at least the votes count in america. lol australia your votes dont count lolololoolol. you vote for a minor party, your vote goes to a major party LOL
Depends.Cybargs wrote:
at least the votes count in america. lol australia your votes dont count lolololoolol. you vote for a minor party, your vote goes to a major party LOL
Fuck Israel
Still. your votes dont really count which is bullshit.Dilbert_X wrote:
Depends.Cybargs wrote:
at least the votes count in america. lol australia your votes dont count lolololoolol. you vote for a minor party, your vote goes to a major party LOL
You use what the Brits called AV, don't you?
kinda like that and its fucking retarded. oh and you get a fine if you dont vote.
If a party has a vote transfer deal set up its published so you know exactly who you're voting for and how that vote might be transferred.
Its not so hard really.
Its not so hard really.
Fuck Israel
Sounds like we're not the ones that need political reform...
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Compulsory voting and votes that get punted sounds like a great way to legitimize whatever trash politicians vote for. Can't complain since it's what you voted for amirite? It's a system designed to stifle dissent.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Only if you have enrolled AFAIK.Cybargs wrote:
kinda like that and its fucking retarded. oh and you get a fine if you dont vote.
Its still better than having a choice of only two parties to vote for.Jay wrote:
Compulsory voting and votes that get punted sounds like a great way to legitimize whatever trash politicians vote for. Can't complain since it's what you voted for amirite? It's a system designed to stifle dissent.
Fuck Israel
We have as many choices as we want, including the choice to not legitimize the government by voting. I happen to be registered as a Libertarian Party member.Dilbert_X wrote:
Its still better than having a choice of only two parties to vote for.Jay wrote:
Compulsory voting and votes that get punted sounds like a great way to legitimize whatever trash politicians vote for. Can't complain since it's what you voted for amirite? It's a system designed to stifle dissent.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
I didn't vote at the last election.
Went up, signed off, took my ballot paper and dropped it straight in the box. Didn't even need to do that, but it felt better.
Went up, signed off, took my ballot paper and dropped it straight in the box. Didn't even need to do that, but it felt better.
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The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
You still had to take time out of your day to do that.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
Yeah, 10 minutes walk. Oh no.Jay wrote:
You still had to take time out of your day to do that.
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
Im never gonna enroll fuck that. fuck the threat of a fine if i dont vote.Jaekus wrote:
Only if you have enrolled AFAIK.Cybargs wrote:
kinda like that and its fucking retarded. oh and you get a fine if you dont vote.
Spark: It's just annoying knowing "oh lulz heres a fine for not voting." If people didn't want to vote in the first place they shouldn't have to. They have a right to vote, not an obligation to.
Australia pretty much has 2 parties so I don't know what dilbert is getting his panties tied in a knot.
Should've drawn a cock and balls first.Spark wrote:
I didn't vote at the last election.
Went up, signed off, took my ballot paper and dropped it straight in the box. Didn't even need to do that, but it felt better.
just as it doesn't seem political at all that several european countries get downgraded at least once a week (or so it seems) while having not more debt than the US.Macbeth wrote:
Well, we did get downgraded Kmar. Just not by Moody's.
Chinese agency downgrades U.S. credit rating
That doesn't doesn't seem political at all. /sarcasm
I think reality may have fractured your crystal ball.Dilbert_X wrote:
Well, the cold war ended a while ago, British armed forces have been extensively engaged for over a decade now, and they weren't really designed to fight more than a few weeks as thats the probable maximum length of any future major conflict.RAIMIUS wrote:
Most countries also have terribly trained forces, or not enough logistics to keep fighting for more than a couple weeks....Dilbert_X wrote:
And most countries spend less than 3 weeks income on defence, spending 3 months worth is bizarre.
Reference the UK and their "seasonal" carrier planning, Tomahawk shortage in Libya, and lack of trained Eurofighter strike pilots.
...and the UK has one of the more respected militaries in the world!
Meddling in three ME countiries simultaneously was never in the plan for the current British military.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki?search=debt+per+capitamr.hrundi wrote:
just as it doesn't seem political at all that several european countries get downgraded at least once a week (or so it seems) while having not more debt than the US.Macbeth wrote:
Well, we did get downgraded Kmar. Just not by Moody's.
Chinese agency downgrades U.S. credit rating
That doesn't doesn't seem political at all. /sarcasm
Look at the two columns on the right.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
thanks, didn't know that. yet this makes it even weirder that the US can keep the best grades while for example ireland is downgraded although they are supported by money from the EU.Jay wrote:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki?search=debt+per+capitamr.hrundi wrote:
just as it doesn't seem political at all that several european countries get downgraded at least once a week (or so it seems) while having not more debt than the US.Macbeth wrote:
Well, we did get downgraded Kmar. Just not by Moody's.
Chinese agency downgrades U.S. credit rating
That doesn't doesn't seem political at all. /sarcasm
Look at the two columns on the right.
lol UK.Jay wrote:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki?search=debt+per+capitamr.hrundi wrote:
just as it doesn't seem political at all that several european countries get downgraded at least once a week (or so it seems) while having not more debt than the US.Macbeth wrote:
Well, we did get downgraded Kmar. Just not by Moody's.
Chinese agency downgrades U.S. credit rating
That doesn't doesn't seem political at all. /sarcasm
Look at the two columns on the right.
hundi: thats why theyre downgraded... because they need support from elsewhere whilst the US can still do ok.
edit: WOW HOLY SHIT NORWAYS DEBT
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Because Ireland is still sovereign.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Frederick Bastiat
christ thats a lot of debt
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a gazzilion percent of gdp
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