I honestly don't believe I should have the right to vote; and I think a lot of other people are the same.
I don't know too much about politics. I enjoy little debates and the bits I do know, but generally, my knowledge is too poor/simple. I have not taken the time out to educate myself on the main parties, let alone the sub ones.

My general understand of it is :-

Torries: They're like your stricter parent.
Labour: They're like your less strict parents.
Lib Deb: They're like your fond-of sybling.
UKIP: They're like your grandfather
BNP: They're like the poeple your grandfather faught in the war.
Green: They're like your hippy sister
Indipendants: They're like strangers who you wouldn't let in the house.

I think I should have to pass a test that demonstrates that I know about the party I vote for. I'm not saying any of them are wrong, just that you should know a bit about them.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 17:55, 17 replies)

Not bad Gonz
I'd say Lib Dem are more like your fond-of sibling who ended up married to a cunt and started lying all the time, but there you go.
(woocfot friends with Sacha Distel, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 18:03, closed)

Haha, spot on there.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 18:08, closed)

They're all the same.
They got where they did by compromising any ideals they had and stay there by being willing to bow to the highest bidder.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 18:12, closed)

Yeah', yeah', yeah', but thats not my point.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 18:18, closed)

In theory, you vote for an individual rather than a party (which is why by-elections are not triggered when an MP defects from one party to another) - so you should really only have to know what your chosen candidate has to offer the constituency.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 18:14, closed)

This is an example of what i'm talking about, I should have known this.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 18:18, closed)

It makes it all a little more straightforward - "I like the cut of his jib" becomes a perfectly valid reason for casting one's vote, without having to concern oneself with the intricacies of European fishing policy, or whatever. You pick a candidate you trust (arf), and let him deal with all that bollocks on your behalf.

Seldom actually works as intended, though.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 18:54, closed)

But surely I should know what his jib is?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 18:58, closed)

To represent you in parliament.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 19:20, closed)

That's not really a unique feature though

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 19:25, closed)

But it's not that simple.
If the best local candidate is from the party you don't want in charge of the country you're fucked. Pointing toward the fact that we don't live in a democracy.
For example, that lovely Conservative candidate you voted in won't be able to put up the battered women's hostel you so wanted because the treasurer you voted in fucked the economy too much.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 19:02, closed)

That's just simple laziness. Batter your own women if it's that important to you.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 19:22, closed)

I don't have one to batter.
That's my problem :( .
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 20:01, closed)

do you at least have some batter?

(dyllon nice beaver., Mon 29 Apr 2013, 2:44, closed)

This is a good read
criticalreview.com/crf/jf/20_3_caplan.pdf
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 18:26, closed)

I can barely read the title, no thanks.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 18:47, closed)

Imagine there's a complete bastard who runs everything
and all the various political parties are sock puppets he uses to distract you
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Fri 26 Apr 2013, 1:06, closed)