Actually...
'Before you try your "not voting is as bad as voting for *"'

I wasn't going to make that argument. In fact, I completely disagree with it. In addition to hating being told I'm supporting X party if I don't vote Y I also hate people who say "if you don't vote you have no right to complain" because I disagree with that too. It's the closest you can get to "none of the above".

We live in a Democracy, not the fucking Weakest Link. Tactical voting shouldn't enter into it.

I don't know who you vote for but when I've been in that situation I've voted Green.
(Rilux might be pregnant and has bum-aids, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 19:59, 2 replies)

I've voted Green before
and then been utterly flabbergasted when I read about their science policies. Having just googled: liberalconspiracy.org/2009/06/09/is-the-green-party-anti-science/

Never again. My vote for other parties is almost a vote against the fucking Green party.
(cypherspace is not a toaster, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 20:30, closed)

this ^
also, on telling Labour candidate I'm not going to vote for him/her/it, "Well, the Tories won't do any better"

Right. Because I'm instantly going to vote for the Tories if I'm not a Labour voter. Duh.
( Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 22:27, closed)