Quite, I actually get quite angry at people who can't be bothered to go out and register an opinion, even if it's that they abstain because they don't feel represented by anyone.
Anyone else NOT voting today?
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Ironic member is ironic.
Are you not even asking yourselves the cause of this 'laziness', or is that a step too far in your narrow-minded point of view?
I may not vote but for any disinterest in politics but becuase i simply cant decide between parties, each seem to have policies iam completely at odds against.
As a motorist the lib dems want me dead.
As a straight british born guy labour have no interst in my rights.
As a working class lower pay band guy the conservatives will see me as a cash cow to support the rich.
I will go to the poll station but i have no idea what box to tick.
As a motorist the lib dems want me dead.
As a straight british born guy labour have no interst in my rights.
As a working class lower pay band guy the conservatives will see me as a cash cow to support the rich.
I will go to the poll station but i have no idea what box to tick.
the cause is irrelevant, the correct action in the case of not wanting to vote for any party is to spoil your ballot, refusing to turn out is not recorded, other than as a low turn out, which will be put down to "little enthusiasm in politics" or something similar, end result = lazy
If you genuinely can't decide then do anything other than crossing one box, tick all the boxes, draw a cow, play noughts and crosses.
If the cause is disgust at the way the voting system works, the fact the parties are all the same, that you think it's all lies etc. etc. then spoiling your ballot is the appropriate action.
It shows that you disagree with things and you're not happy about it.
Just not turning up shows nothing more than the fact you're too bone idle to leave the house.
Why should anyone care about the reasons they are lazy? Why pander to their apathetic egos? Make it compulsory and fine them if they don't vote, the stick is cheaper and more effective than the carrot. It's not even like they actually have to choose one of the people on the ballot.
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Refusing to turn out IS recorded. How do you think they get turnout ratios?!
And "little enthusiasm in politics" - yep, that's pretty much it.
Thanks for the sharing your thoughts. I think I will exercise my democratic right to register my discontent with the scum in Westminster by not being party to an event that would not have made a difference 2 years down the line. Judging by what I've seen at work this morning (blokes going out to work rather than excepting 4 hours off to vote) I'm not the only one. It makes zero difference to me how strongly anyone feels about voting, or how much 'we paid for democracy in blood' rah rah I hear. I will not cast a vote to anyone that I don't feel strongly about nor waste my time spoiling a ballot.
I agree with you, its your right to do what you want, but I also agree going to spoil your vote is the best way to show displeasure, they cannot say you were too lazy or unconcerned to vote.
I'm really still undecided what to do, I'm going in to either vote Labour, Lib Dem or spoil my vote. I'll certainly not be voting Conservative or BNP.
It would only be ironic if it was funny.
Have you? I know why people are apathetic voters, I can't quite work out how they can't be bothered to vote.
Perhaps in your broad-minded view you could enlighten me. Why people cannot be bothered to turn out to vote when turning out to vote is the only way they can effect any change.
Why people are too lazy to take five minutes of their time to wander to their local polling station, or a minute of their time to fill out their postal vote, to spoil the ballot paper to show their dissatisfaction with the state of British politics.
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Interesting conclusion, considering that I'll have been at work for ten hours today, at which point I will end the 4 mile cycle home by going right past the polling station.
Nowhere in the definition of irony does it state that all irony is funny.
Well this is pretty much why politics in this country is in the state it is, because of selfish people like yourself.
Four hours off to vote? It takes five minutes.
Does it not concern you that despite your displeasure with it all, when all is said and done and the statistics are presented you will not be lumped in with those who showed their displeasure but instead the group populated by the sort of people who didn't vote because doing anything more than walking to the phone to order a Dominos is too much effort?
Why not just draw a big floppy **** on your voting card then. At least get off your arse and voice your opinion instead of hiding behind the usual "I just don't want to vote" BS.
I'm not voting as I'm not on the electoral roll for my new address yet, if I were then I'd have an even worse choice than the mainland UK. I'd probably go Alliance despite wanting to punch David Ford in the head everytime I see him on TV.
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Congrats, you've picked four definitions that include reference to humour. That still does not mean that all irony must be humorous for it to be labelled as ironic.
Well sadly it doesn't.
What we really should be having after this election is a poll where the largest winner is Abstention, which would force a rethink in politics. As it is, we will have a certain percentage of no turnout.
People complain saying they want a change in politics, and that is why they don't vote, but dress it up as you want, at the end of the day they just cannot be bothered.