They receive donations and spend them on posters and stickers and leaflets
which makes them like religions and charities and all the other mentals who don't live in the real world.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 22 May 2009, 16:03, archived)

what world do they live in, then?
and how do I get there?
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 May 2009, 16:04, archived)

The world where shoving paper through letterboxes equates to "making an impact"

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 22 May 2009, 16:06, archived)

But it does.
Every so often you get a candidate who says "Fuck all this leaflet and poster nonsense, it doesn't make a difference."
Then they lose their deposits.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Fri 22 May 2009, 16:08, archived)

I got some paper like that the other day.
There is a quote from someone called Gillian on it. It says "I'm not voting for the Tories because of the last recession, never mind this one."
Which is perhaps the most astonishingly poor bit of reasoning I've ever seen, as well as an utterly desperate attempt at distraction.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 May 2009, 16:09, archived)

That's not illogical.
Leaving aside the question of whether or not you agree with the proposition she's saying "I've seen how the Tories act during a recession, and I don't like it."
Perfectly logical.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Fri 22 May 2009, 16:11, archived)

No, she's saying
there was a recession during the last Tory government, which was the fault of the Tories because they were in government. Whereas this one doesn't count.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 May 2009, 16:13, archived)

Maybe this one doesn't.
Did you get a terms of usage statement with your recession?
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Fri 22 May 2009, 16:14, archived)

Eh?
You've lost me now.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 May 2009, 16:15, archived)