Voting turnout

[Loz]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> We should be marching every munter over the age of

> 18 to the ballot box at forcing them to put a

> cross in at least one box - or soil their ballot.

Ew. Wouldn't want to be counting votes that day.

[maxxi]

V511 Wrote:

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> Maxxi & Huguenot

>

> I didn't know the phrase 'Best wishes to you' had

> other connotations.

> I genuinely meant it.

>

> Simon.

Simon, it doesn't (or at least I don't think it does as I just made that up). I was taking the piss (out of BOTH of you). I do that. That's why I don't go and play in the Drawing Room very often.

[giggirl]

Simon - don't feed the troll. Honestly he's not worth even 5 minutes of your time.

[legalbeagle]

*AHEM*

So. I read the various points with interest and think I come out around here somewhere: It's not perfect. Democracy, I mean. However you organise it. A perfect system would be an incredibly wise and deeply kind dictatorship but there's no such thing so democracy it is. And even though it isn't perfect, and even though it's easy to feel disconnected, it's still better to take part than not to. Because if we all took the view that our voice didn't much matter, there would be no voices, no one to answer to, no one to call them to account, no one to give a tiny rats arse either way.

So vote. It does matter. And there's no better way to organise ourselves.

[maxxi]

It's that IF though LB... a theoretical non-argument that everyone knows is perfectly safe to totally ignore.

Especially if it rains...