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So, how many people here are able to, and going to be, voting in the general elections this year?
How many of you know who you are voting for?
Are you disgusted by the current party (Labour) - the wars, the economy, the scandals and lack of motiviation to act on MP's involved in those scandals?
Are you horrified by the idea of "Let's sell off all of our nationalised services and turn them in to capitalist awful corporations and then tax everyone equally through the teeth so the rich people don't feel too picked on" tories probably getting in power again?
Disillusioned by the faceless useless EU-loving "let's let EU laws and economy rule Britain!" Liberal Democrats (who also want to increase laws in favour of the music and film industry to basically do as they please to anyone they claim has broken any piracy laws online).
What's left? Not a lot. If you don't support the right wing Maggie thatcher wannabe UKIP party, you aren't all for supporting racism and voting BNP, you're confused by the fact there's at least 4 different socialist parties and none of them can agree on who's the real socialist party, you're disturbed by the Green party and sense a great sense of evil underlying their policies and leaders... then what can you do?
You can either not vote - which is officially seen as being apathetic, of not caring who's in charge (so if you do care, but don't support the options, tough luck - no "none of the above" options), or you can spoil the ballot paper - officially counted as a "spoiled ballot paper", in itself it's a meaningless act but at least you won't feel bad that you sat at home and did nothing at all.
So how are UK people of voting age this time around feeling about the elections this year? Those who aren't afraid of saying who they support, let me know;
A: Who you *THINK* is going to end up in power.
2: Who you *WANT* to end up in power (if anyone at all).
D: Why on earth would you want THAT!?!?!
I'm feeling grotesquely disillusioned by the entire political process now. I voted Lib Dems the last 2 general elections but they aren't getting my vote this year. I, and many RL friends & family members, feel the same.
I don't know who to vote for now. I want to vote. I don't want to sit at home and be thought of by the government and the media as somebody who doesn't care. I might spoil my ballot paper by writing "JEDI" across it in large letters, just so I felt I took part in some form, if I don't support any of the candidates standing in my area.
How many of you know who you are voting for?
Are you disgusted by the current party (Labour) - the wars, the economy, the scandals and lack of motiviation to act on MP's involved in those scandals?
Are you horrified by the idea of "Let's sell off all of our nationalised services and turn them in to capitalist awful corporations and then tax everyone equally through the teeth so the rich people don't feel too picked on" tories probably getting in power again?
Disillusioned by the faceless useless EU-loving "let's let EU laws and economy rule Britain!" Liberal Democrats (who also want to increase laws in favour of the music and film industry to basically do as they please to anyone they claim has broken any piracy laws online).
What's left? Not a lot. If you don't support the right wing Maggie thatcher wannabe UKIP party, you aren't all for supporting racism and voting BNP, you're confused by the fact there's at least 4 different socialist parties and none of them can agree on who's the real socialist party, you're disturbed by the Green party and sense a great sense of evil underlying their policies and leaders... then what can you do?
You can either not vote - which is officially seen as being apathetic, of not caring who's in charge (so if you do care, but don't support the options, tough luck - no "none of the above" options), or you can spoil the ballot paper - officially counted as a "spoiled ballot paper", in itself it's a meaningless act but at least you won't feel bad that you sat at home and did nothing at all.
So how are UK people of voting age this time around feeling about the elections this year? Those who aren't afraid of saying who they support, let me know;
A: Who you *THINK* is going to end up in power.
2: Who you *WANT* to end up in power (if anyone at all).
D: Why on earth would you want THAT!?!?!
I'm feeling grotesquely disillusioned by the entire political process now. I voted Lib Dems the last 2 general elections but they aren't getting my vote this year. I, and many RL friends & family members, feel the same.
I don't know who to vote for now. I want to vote. I don't want to sit at home and be thought of by the government and the media as somebody who doesn't care. I might spoil my ballot paper by writing "JEDI" across it in large letters, just so I felt I took part in some form, if I don't support any of the candidates standing in my area.