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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    Do elections only serve to make the future moron-certain?

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    HobbyProggy
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    They also serve the belief that YOU would have a choice... :sigh:

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      They also serve the belief that YOU would have a choice... :sigh:

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      We do! We can choose to be governed by **this** bunch of incompetent embezzlers serving **these** special interests, or by **that** bunch of incompetent embezzlers serving **those** special interests. And all of them will stick their snouts into the public trough as deeply as physically possible, elected or not.

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      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

        Do elections only serve to make the future moron-certain?

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        Nagy Vilmos
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        It really matters, if you don't vote then parliament will not know what people believe. It is not just a case of choosing an MP, it is also about showing you care. Next time around, the parties won't bother targeting policies to help non-voters - just look at policies for the young vs policies for the old. They're all in it for themselves, but atleast encourage the ones who may give you hand up as well.

        veni bibi saltavi

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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          We do! We can choose to be governed by **this** bunch of incompetent embezzlers serving **these** special interests, or by **that** bunch of incompetent embezzlers serving **those** special interests. And all of them will stick their snouts into the public trough as deeply as physically possible, elected or not.

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          stoneyowl2
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          I think we should be able to vote *against* someone without voting *for* someone. Then the one with the most negative votes should be thrown off a cliff.

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          • N Nagy Vilmos

            It really matters, if you don't vote then parliament will not know what people believe. It is not just a case of choosing an MP, it is also about showing you care. Next time around, the parties won't bother targeting policies to help non-voters - just look at policies for the young vs policies for the old. They're all in it for themselves, but atleast encourage the ones who may give you hand up as well.

            veni bibi saltavi

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            OriginalGriff
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            I voted this morning. As did Herself. Won't make a blind bit of difference, but if you don't vote, you can't complain about the government you do get...

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            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
            "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

              Do elections only serve to make the future moron-certain?

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              Sander Rossel
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              In Asia they use elections to make babies :)

              Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

              Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

              Regards, Sander

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              • N Nagy Vilmos

                It really matters, if you don't vote then parliament will not know what people believe. It is not just a case of choosing an MP, it is also about showing you care. Next time around, the parties won't bother targeting policies to help non-voters - just look at policies for the young vs policies for the old. They're all in it for themselves, but atleast encourage the ones who may give you hand up as well.

                veni bibi saltavi

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                Mark_Wallace
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                Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                encourage the ones who may give you hand up as well.

                As well as them, you mean? Half of them have got ventriloquists' hands up their @rses.

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                • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                  I voted this morning. As did Herself. Won't make a blind bit of difference, but if you don't vote, you can't complain about the government you do get...

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                  Nagy Vilmos
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                  WRONG! It does make a difference. Even if every incumbent keeps his or her seat, if the vote against them goes up they worry, they really do. Every. Single. Vote. Counts. I don't care for other's politics\*, but I do care that people exercise their right to vote. \* Except for UKIP, those wuckfits can go stick their heads in a blender.

                  veni bibi saltavi

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                    Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                    encourage the ones who may give you hand up as well.

                    As well as them, you mean? Half of them have got ventriloquists' hands up their @rses.

                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                    Nagy Vilmos
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                    You under estimate the amount of graft in politics. They've all got at least one person yanking their chain, though more often it's several in different directions. And they like it!

                    veni bibi saltavi

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      We do! We can choose to be governed by **this** bunch of incompetent embezzlers serving **these** special interests, or by **that** bunch of incompetent embezzlers serving **those** special interests. And all of them will stick their snouts into the public trough as deeply as physically possible, elected or not.

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                      Lost User
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                      OriginalGriff wrote:

                      We do!

                      Yes, about whether you want one lump of sugar, two, or none. Voting only works in a democracy, not these modern perversions. It is large companies that dictate the governements what their interests are.

