Quote: Gavin @ June 5 2009, 7:58 PM BSTCarry on!
Carry On Erection!? I must have missed that one.
Quote: sootyj @ June 5 2009, 8:09 PM BSTAnd idiotic political inertia by people who half read a tabloid and gawp at rolling news between soaps and Big Brother will do them well.
Just because you watch BB or soaps doesn't mean you're brain dead, and certainly doesn't mean you'll vote BNP.
Quote: Nil Putters @ June 5 2009, 8:13 PM BSTCarry On Erection!? I must have missed that one.
Just because you watch BB or soaps doesn't mean you're brain dead, and certainly doesn't mean you'll vote BNP.
Yeh you'd be way to busy since BB coverage is 24 hours a day.
Quote: Nil Putters @ June 5 2009, 8:13 PM BSTJust because you watch BB or soaps doesn't mean you're brain dead, and certainly doesn't mean you'll vote BNP.
YEAH!
If you watch Celebrity love island though.... 
Quote: Nil Putters @ June 5 2009, 8:13 PM BSTCarry On Erection!? I must have missed that one.
Just because you watch BB or soaps doesn't mean you're brain dead, and certainly doesn't mean you'll vote BNP.
You misread me completely. I said when you do that in combination with not reading newspapers or following the news.
I'm thinking of too many people I know who's general response is
"It's all shit why bother voting,"
That said Bigbrother is shit.
Quote: sootyj @ June 5 2009, 8:18 PM BSTI'm thinking of too many people I know who's general response is
"It's all shit why bother voting,"
They have a point.
Quote: sootyj @ June 5 2009, 8:18 PM BSTI'm thinking of too many people I know who's general response is "It's all shit why bother voting,"
That said Bigbrother is shit.
In my experience, people who say that sort of thing have never voted and probably never will. They do like to complain about stuff though, which is tough shit as they didn't vote.
In your opinion, maybe.
I have to confess I did not vote but the reason was all of the candidates in my area were utter rubbish and there wasn't a best of the lot. Usually I do and most of the time, I vote Green but it depends who is up.
Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at Large @ June 5 2009, 8:25 PM BSTI vote Green
Giant?
Love the corn.
Quote: Gavin @ June 5 2009, 8:19 PM BSTThey have a point.
No they don't. There is always some one to vote for, hell vote for independent if you have to. But not voting is voluntiarly handing your none vote to dubious established parties or dodgy outsider parties like the BNP.
Hitler only ever got a relatively small share of the vote, it's just there were no other strong parties to oppose him.
All our current parties were formed by angry, passionate rebels at some point in their past. If you don't like the choice join a party and try and change it, or form your own one.
Everything else is a case of shitting where you stand and complaining you live in a sewer.
Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at Large @ June 5 2009, 8:25 PM BSTI have to confess I did not vote but the reason was all of the candidates in my area were utter rubbish and there wasn't a best of the lot. Usually I do and most of the time, I vote Green but it depends who is up.
I voted Green this time out of protest. First time in 18 years I haven't voted Labour.
Quote: sootyj @ June 5 2009, 8:27 PM BSTNo they don't. There is always some one to vote for, hell vote for independent if you have to. But not voting is voluntiarly handing your none vote to dubious established parties or dodgy outsider parties like the BNP.
Hitler only ever got a relatively small share of the vote, it's just there were no other strong parties to oppose him.
All our current parties were formed by angry, passionate rebels at some point in their past. If you don't like the choice join a party and try and change it, or form your own one.
Everything else is a case of shitting where you stand and complaining you live in a sewer.
Agreed.
Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at Large @ June 5 2009, 8:25 PM BSTI vote Green
I vote Cabbage-Looking.
Nil, join my party!
There are 5 kinds of pop!
Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at Large @ June 5 2009, 8:30 PM BSTNil, join my party!
What flavour jelly and ice cream?
Quote: Nil Putters @ June 5 2009, 8:22 PM BSTIn my experience, people who say that sort of thing have never voted and probably never will. They do like to complain about stuff though, which is tough shit as they didn't vote.
In your opinion, maybe.
They should. Frankly I'd ban all none news programs 6 months either side of an election and ALL newspapers and magazines would have to carry at least 40% news/political content.
I suppose satirical shows would be ok.
I'd also charge people £250 for the privelege of not voting. Oh and I'd made election day a national holiday but you can only go down the pub or mosque if you voted.