So,is there anybody not voting this Friday?

major bill · 22-02-2011 06:31PM

missed the last election due to work commitments but will be voting this time.

To all the people saying they wont vote cause they are all the same...cop on you have a vote for a reason use it!!!

Balfie · 22-02-2011 06:40PM

oh look, another politic's thread... Wow. Never seen this in AFTER HOURS before... There is a POLITIC'S forum.

major bill · 22-02-2011 06:49PM

Balfie wrote: »

oh look, another politic's thread... Wow. Never seen this in AFTER HOURS before... There is a POLITIC'S forum.

oh look i wanna be a mod so bad:rolleyes: its the week of the election, after hours is bound to have a few political threads...if you dont like it dont read it SIMPLES!!!

Dudess · 22-02-2011 07:00PM

whiteboy wrote: »

couldn't be bothered, they are one and the same

GrizzlyMan wrote: »

i wont be voting!

And continue moaning about them no doubt...

Micky Dolenz · 22-02-2011 07:01PM

I got two polling cards for two different stations. Does this mean I can vote twice?

Ain't democracy grand :P

GLaDOS · 22-02-2011 07:03PM

Ill be voting, though I'm not particularly educated on the parties issues and don't believe them anyway...

pragmatic1 · 22-02-2011 07:04PM

ronkmonster wrote: »

No they don't

Yes they do.

Balfie · 22-02-2011 07:08PM

major bill wrote: »

oh look i wanna be a mod so bad:rolleyes: its the week of the election, after hours is bound to have a few political threads...if you dont like it dont read it SIMPLES!!!

Eh no. There has been more politics in here than possibly on the politics forum in the past few months.. I wouldn't want to be a mod on here, I haven't got the patience to deal with some of the shit that the lads on here put up with.

danniemcq · 22-02-2011 07:09PM

Balfie wrote: »

oh look, another politic's thread... Wow. Never seen this in AFTER HOURS before... There is a POLITIC'S forum.

there is also a thunderdome and rant and raving forum

so either go there and complain or GTFO the internet. Your post added nothing to the topic or debate. well done

On topic: There will be quite a number not voting on Friday but still voting. all islands around the country are a few days earlier which i think is stupid in this day and age.

How many people could change their minds in last 48 hours but can't take it back. Some candidates even quit the race after the votes are cast (donegal sw few weeks ago) and going out with a girl from Tory Island i know a lot of people out there are really pissed off but nothing is ever done to fix it

Micky Dolenz · 22-02-2011 07:11PM

Back on topic Please.

Mike 1972 · 22-02-2011 07:13PM

whiteboy wrote: »

couldn't be bothered, they are one and the same

They have such refined and delicate palates,
They can find none worthy of their ballots.
and when someone terrible gets elected ,
they say "There -Just as I expected".

hondasam · 22-02-2011 08:15PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I got two polling cards for two different stations. Does this mean I can vote twice?

Ain't democracy grand :P

nothing stopping you if you want to. would you be bothered to vote twice ?

Mint Sauce · 22-02-2011 08:23PM

Yet again, I have 3 polling cards. One to my own address, and two to my parents, one with my middle name, one with out. I'll just be voting once.

Mike 1972 · 22-02-2011 08:28PM

hondasam wrote: »

nothing stopping you if you want to. would you be bothered to vote twice ?

If not you could always sell the second one to the poster who was complaining they didnt get one :pac:

(:pac: added in lieu of "Im not condoning illegal activity" disclaimer)

Carl Sagan · 22-02-2011 08:31PM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Ill be voting, though I'm not particularly educated on the parties issues and don't believe them anyway...

This. I don't believe any of them will do what they say will.

desaparecidos · 22-02-2011 08:36PM

Why bother vote for a puppet government?

We are ruled by our financial masters. No matter who is elected, their actions and policies will not be dictated by the Irish people who elected them.

hondasam · 22-02-2011 08:36PM

Mike 1972 wrote: »

If not you could always sell the second one to the poster who was complaining they didnt get one :pac:

(:pac: added in lieu of "Im not condoning illegal activity" disclaimer)

I'm not condoning it either :pac:

I'm sure someone will tell us how wrong it is.

Krieg · 22-02-2011 09:11PM

Never registered and was surprised to find my name on the register this year, Id love to know who put it there. Meh, didn't matter, rang up the council and told them to take my name off and they did. So, no i wont be voting.

squod · 22-02-2011 09:14PM

desaparecidos wrote: »

Why bother vote for a puppet government?

