other so whats the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Capn Jack Posted June 13, 2003 CTW Members Share Posted June 13, 2003 There is a point in voting, it stops political parties from becoming too powerful and it also shows just how much people disagree with certain policies. Don't vote and the country may as well be a dictatorship. Quote I don't do much on this planet, but David Blaine has taught me that I could do less!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members MrMoppyMops Posted June 13, 2003 CTW Members Share Posted June 13, 2003 Capn_Jack said: There is a point in voting, it stops political parties from becoming too powerful and it also shows just how much people disagree with certain policies. Don't vote and the country may as well be a dictatorship. Have you ever read any work by Noam Chomsky? he thinks were live in a dictatorship knowns as a democracy very interesting reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Capn Jack Posted June 13, 2003 CTW Members Share Posted June 13, 2003 MrMoppyMops said: Have you ever read any work by Noam Chomsky? he thinks were live in a dictatorship knowns as a democracy very interesting reading Haven't read that, I'll keep an eye out for it. Quote I don't do much on this planet, but David Blaine has taught me that I could do less!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Blink Posted June 13, 2003 CTW Members Share Posted June 13, 2003 Capn_Jack said: There is a point in voting, it stops political parties from becoming too powerful and it also shows just how much people disagree with certain policies. Don't vote and the country may as well be a dictatorship. So you are suggesting which should vote for a party who's policies we disagree with, there by giving them a mandate? If there was a party who's policies I agreed with, or the option to do an "abstention" vote, thus registering my opposition, then I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Phil rr Posted June 13, 2003 CTW Members Share Posted June 13, 2003 v few ppl vote for who they want - many ppl vote to keep the party they dont want out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Promotors CreamyC Posted June 14, 2003 CTW Promotors Share Posted June 14, 2003 The Green Party. Save Our Trees. Arse. Quote CreamyC™ Email: CreamyC@ClubTheWorld.uk MSN: CreamyCTW@Hotmail.com Mobile: 07956 462 642 (T-Mobile) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Scream Posted June 14, 2003 CTW Members Share Posted June 14, 2003 people that don't vote are usually the people complaining about how the country is run. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members Capn Jack Posted June 14, 2003 CTW Members Share Posted June 14, 2003 With people dithering over whether they want to vote or not, parties like the BNP are getting in. The BNP has a small base of voters, but as the actual number of voters is declining, their votes are becoming even more effective (some party policies aren't helping either, which have influenced peoples votes towards the BNP). Voter apathy isn't a new thing "Blair's plea came amid speculation that turnout at the polls on Thursday may be the lowest seen since World War II, with only about 60 percent of Britain's 44.5 million registered voters bothering to cast a ballot." http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/06/06/uk.poll.02/ Poll predictions of a landslide victory put off voters. Easier and more modern methods of voting are being looked into. "Voters didn't turn out in the 2001 election because of polls predicting a landslide victory as well as Labour's failure to keep its promises" http://politics.guardian.co.uk/polls/comment/0,11030,611962,00.html Dom Joly tackles voter apathy "More young people voted in Big Brother than in the last general election." http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,495273,00.html The Green Party to tackle voter apathy. "we are the first political party to challenge the existing political and economic theology of globalisation and to instead call for its replacement with an emphasis on local production and economies. Under the Green's policies, beggar-your-neighbour globalisation is replaced by the more cooperative better-your-neighbour localisation." http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news/2001/06/globalisation.html Political apathy, as opposed to voter apathy. Adverts launched on Monday aim to encourage the UK's 4.7 million 18 - 24 year old youths "to reconsider the value and power of their vote within a democracy, the importance and relevance to them of local issues and the impact voting can make on their lives". http://www.epolitix.com/bos/epxnews/0000004E0726.htm Google has thousands of hits for voter apathy. Worth a look. Search for Voter Apathy UK. http://www.google.com/ Quote I don't do much on this planet, but David Blaine has taught me that I could do less!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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