Once again, 40 percent of registered voters stayed at home, asserting their right to autonomy from representative government and lending greater credibility to direct action than any individual political party (Regardless of what they say, it's the political parties that encourage apathy, no one else).
The struggle (to get out of bed of a morning) goes on.
* (c) Homer Simpson
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And before some smartarse points out that this means 60 percent of eligible voters actually prefer representative democracy, let me ask what percentage of that 60 percent limit their political behaviour ONLY to voting and do not engage in some other form of direct action?
Alright, it was a facetious posting in the first place, but you get my point, I hope.
Hi John
Sorry, can't agree. I would have if I had witnessed any sign that the vast majority of that 40% had participated in any sort of alternative political or social action yesterday instead of putting a piece of paper into the ballot box. But I rather think that they just couldn't be arsed voting.
But I do take your point about what percentage of the other 60% do anything other than vote. Being one myself, you have suitably shamed me!
Hi Reidski:
They didn't have to do anything yesterday; just so long as they try to change their lives in ways other than by voting, that's a political action in my book.
It's direct action in action!
Oh no it's not!
This is going to be a "I want the last word" argument, but ........ the act of not doing something cannot be said to be an act of doing something!
Ha ha!
I was referring to them doing something else with consequences for the improvement of their lives, as opposed to not doing anything yesterday, which would have been direct inaction!
Incidentally, I shall be strictly implementing a rule of socialist etiquette here: The guest always has the final word.
Point taken on the second last comment.
And, on the last one? Well, it would have been rather rude of me not to take up the invitation. How kind of you.
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