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Tomorrow, for those of us in the UK, is election day.
However cynical you might be about the process, the politicians, the probable result according to the opinion polls, or the state of the country, the government we get, at the end of the day, is determined by one thing, and one thing only.
Our votes.
There are seats out there where a thousand people actually getting off their arses and making a mark on a piece of paper can change the sitting MP. Fewer, in some cases. Even if you don't live in such a seat, it's your right, your privilege, and in my opinion your duty to get out of your chair tomorrow[1] and VOTE. I don't care who you vote for [2]. But every vote, however 'safe' or otherwise the seat, sends a message that you actually care about how this country is run.
If you don't vote, IMO, you give up any right to complain about the state of the country in the next four years. Yes, it's only one vote. But there are 45 million people registered to vote. Last time round, nearly half of them didn't. That, in my book, is a fucking disgrace.
[1] ignoring postal votes for now, OK? :)
[2] Actually, that's not true. I do. But I care far more that you actually vote. :)
So, just out of curiosity:
[Poll #487413]
However cynical you might be about the process, the politicians, the probable result according to the opinion polls, or the state of the country, the government we get, at the end of the day, is determined by one thing, and one thing only.
Our votes.
There are seats out there where a thousand people actually getting off their arses and making a mark on a piece of paper can change the sitting MP. Fewer, in some cases. Even if you don't live in such a seat, it's your right, your privilege, and in my opinion your duty to get out of your chair tomorrow[1] and VOTE. I don't care who you vote for [2]. But every vote, however 'safe' or otherwise the seat, sends a message that you actually care about how this country is run.
If you don't vote, IMO, you give up any right to complain about the state of the country in the next four years. Yes, it's only one vote. But there are 45 million people registered to vote. Last time round, nearly half of them didn't. That, in my book, is a fucking disgrace.
[1] ignoring postal votes for now, OK? :)
[2] Actually, that's not true. I do. But I care far more that you actually vote. :)
So, just out of curiosity:
[Poll #487413]
