That was my initial thought
but I don't want to get angry again, so I didn't bring it up.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 12 May 2011, 14:23, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I got angry about it last night
My Mum was visiting and I made the mistake of allowing myself to get wound up about how on earth the electorate could reject what is categorically a fairer method of voting.

Obviously I should have realised that my Mum voted no
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 12 May 2011, 14:26, Reply)

Your mum is a fucking spastic.
No offence like, but she is.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 12 May 2011, 14:30, Reply)

My Mum is a fucking Tory
And of course they don't want AV in case they start seeing seats fairly distributed, or some craziness
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 12 May 2011, 14:34, Reply)

Woah there,
it's not about fairly distributed, that would require PR, which actually I don't think I want, as I like the constituancy link to the electorate.

But ensuring that each MP has 50% of the votes I think is teh bare minimum you should expect from a democratic system.

Meh, why are we bothering, there is no way anything will change in our lifetimes now.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 12 May 2011, 14:37, Reply)

Probably not
I imagine the recent referendum can be represented as follows;

Electorate: "Our politicians are corrupt and should be more fairly elected and therefore accountable!"
The government: "Well OK, under extreme duress we'll give you the chance to vote in a slightly more complicated and much fairer system..."
Electorate: "tl:dr"
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 12 May 2011, 14:48, Reply)

^this

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 12 May 2011, 14:50, Reply)

Spot fucking on.

(Bazongaloid, Thu 12 May 2011, 14:53, Reply)

*aggrieved right-thinking men of B3ta fist-bumps*

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 12 May 2011, 14:58, Reply)

*looks around*

*checks no-one is watching*

*unzips flies*
(Bazongaloid, Thu 12 May 2011, 14:59, Reply)

*surreptitiously activates hidden video camera for blackmail purposes*

*gobbles*
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 12 May 2011, 15:02, Reply)

so much this
I was camping when the result came in, and I couldn't believe how almost all of my mates thought that AV was a bad idea. I was completely taken aback.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 May 2011, 15:06, Reply)

Your mates are fucking spastics
no offence, but they are.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 12 May 2011, 15:07, Reply)

I agree.
it was my brother as well.

fortunately my mrs wasn't one of the idiots.

I was actually shocked by the reaction. There is literally no reason why the current system is better.

If nothing else, the fact that the Daily Mail had a massive NO TO AV on the front is reason enough.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 12 May 2011, 15:10, Reply)

Now Al, you can hardly call everyone in the country who voted no a fucking spastic
Only because of lack of opportunity, mind. I know you would given the chance.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 12 May 2011, 15:15, Reply)