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Originally Posted by Guinness
...He [Brand] says 'don't vote'..don't give them the mandate, the argument against [Webb's] is 'if you don't vote you lose the right to argue'...
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I think they are both wrong.
You get some people who can't be bothered. You get some people who vote based on tradition, others who change "sides" routinely because they don't feel any traditional attachment. You get some whose contribution to the campaign is an A4 poster in their window or a sign outside their house, while others campaign furiously for a particular party actually visiting you at your door to see what issues you will be voting on.
Sorry if I missed anyone out - but I think that pretty much covers everyone (Lords, convicts, election fraudsters, foreigners and people under 18 can't vote). They are
all ultimately responsible for who gets into power - even the ones who don't vote.
I'm always entertained by people who say "It's not my fault, I voted for the other guy" when in reality it's just as much their fault as anyone else. If they really disliked the politician who eventually got in, they would have made an active effort to educate others about how bad he is.
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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
What I would do is immaterial...I am not the one standing up pontificating in the media...
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Actually you are, it's just he's using a camera while you're using a keyboard; and your audience is a bit smaller.
