tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post2696167633125301922..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Making Po' People VoteThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-46331014420272469392015-03-25T09:48:15.822-07:002015-03-25T09:48:15.822-07:00I hope we've learned enough about America'...I hope we've learned enough about America's voting nightmares that we keep the paper ballot forever. The ability to count votes quickly and retain a phsyical record is invaluable. My graphite mark on that piece of paper doesn't rely on anyone's dodgy software.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-76601571780484169942015-03-25T09:14:26.561-07:002015-03-25T09:14:26.561-07:00@Mound
How long until paper ballots are taken awa...@Mound<br /><br />How long until paper ballots are taken away? <br /><br />But I do agree with the idea of a protest vote that way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-67095545619927250272015-03-22T08:07:05.772-07:002015-03-22T08:07:05.772-07:00Anon, provided it's a paper ballot you can sim...Anon, provided it's a paper ballot you can simply spoil your ballot, effectively casting a null vote.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-29654567378331227712015-03-22T05:19:11.415-07:002015-03-22T05:19:11.415-07:00Sorry thwap but not voting is a perfectly valid ch...Sorry thwap but not voting is a perfectly valid choice when the only candidates/parties are complete twatwaffles.<br /><br />I can talk about candidates at the federal, provincial and municipal level in my riding and none appeal to me. That means I have informed myself about them and don't think any deserve the subsidy/monies if I cast my vote for them. <br /><br />I have voted when I believed in the candidate.<br /><br /><br />I have had the pleasure/displeasure of being a very active political organizer at the municipal level. You quickly realize that the best candidate rarely wins, the electorate is mostly inept, and that democracy is somewhat of a farce, fear works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-54057183449491012152015-03-20T14:37:59.824-07:002015-03-20T14:37:59.824-07:00I think it would have a different outcome in the U...I think it would have a different outcome in the US due to its rapidly shifting demographics. As for Canada, I doubt that many of those who choose not to vote would be Harper supporters.<br /><br />Australia? Oh hell, what would they be like if they didn't have mandatory voting?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-3734555810729576682015-03-20T13:34:44.919-07:002015-03-20T13:34:44.919-07:00I think it would be a good thing.
Incoherent, shi...I think it would be a good thing.<br /><br />Incoherent, shit-head anarchists have delusions that not voting is an incredibly radical act the presages the ultimate collapse of the bourgeois-capitalist-authoritarian state system, which is a prerequisite for ushering in the as-yet undescribed anarchist paradise.<br /><br />Did I say they were shit-heads?<br /><br />Australia still has right-wing boorish governments and racist parties though. They'll find some way to spin things to their advantage.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.com