[Politics] Have you voted today? [EU elections] - Page 3

slicer · 4th June 2009, 1:20pm

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Originally Posted by AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS

75 for me this week.
'ardcore

That's hard going. No done as many hours as that in a week in years....don't miss it. I'd rather be skint and have some free time than have money and not be able to enjoy it!

No always as easy as that but, eh.

Zippy · 4th June 2009, 1:35pm

If I was restricted to 35 hours I'd be down hundreds of pounds, fuck that really. As long as you can opt out then.

wee scary burd · 4th June 2009, 1:57pm

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Originally Posted by wee scary burd

What time does voting end?

AGAIN.

Anyone?

**Kenny Everett** · 4th June 2009, 2:01pm

10pm, says on the polling card.

AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS · 4th June 2009, 2:01pm

Fucking google it ya lazy rat, fuck me.

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Originally Posted by slicer

That's hard going. No done as many hours as that in a week in years....don't miss it. I'd rather be skint and have some free time than have money and not be able to enjoy it!

No always as easy as that but, eh.

2 Jobs though innit.
Don't do it every week - Mainly around 50-60 average.
So it doesn't hinder my free time greatly - Usually only go out at the weekends - midweeks for hating life, and playing 5's, and studying.

pANDAS Radio · 4th June 2009, 2:39pm

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Originally Posted by AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS

Counts for, what exactly?
Stats on a bit of paper, nothing meaningful to the people voting, IMO.

A "no vote" is an easy way to say "I would have liked to vote, but not for any of the listed candidates". I reckon quite a few of the staunch Labour supporters will spoil their papers this election, or go for a fringe party like The Greens. I'm pretty sure that at some point tonight there will be talk of an increase in spoiled papers, increased votes for The Greens, an increase for the BNP, and possibly a small increase for UKIP. Of the big 3 I see less votes for Labour and increases for the Lib Dems and the Tories. All these recent scandals should make this quite an interesting election.

Young Blood · 4th June 2009, 2:44pm

fuck i almost forgot!

AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS · 4th June 2009, 3:05pm

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Originally Posted by pANDAS Radio

A "no vote" is an easy way to say "I would have liked to vote, but not for any of the listed candidates".

I would have liked to have a party or group of workers that I could trust but, in a capitalist environment this just plain isn't going to happen.

Still though, I dont get why anyone would bother going just to show "they'd have liked to vote but didn't"? You say it's an "easy way to say they would have liked to have voted" but, who are you saying it to? It's only for the sake of the bourgeois statistic game. Meaningless to us, here in the real world.

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an increase for the BNP, and possibly a small increase for UKIP. Of the big 3 I see less votes for Labour and increases for the Lib Dems and the Tories. All these recent scandals should make this quite an interesting election.

It's about as interesting as the dog shitting on the carpet again.
Same old fucking shit time after time.

I see an increase for the BNP/UKIP too - it's the standard fair for an economic downturn/catastrophe....stupid cunts need someone to blame, BNP see their target (immigrants) and run with their usual pap...and some people take the bait.
Ce la vie.

Westy · 4th June 2009, 3:23pm

I didn't even get a polling card.

AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS · 4th June 2009, 3:25pm

Just aswell, You'd have probably hurt yourself with it.

Zippy · 4th June 2009, 3:29pm

Westy · 4th June 2009, 3:35pm

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Originally Posted by AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS

Just aswell, You'd have probably hurt yourself with it.

Was "Sack the the Celtic Board" the choice you voted for? Like added it yerself and that.

XMachina · 4th June 2009, 4:27pm

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Still though, I dont get why anyone would bother going just to show "they'd have liked to vote but didn't"?

Not turning up to the polls can be and is explained away in any number of ways by the candidates as well as the media, bourgeoisie or otherwise: Terminator is just out at the pictures, took the kids to Largs on their day off and didn’t get back in time, the weather isn’t so good and- my personal favourite from the year I was a polling clerk- big brother’s on, anything to deflect emphasis from the notion that turnouts decrease with every passing election because perhaps there’s nobody standing that’s worth the vote. Turning up and spoiling your paper or registering a NOTA vote is much harder to explain away.

PAPA LAZEROU · 4th June 2009, 4:29pm

Fuck them......fuck them all. There is not a single one that is deserving of my vote so they can go tae fuck......buncha fraudulent CUNTS!!!!

AWESOMEUS MAXIMUS · 4th June 2009, 4:37pm

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Originally Posted by XMachina

Not turning up to the polls can be and is explained away in any number of ways by the candidates as well as the media, bourgeoisie or otherwise: Terminator is just out at the pictures, took the kids to Largs on their day off and didn’t get back in time, the weather isn’t so good and- my personal favourite from the year I was a polling clerk- big brother’s on, anything to deflect emphasis from the notion that turnouts decrease with every passing election because perhaps there’s nobody standing that’s worth the vote. Turning up and spoiling your paper or registering a NOTA vote is much harder to explain away.

Fair point, but unless that happens en masse, it's not going to ever happen.
They can pedal any excuse they want...it's them ffs. No strangers to making even the most ridiculous lies seem true. Tell it enough times and bobs yer faither etc.

I came to the decision sometime ago that I'd never vote. They are not worth my time.