                      Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^][](X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett)

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                      • N Nagy Vilmos

                        WRONG! It does make a difference. Even if every incumbent keeps his or her seat, if the vote against them goes up they worry, they really do. Every. Single. Vote. Counts. I don't care for other's politics\*, but I do care that people exercise their right to vote. \* Except for UKIP, those wuckfits can go stick their heads in a blender.

                        veni bibi saltavi

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                        OriginalGriff
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                        We have an excellent advert for not voting UKIP here: the local ASBO family (really, they are the ones who started cutting telephone cables last year and got an ASBO for it and other things) have a UKIP flag flying on the front of the house. I've been sooooo tempted to set fire to it one dark night - but that would be descending to their level. :sigh:

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                        • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                          In Asia they use elections to make babies :)

                          Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

                          Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

                          Regards, Sander

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                          OriginalGriff
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                          I may never step in a polling booth again... X|

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                          • N Nagy Vilmos

                            WRONG! It does make a difference. Even if every incumbent keeps his or her seat, if the vote against them goes up they worry, they really do. Every. Single. Vote. Counts. I don't care for other's politics\*, but I do care that people exercise their right to vote. \* Except for UKIP, those wuckfits can go stick their heads in a blender.

                            veni bibi saltavi

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                            ZurdoDev
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                            Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                            Every. Single. Vote. Counts.

                            Not at all. 1 less vote won't make any difference whatsoever.

                            There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                              I voted this morning. As did Herself. Won't make a blind bit of difference, but if you don't vote, you can't complain about the government you do get...

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                              ZurdoDev
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                              OriginalGriff wrote:

                              but if you don't vote, you can't complain about the government you do get...

                              Of course you can. Whether I vote or not we'll still get the same exact government. My one vote won't change the outcome, therefore even if you don't vote of course you have the right to complain. But I do get what you are saying. You certainly should try and do something about it and voting, although near useless, is doing something.

                              There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                                I think we should be able to vote *against* someone without voting *for* someone. Then the one with the most negative votes should be thrown off a cliff.

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                                Sascha Lefevre
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                                Brilliant! I'll make a petition for a referendum to introduce this into electoral law :laugh:

                                If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson

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                                • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                  I voted this morning. As did Herself. Won't make a blind bit of difference, but if you don't vote, you can't complain about the government you do get...

                                  Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                                  rnbergren
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                                  Agreed, You don't vote. You have no right to complain. I vote so I get to complain and loudly. :) I do so alot. Those that can do, those who can't do teach, those who can't teach clean, those who can't clean sell, those who can't sell lawyer, those who can't lawyer legislate, those who can't legislate well lets just stop there before we start digging a hole

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                                  • N Nagy Vilmos

                                    You under estimate the amount of graft in politics. They've all got at least one person yanking their chain, though more often it's several in different directions. And they like it!

                                    veni bibi saltavi

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                                    Mark_Wallace
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                                    Sure they like it, because they can play the "yankers" off against each other for profit. It used to be that any politician caught out as not being completely above reproach was forced to resign (presumably primarily for the sin of getting caught, and making the unwashed masses look in directions that no politician wants them to look in), but nowadays they all but give them medals for being self-serving, immoral scum.

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                                    • Z ZurdoDev

                                      Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                                      Every. Single. Vote. Counts.

                                      Not at all. 1 less vote won't make any difference whatsoever.

                                      There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                                      k5054
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                                      RyanDev wrote:

                                      Not at all. 1 less vote won't make any difference whatsoever.

                                      Wrong. One vote can be the winning margin.

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                                        RyanDev wrote:

                                        Not at all. 1 less vote won't make any difference whatsoever.

                                        Wrong. One vote can be the winning margin.

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                                        ZurdoDev
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                                        k5054 wrote:

                                        One vote can be the winning margin.

                                        It'd be interesting to see how many times, if ever, that has happened.

                                        There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                                        • S stoneyowl2

                                          I think we should be able to vote *against* someone without voting *for* someone. Then the one with the most negative votes should be thrown off a cliff.

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                                          Chrris Dale
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                                          But why killing?Isn't defeating them enough.

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