I am happy
Rather than meekly walking by and putting a X in the box I wanted to support, I took the step of explaining to the misguided fool what a twunt he is.

As for helping them - I think the people who didn't bother to turn out and vote for a more tolerant collective have done far more to help them than me.

Mullered
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:00, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

How do you think your rant at the BNP man made him feel?

( WormuIus, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:01, Reply)

Indifferent
Clearly it was something he'd heard before, he offered no resonable arguement against my opposing views and sported an expression that gave the impression that I'll be the first one deported.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:04, Reply)

I'm getting confused
I'm struggling to reconcile 'I was amazed at just how sweary and rude I was' with 'he offered no resonable arguement against my opposing views'

You were rude and unpleasant to someone canvasing for a political party?
You didn't get a reaction out of them.

Congratulations!
( WormuIus, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:07, Reply)

Cheers.
.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:10, Reply)

I'm willing to bet the poor fella wasn't chuffed to bits that you'd decided to swear at him.
I suspect he won't bother to formalise his displeasure though so I wouldn't worry too much about facing any criminal charges.
( WormuIus, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:12, Reply)

OBJECTION!
My client, Mr R. A. cist has declined to press charges.
He belives in giving WRONGDOERS a SECOND CHANCE.
Mr Mullered should thank my client and NOT BE NAUGHTY AGAIN
(INTERNETLAWYERMAN QC: Ace Attorney, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:14, Reply)

Huh?
I had no idea "A sweary argument" and "No reasonable" argument were polar opposites.

Hopefully this won't draw me into a reasonably sweary argument with you ;-)
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:50, Reply)

Huh?
I never suggested that they were.
( WormuIus, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 12:06, Reply)

"I'm struggling to reconcile 'I was amazed at just how sweary and rude I was' with 'he offered no resonable arguement against my opposing views'"
OK, maybe polar opposites was a bit strong, but you're definitely saying these things don't go together... so a sweary argument must be reasonable, apparently.

Just askin', like :-)
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 12:27, Reply)

Two different descriptions of the same event
1) I was really sweary at a BNP man
2) The BNP man had no replies to my reasonable arguement.

I don't think both of these statements are true.
( WormuIus, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 12:29, Reply)

I seem to have developed a nasty habit today
of skipping over words I read. It's turning out to be a right bitch with a chap who phones me up to snag a website I'm doing for him three times for every change.

The reason I bring this up is because I read it as *he* was sweary, not *I* was sweary.

So I'll shut up and slink off about now ;-)
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 12:36, Reply)

I think he's sad
I think I would like to find him and give him a cuddle to make sure he feels okay again.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:05, Reply)

When did it become acceptable for someone to be offensive and rude to someone else based on their political choices?
This is revolting.

There are plenty of political views that are at odds with my own.
I don't abuse people that support them.
( WormuIus, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:10, Reply)

what is your opinion on ballot spoilers?
I may have a pic of a magenta themed spoiled paper that could be going on the main board if I can find the time and inclination to write up a suitably witty and erudite accompanying rant.
( djtrialprice, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:06, Reply)

In the absence of an officially mandated
abstention box, and the rules in place to address what to do should say 50% of people abstain or something, I don't have so much of a problem with spoiled ballot papers.

But, if you really can't find a party that you feel address most of the issues you care about, then you probably don't understand politics enough and so should have your vote taken away from you for being a massive thicky spastic.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:08, Reply)

Aaaaah
you see this is my problem with democracy as implemented in this country. I think it's cock and balls. By voting for someone I'm complicit in saying the system we have is acceptable.

"if you really can't find a party that you feel address most of the issues you care about"

You don't vote for a party though, you vote for a person (and no it's not the leader of party your candidate is representing but rather the candidate themselves). I dislike party politics as in almost all democracies that I've seen it converges to a 50/50 choice. Screw that.

I want proportional representation. I want an official "None of the above" option. I want an end to negative campaigning, tactical voting as the norm, politicians who are afraid to answer questions plainly or admit they're wrong because it makes them look weak which in turn is pounced on by the press which in turn is lapped up the ignorant electorate.

Hmmmm, a clearer, better write up with more convincing arguments is required.
( djtrialprice, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:42, Reply)

I sort of agree
I think PR is a great idea, but if you look at all the countries with PR you end up with governments that can't really do anything as they are always run by coalitions and have to be very careful.

But then again, that isn't always a bad thing, but it can mean that parties with only small amounts of popular support can wield far more power than their vote share would indicate as they get to say to a much larger party "do this, or we don't support you and you get nothing done at all".

I think the argument put forward that PR leads to a rise in extremist parties is bollocks though.

And I know you dont vote for a "party" as such, but if the party rules were better i.e. local party members voted for the MP rather than the government imposing their choices in safe seats, then it would a better system.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 11:47, Reply)