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British voters stay away from voting after weeks of scandal over politicians exp

Doug Blane | 04.06.2009 07:32 | Indymedia | Other Press

British voters stay away from voting after weeks of scandal over politicians expenses

Today’s vote is predicted to be the lowest turnout in history as politicians from all party’s fight for their careers, including the prime minister Gordon Brown ahead of a looming general election.

It’s time to clean up politics, time to restrictor the British political system, time for a general election.

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Doug Blane
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04.06.2009 08:13

Less voters means YOUR vote counts for more! Alternatively you could let the right wing activists turn out unopposed and it'll be your fault they got in.

censored

thats an incentive to vote?

04.06.2009 09:05

Because a right wing party will get in? So knowing there is no democracy means you should submit and legitimize a corrupt political system? Legitimize a right-wing party getting in?

The irony is they can still get in. That's pretty much how the cons got in, most of the time.

The less votes means we stand a stronger chance of collectively challenging and removing the system, state and its politicians. A high number of votes legitimizes all of this.

confused

tactical voting? re voting will save us

04.06.2009 09:34

I've yet to hear a good argument from any one for tactical voting. as for ascribing blame the only people who can be blamed for supporting power are well those who support it, if you don't support a system how exactly can you be blamed for perpetuating quite the opposite is true, only those who vote are responsible for the perpetuation of power politics. Your ignorance astounds me, do you ever try to understand what it is you're saying? right wing left wing bull shit, people should seek balance and electing someone else to rule your life is not balanced it's infantile, I hate to break it to you but after your parents THERE IS NO GOD so stop trying to blame other people for your divisiveness and question what you're saying, I'm no master of language but you really seem to have no idea

anarchist

Think, act for yourself don't expect some1 else to act for you

04.06.2009 09:40

Injustice system, imperialist, colonialist, genocidal, THIS is what you are supporting when you vote, show me a time when government in this country has meant any different, you have to understand the psychology and stop thinking you're clever because you think you can apply tactics, Lenin in left wing communism an infantile disorder talks about tactics just another politician suffering for his own ambition get your egos in check

anarchist

Premature Story ?

04.06.2009 10:18

At 07:30 in the morning your saying the voters have stayed away, Can I have some of what your smoking ?

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