I shouldn't comment when it's late and I'm tired. I totally agree! You can be apathetic about who to vote for/think they're all the same, but you know, turn up, spoil your ballot, draw a picture on it, write in a fictional character's name, whatever. Just turn up!
I was having a big waffle over whether or not to vote in the Police and Crime Commissioner elections here in the UK, because I fundamentally don't think it's something the public should be voting on. I think it's a horrible idea that hasn't been thought through and won't work. But I'm going to turn up to the polling station, and I will cast my vote for the Least Awful Candidate. I considered spoiling my ballot, but it's a two horse race in my constituency and I would kick myself forever if the Most Awful Candidate won.
Right, precisely! There was a hilarious (well, only because it was laugh or cry) post somewhere on the internet with a whole load of people going "I don't want the government involved in any aspect of my life. I want them to leave me alone!" and I was just sat there going "well, you might want to move to a deserted island then. But don't drive to an airport because, you know, roads are to do with government. And you couldn't fly there either because of air-safety and such, and oh, the same for boats. And I'm guessing you won't want to send your kids to school, ever, or see a dentist or, oh, breathe because of clean air regulations. YOU IDIOT." And then I had to go and have a nap because I had raised my blood pressure so far!
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I was having a big waffle over whether or not to vote in the Police and Crime Commissioner elections here in the UK, because I fundamentally don't think it's something the public should be voting on. I think it's a horrible idea that hasn't been thought through and won't work. But I'm going to turn up to the polling station, and I will cast my vote for the Least Awful Candidate. I considered spoiling my ballot, but it's a two horse race in my constituency and I would kick myself forever if the Most Awful Candidate won.
Right, precisely! There was a hilarious (well, only because it was laugh or cry) post somewhere on the internet with a whole load of people going "I don't want the government involved in any aspect of my life. I want them to leave me alone!" and I was just sat there going "well, you might want to move to a deserted island then. But don't drive to an airport because, you know, roads are to do with government. And you couldn't fly there either because of air-safety and such, and oh, the same for boats. And I'm guessing you won't want to send your kids to school, ever, or see a dentist or, oh, breathe because of clean air regulations. YOU IDIOT." And then I had to go and have a nap because I had raised my blood pressure so far!