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Alternative voting - What say you
Posted:
Wed May 04, 2011 10:50 pmby Greavesie
moving on from religion, politics! Oh joy!! 
right people my votes due tomorrow so just thought I'd get a bit of discussion going on the matter
so, what you voting and why?
I'm voting against it. Personally, I think it'll make things more confusing and offer power to parties by virtue of second place i.e. the Lib Dems will always be everyone's second choice.
Posted:
Wed May 04, 2011 10:59 pmby Kenny Kan
Greavesie wrote:moving on from religion, politics! Oh joy!!
right people my votes due tomorrow so just thought I'd get a bit of discussion going on the matter
so, what you voting and why?
I'm voting against it. Personally, I think it'll make things more confusing and offer power to parties by virtue of second place i.e. the Lib Dems will always be everyone's second choice.
Yeah they do that here in Oz and it's fecking useless.
Posted:
Wed May 04, 2011 11:17 pmby Bad Bob
Just had an election here in Canada and the Conservatives won. Surprise, surprise...those that didn't want them in power are whining that 60% of the voters didn't want the Cons and are saying it's time to replace first past the post with some form of proportional representation. Interestingly, a decade ago it was the Conservative supporters whinging about the same issue. My guess is it'll never happen over here because every party in power is pleased as punch with the system that got them there and are not about to get the ball rolling on electoral reform.
Posted:
Wed May 04, 2011 11:25 pmby Kenny Kan
who you vote Bob?
labour I'm guessing.
Posted:
Thu May 05, 2011 12:50 amby laza
Democracy: Two wolves and a lamb discussing the lunch menu
Freedom: A well armed Lamb disputing the vote
I have found no matter what system you use. Youstill end up losing as you always end up with a politictian in power
Posted:
Thu May 05, 2011 2:42 amby Bad Bob
Kenny Kan wrote:who you vote Bob?
labour I'm guessing.
Who's labour? 
Posted:
Thu May 05, 2011 2:52 amby Kenny Kan
Bad Bob wrote:Kenny Kan wrote:who you vote Bob?
labour I'm guessing.
Who's labour?
Who's your left wing party then Bob?
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Thu May 05, 2011 3:04 amby Bad Bob
Kenny Kan wrote:Bad Bob wrote:Kenny Kan wrote:who you vote Bob?
labour I'm guessing.
Who's labour?
Who's your left wing party then Bob?
Being Canada we've got a few to choose from...
Way far left are the Greens, tucking in to their right but moving rapidly toward the centre are the New Democrats and just to the left of centre are the Liberals. If you live in Quebec you can also vote for the Bloc Quebecois, who are separatists with somewhat socialist leanings.
This time around I voted NDP because the Greens are not a viable option, the Liberals are bloated and out of touch and, of course, because the Conservatives are all dictatorial religious whack-jobs who perpetuate the politics of fear and bbq babies for breakfast.
Posted:
Thu May 05, 2011 3:13 amby Kenny Kan
Posted:
Thu May 05, 2011 3:24 amby Bad Bob
Kenny Kan wrote:Bad Bob wrote:Kenny Kan wrote:Bad Bob wrote:Kenny Kan wrote:who you vote Bob?
labour I'm guessing.
Who's labour?
Who's your left wing party then Bob?
Being Canada we've got a few to choose from...
Way far left are the Greens, tucking in to their right but moving rapidly toward the centre are the New Democrats and just to the left of centre are the Liberals. If you live in Quebec you can also vote for the Bloc Quebecois, who are separatists with somewhat socialist leanings.
This time around I voted NDP because the Greens are not a viable option, the Liberals are bloated and out of touch and, of course, because the Conservatives are all dictatorial religious whack-jobs who perpetuate the politics of fear and bbq babies for breakfast.
WTF 
NDP - New Democratic Party
Yes, indeed--the Dippers as they are affectionately known. 
Canada's official opposition for the next 4 years (and then a likely return to relative obscurity after the Liberals rebuild).
Posted:
Thu May 05, 2011 7:17 amby metalhead
No voting, send a tank and force the people to accept your rule
Posted:
Thu May 05, 2011 10:29 amby Igor Zidane
Vote AV and keep the f.ucking tories out . YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE.
Posted:
Thu May 05, 2011 12:10 pmby Kenny Kan
Igor Zidane wrote:Vote AV and keep the f.ucking tories out . YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE.
Bollox, just because you make out you're the only people in England who were persecuted from Thatcherism. 
Couldn't be further from the truth, yeah Thatcher only hurt the people of Liverpool FFS, you need to get out more, the world doesn't end at your cities borders. Yank.
Conservative: Preservation of societal norms within a culture.
Posted:
Thu May 05, 2011 12:31 pmby metalhead
Posted:
Thu May 05, 2011 12:58 pmby Kenny Kan
metalhead wrote:Kenny Kan wrote:Igor Zidane wrote:Vote AV and keep the f.ucking tories out . YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE.
Bollox, just because you make out you're the only people in England who were persecuted from Thatcherism.
Couldn't be further from the truth, yeah Thatcher only hurt the people of Liverpool FFS, you need to get out more, the world doesn't end at your cities borders. Yank.
Conservative: Preservation of societal norms within a culture.
... your misinterpreting it wrong again 
feckin apologists.
(if I edit mine you edit your quote of mine, WW3 will kick off and half hour ago I was still tanked up on the evil westerners consumption of booze. )