Comments on: Use Your Voice http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/06/vote/ There's No Place Like /Home Sat, 12 May 2012 20:16:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/06/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-2113 Dan Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:53:51 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=968#comment-2113 @mjjzf - Sounds good, I'm glad you voted. It's been a VERY depressing 24 hours here in the UK. We now have Fascists representing us in the EU. In the North West of England where I live, we now have the leader of the BNP Nick Griffin as an MEP. Needless to say I'm totally disgusted by this. In Yorkshire they voted in another BNP member who's a former leader of the National Front. They're campaigning for an all white Britain and these idiots are listening to them. How stupid do you have to be???!!!! I can't even think of the words to sum up my feelings today, but luckily some else has. Jarvis Cocker - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbGmAKXJoos" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbGmAKXJoos</a> @mjjzf – Sounds good, I’m glad you voted. It’s been a VERY depressing 24 hours here in the UK. We now have Fascists representing us in the EU. In the North West of England where I live, we now have the leader of the BNP Nick Griffin as an MEP. Needless to say I’m totally disgusted by this. In Yorkshire they voted in another BNP member who’s a former leader of the National Front. They’re campaigning for an all white Britain and these idiots are listening to them. How stupid do you have to be???!!!! I can’t even think of the words to sum up my feelings today, but luckily some else has. Jarvis Cocker – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbGmAKXJoos

]]> By: Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/06/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-2111 Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:46:47 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=968#comment-2111 Submitted my vote - a vote to the one Danish EU politician who goes into DRM, open standards and software patents working for consumer protection. It looks like her seat in the parliament is safe. Submitted my vote – a vote to the one Danish EU politician who goes into DRM, open standards and software patents working for consumer protection. It looks like her seat in the parliament is safe.

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/06/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-2107 Dan Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:45:45 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=968#comment-2107 @Hanna - Agreed, I get annoyed when people tell me they don't vote or care about politics. They are usually the same people who complain about the hospitals, crime and the price of petrol. It's all politics you idiots!! A lot of people take the attitude that their one vote doesn't matter. Of course it does, and when everyone thinks like that we're left with nobody voting, but the right wing nutters. @Hanna – Agreed, I get annoyed when people tell me they don’t vote or care about politics. They are usually the same people who complain about the hospitals, crime and the price of petrol. It’s all politics you idiots!! A lot of people take the attitude that their one vote doesn’t matter. Of course it does, and when everyone thinks like that we’re left with nobody voting, but the right wing nutters.

]]> By: Hanna http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/06/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 Hanna Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:36:10 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=968#comment-2106 We have our voting day tomorrow and I will definitely vote. Luckily we don't have party as right wing as BNP (at least not as visible in media) I definitely won't want anyone from the right wing parties to get in EU parliament. I wish more people would vote. No matter how small the chance is that things would change to better, it's even smaller when people don't even bother to vote. We have our voting day tomorrow and I will definitely vote. Luckily we don’t have party as right wing as BNP (at least not as visible in media) I definitely won’t want anyone from the right wing parties to get in EU parliament.

I wish more people would vote. No matter how small the chance is that things would change to better, it’s even smaller when people don’t even bother to vote.

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/06/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-2102 Dan Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:18:43 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=968#comment-2102 @Fab - Meh, I'm sure there are other things :D @Fab – Meh, I’m sure there are other things :D

]]> By: Fab http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/06/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-2101 Fab Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:11:17 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=968#comment-2101 Interesting. I'd never have figured you for a nuclear power supporter. We might have found a point we really disagree on after all... ;) Interesting. I’d never have figured you for a nuclear power supporter. We might have found a point we really disagree on after all… ;)

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/06/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-2097 Dan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:02:03 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=968#comment-2097 @Fab - After much research and agonising, I voted for Labour in the end. I like most of the Green Party policies but there are a few I disagree with, I think we'll need nuclear power to survive in future for example. The Socialist Party was my favourite but they're campaigning on removing us from the EU, and I think that would be idiotic. So as much as I agree with 95% of their policies, I'm not voting against Europe. I was left with a choice of Lib Dem or Labour. I seriously considered Lib Dem but I looked at their MEP's and didn't know any of them. I couldn't find enough information on them to feel confident. I wasn't going to vote for Labour because I'm a bit fed up of their move away from the Socialist values they are supposed to stand for. I like some of their MEP candidates in this region, like Arlene McCarthy. She's done a lot of good things and she's very honest. She's done a lot to try and free Michael Shields, a Liverpool fan wrongly jailed for murder - http://www.michaelshields.uwclub.net/ After weighing everything up, I voted for Labour. I also think it's the most effective way to block the BNP. As you can see, it's not a decision I've taken lightly. @Fab – After much research and agonising, I voted for Labour in the end. I like most of the Green Party policies but there are a few I disagree with, I think we’ll need nuclear power to survive in future for example. The Socialist Party was my favourite but they’re campaigning on removing us from the EU, and I think that would be idiotic. So as much as I agree with 95% of their policies, I’m not voting against Europe. I was left with a choice of Lib Dem or Labour. I seriously considered Lib Dem but I looked at their MEP’s and didn’t know any of them. I couldn’t find enough information on them to feel confident. I wasn’t going to vote for Labour because I’m a bit fed up of their move away from the Socialist values they are supposed to stand for. I like some of their MEP candidates in this region, like Arlene McCarthy. She’s done a lot of good things and she’s very honest. She’s done a lot to try and free Michael Shields, a Liverpool fan wrongly jailed for murder – http://www.michaelshields.uwclub.net/ After weighing everything up, I voted for Labour. I also think it’s the most effective way to block the BNP. As you can see, it’s not a decision I’ve taken lightly.

]]> By: Fab http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/06/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-2096 Fab Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:59:26 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=968#comment-2096 Hmmm... Just fired off my own vote by mail today. I'd actually be very interested in what you voted for. :) Hmmm… Just fired off my own vote by mail today. I’d actually be very interested in what you voted for. :)

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/06/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-2095 Dan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:39:01 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=968#comment-2095 @jezra - A good sentiment, you should vote for who you think is best @jezra – A good sentiment, you should vote for who you think is best

]]> By: jezra http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/06/vote/comment-page-1/#comment-2094 jezra Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:04:57 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=968#comment-2094 Although you don't want to tell people whom they should vote for, I most certainly do want to tell them which candidate is best. So I will. Vote for the person you think would be best for the job. As a voting citizen of a country that is stuck in a self perpetuating two party monopoly, I never, and I do mean never, vote for the lesser of two evils. I vote for the person that I think would be best for the job at hand. Although you don’t want to tell people whom they should vote for, I most certainly do want to tell them which candidate is best. So I will.

Vote for the person you think would be best for the job.

As a voting citizen of a country that is stuck in a self perpetuating two party monopoly, I never, and I do mean never, vote for the lesser of two evils. I vote for the person that I think would be best for the job at hand.

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