We are ruled by our financial masters. No matter who is elected, their actions and policies will not be dictated by the Irish people who elected them.

It's a shame you feel that way. There's more options for you than what you hear on TV. Newvision.ie have a list of independent candidates on the right hand side of this webpage. The election isn't over yet and it is up to you if you want your government to take charge of the debt situation or hand it over to Brussels.

desaparecidos · 22-02-2011 09:25PM

squod wrote: »

It's a shame you feel that way. There's more options for you than what you hear on TV. Newvision.ie have a list of independent candidates on the right hand side of this webpage. The election isn't over yet and it is up to you if you want your government to take charge of the debt situation or hand it over to Brussels.

Yeah, more independents to hold the country to ransom for a ****ing casino is just what we need.

The government haven't been "in charge" of the debt situation for a long time now.

squod · 22-02-2011 09:29PM

desaparecidos wrote: »

Yeah, more independents to hold the country to ransom for a ****ing casino is just what we need.

The government haven't been "in charge" of the debt situation for a long time now.

All very true. For me the more independents get elected the greater the chance of political debate returning to our Dail. There's no hope of it happening in a party system.

3DataModem · 22-02-2011 09:31PM

I'm not.

Why?

Coz I moved 60 miles north-east of Dublin last Feb. 20% top rate of tax, little crime, awesome health service.

The irony is I used to work in banking compliance and credit risk in Bank of Ireland... now the rest of yiz can pick up the tab. I'll be back after the debt is defaulted or paid off.

Craebear · 22-02-2011 09:40PM

danniemcq wrote: »

If anyone who can vote but doesn't and then complains about the shower of whatever that’s in power, they should STFU.

No, people like you should STFU. If you vote and elect incompetent morons it's YOUR fault, you have no right to complain. If I stay home and not vote. I had nothing to do with the outcome and can complain as loud as I want.

tl;dr: Watch this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIraCchPDhk

As for myself, I was hoping for a decent independant to come along in my constituency, but that hasn't happened. I will probably not vote.

squod · 22-02-2011 09:52PM

3DataModem wrote: »

I'm not.

Why?

Coz I moved 60 miles north-east of Dublin last Feb. 20% top rate of tax, little crime, awesome health service.

The irony is I used to work in banking compliance and credit risk in Bank of Ireland... now the rest of yiz can pick up the tab. I'll be back after the debt is defaulted or paid off.

This is why I won't be voting FF/FG.

OMG Its EoinD · 22-02-2011 09:55PM

I won't. I don't feel I am educated enough about the parties and don't care enough to learn about them. So I'd rather not vote than make an uneducated one

MultiUmm · 22-02-2011 09:58PM

I won't be!

... Although I'm 16 so I doubt that makes my opinion very valid. :pac:

gk5000 · 22-02-2011 10:03PM

Im_EoinD wrote: »

I won't. I don't feel I am educated enough about the parties and don't care enough to learn about them. So I'd rather not vote than make an uneducated one

There's lots of options and they are all valid. You can vote based on looks, personality, local interests, national interests, self interests...

Mike 1972 · 22-02-2011 10:07PM

Im_EoinD wrote: »

I won't. I don't feel I am educated enough about the parties and don't care enough to learn about them.

In Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Tunisia, and dozens of other countries right now pro-democracy campaigners are being gunned down in the street. Meanwhile Paddy cant be arsed

:rolleyes: :mad:

Craebear wrote: »

No, people like you should STFU. If you vote and elect incompetent morons it's YOUR fault, you have no right to complain. If I stay home and not vote. I had nothing to do with the outcome and can complain as loud as I want..

incompetent morons are elected by people who dont vote.

Cheap Thrills! · 23-02-2011 04:42AM

TPD wrote: »

Not voting. I'd like to say it's because we've no good candidates, the parties are all the same, the independants will never win, etc., but really I'm just too goddamn lazy.

:mad: vote!

If you've got a vote....

Really?

Are you really not voting?

If I knew you in RL I would kick your ass ............

:mad:

Loads of ppl I know registered but are not appearing on the register...they are so upset...are you telling me you have a vote but will not be using it? :mad::mad:

whiteonion · 23-02-2011 05:12AM

If voting ever changed anything it would be illegal.

So,is there anybody not voting this Friday?

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