> Actually, seriously, it isn't. It's the death of democracy in
the UK.
> We're becoming so (justifiably) cynical about our politicians
because
> our political culture has become so childish, petty and
deceitful that
> we no longer have any respect either for the politicians or
the
> process, which is why so many people don't bother to vote.
>
> We desperately, urgently, need politicians with higher
standards of
> personal ethics: people who are not afraid to admit their
mistakes;
> people who do not either lie or use carefully constructed
statements
> to decieve. The problem is that, even if such people were
attracted to
> politics, they could not rise to the top in our present
system.
>
> But this is _way_ off topic.
Hey, you can't whack in something like that then imply that its
all so
off topic no one should reply!
IMHO voter apathy/low turnout in elections is a sign of a mature
and
stable political democracy and social and economic wellbeing &
consensus. For proof, look what happens every time the BNP come
along -
higher turnout to stop 'em getting (back) in and the rest of the
time it
doesn't matter about voting 'cos there is so much consensus
between the
parties. Blue Labour and the New Conservatives further prove my
point.
Whilst they claim to disagree vehemently with each others
policies, no
one can actually tell them apart.[1]
Mark.
[1] It's true. I asked a colour blind person and he said
they're very
slightly different shades of grey.
PS
Whilst readers of this ng may disagree vehemently with my
position there
is so much consensus between our differing opinions, and the
whole thing
is _way_ too off topic, that it really isn't worth posting a
reply to
disagree.
