voting torry because:
of The War, or the economy, either one would have been just the same by the Tories, only more so and smugger.

Edit: John Newcross-Parsons
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:13, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

So you are voting based on assumtions rather than facts?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:15, Reply)

The tories supported the war in Iraq as much as Labour
And the tory policies on the economy are just terrible. George Osbourne couldn't be in charge of a paper bag, let alone a major economy.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:21, Reply)

I don't recall
stating that:
A) I was voting in the first place
B) That I wasn't voting Tory
C) That me reasons for not doing so were based on the above
Merely that those were stupid reasons to vote Tory, although I will add at this point that they would also display a lamentably knowledge of political history, and a shocking naivete worthy only of a child or possibly the educationally sub-normal.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:21, Reply)

of course that's the way to win an argument
claim that people who believe the opposite are educationally subnormal.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:22, Reply)

I wasn't aware that I was trying to win an argument
I thought I was answering a question on a humourous website
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:31, Reply)

If you're not voting you should probably shut up as it makes you look stupid

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:23, Reply)

Again, nowhere did I state that I wasn't voting
I've made no statement as to my political beliefs, or who, if anyone I will be voting for, one could assume from what I said, and with as much evidence, that I was in fact voting Tory, but was doing so for other reasons.

That said, I don't find anything as such wrong with refusing to vote, there are many legitimate reasons, including, but not limited to dislike of all the candidates on offer, the lack of a "none or the above" box to tick on the ballot paper, disbelief in democracy as a valid system of government, and disbelief that our current system is even fit to be considered a democracy. I'm sure there are others those are just off that top of my head.

That said, and before you go jumping to any more conclusions I shall, in fact, be voting.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:38, Reply)

If means if

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:41, Reply)

yes, it does rather doesn't it.
also water is wet, the sky is up, politicians are lying bastards and the electorate and (mostly) retards, any more tautologies that need stating?
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:46, Reply)

Good for you.
It quite possible for me to argue that anyone who thinks that Gareth Barry is better than James Milner is a fool, without being a Man City or Aston Villa fan.
(Cave Duck, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:43, Reply)

Only if
you do so


in a long


and possibly tangential post regarding ducks

I saw a duck today, it went "mwap mwap mwap" in the way that ducks went.

I admired it's earthy humour.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:46, Reply)

You're very dull.

(Cave Duck, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:48, Reply)

My irony-o-meter has just shot right off the scale.
Luckily I had some Ian Dury to comfort me.
(Bazongaloid, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:52, Reply)

Excellent. You might learn some new lines.

(Cave Duck, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 18:01, Reply)

We all do.
We assume politicans will do what they say and policies will remain unchanged after the election. Yeah right.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:22, Reply)

This is sadly true

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:24, Reply)

Sorry. Mr Cynical is well and truly in residence after seeing the bastards' latest performances.

(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Wed 28 Apr 2010, 17:31, Reply)