37% turnout in the UK. Nearly two thirds couldn't be arsed, obvs. So did you bother to vote?
Like Brighton Lines, I have been voting since I was 18 (35 years) have never fully understood politics, probably about as much as your average joe, but, have always felt that it’s important to have your say. Since the remain/leave vote however (I can’t even bring myself to say the B word anymore) and the fallout from that absolute shambles, I don’t really see the point in voting anymore.
As I’ve already said I don’t know, or pretend to know, the full ins and outs of politics, referrendums etc but I’ve always looked at, and cherry picked, certain promised policies and voted for those that have best suited me, my family and my lifestyle, and that is how I have always believed politics and voting should be, what suits me isn’t necessarily going to suit the next one, live and let live and all that.
Over the last 2/3 years since “that vote” I have seen and heard, from both sides, things from the professionals (laughable) and like me, people who don’t fully know or understand everything that is in front of them, some pretty heavy remarks and disparaging accusations aimed at people who dared to have a difference of opinion to oneself.
I am truely gutted the way the country has become so split and divided over the last 3 years, and the bordering on hatred that is often aimed at that those that had voted differently, wow, just wow, I have never known such angst and animosity come out of a vote.
The whole thing has become so shambolic, embarrassing and at times hate filled that I have now questioned my own right to vote, based on my apparent lack of fully understanding what I’m voting for/on (very patronising, but it has been said) and the potential fallout and accusations if said vote goes the other way.
Politics, politicians (all of them) and democracy have glaringly shown their true colours as of late, my faith and trust in my preferred/chosen view has gone now and not sure that either will come back anytime soon.
I have always remained non vocal with my, somewhat, limited political views because that’s just me and what I have chosen to do so, now though there seems to be wave of such angst towards those of a differing opinion that said views would now seem to be better not expressed in a vote at all. Sad really but that’s what politics appears, to me, to have become now, win at all costs, twist it, turn it, stall it, scratch it, bite it, belittle it, however, whenever just win. This behaviour is nothing new to the politicians of course, but, I’ve never known it to be so prevelent and so vocal in the voter before.
Politics? political views? voting? future elections? I’m going to join the masses who couldn’t be bothered to get off their backsides before and vote, but, then suddenly become very knowledgable and vocal when the penny starts to drop on a democratic vote that may or may not have gone the right or wrong way. Of course my right to comment on an election result and bemoan it goes, well you would think! my views shall remain exactly as they always have done, my views, but then again they clearly mean nothing if you vote for the winning side these days anyway.
Can’t wait to all get back on track and put it all behind us one way or another I really genuinely don’t care anymore unfortunatelyas for my one man stand against voting in future that’s not started well, I voted on this
no being the short answer before I went off into one
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Like Brighton Lines, I have been voting since I was 18 (35 years) have never fully understood politics, probably about as much as your average joe, but, have always felt that it’s important to have your say. Since the remain/leave vote however (I can’t even bring myself to say the B word anymore) and the fallout from that absolute shambles, I don’t really see the point in voting anymore.
As I’ve already said I don’t know, or pretend to know, the full ins and outs of politics, referrendums etc but I’ve always looked at, and cherry picked, certain promised policies and voted for those that have best suited me, my family and my lifestyle, and that is how I have always believed politics and voting should be, what suits me isn’t necessarily going to suit the next one, live and let live and all that.
Over the last 2/3 years since “that vote” I have seen and heard, from both sides, things from the professionals (laughable) and like me, people who don’t fully know or understand everything that is in front of them, some pretty heavy remarks and disparaging accusations aimed at people who dared to have a difference of opinion to oneself.
I am truely gutted the way the country has become so split and divided over the last 3 years, and the bordering on hatred that is often aimed at that those that had voted differently, wow, just wow, I have never known such angst and animosity come out of a vote.
The whole thing has become so shambolic, embarrassing and at times hate filled that I have now questioned my own right to vote, based on my apparent lack of fully understanding what I’m voting for/on (very patronising, but it has been said) and the potential fallout and accusations if said vote goes the other way.
Politics, politicians (all of them) and democracy have glaringly shown their true colours as of late, my faith and trust in my preferred/chosen view has gone now and not sure that either will come back anytime soon.
I have always remained non vocal with my, somewhat, limited political views because that’s just me and what I have chosen to do so, now though there seems to be wave of such angst towards those of a differing opinion that said views would now seem to be better not expressed in a vote at all. Sad really but that’s what politics appears, to me, to have become now, win at all costs, twist it, turn it, stall it, scratch it, bite it, belittle it, however, whenever just win. This behaviour is nothing new to the politicians of course, but, I’ve never known it to be so prevelent and so vocal in the voter before.
Politics? political views? voting? future elections? I’m going to join the masses who couldn’t be bothered to get off their backsides before and vote, but, then suddenly become very knowledgable and vocal when the penny starts to drop on a democratic vote that may or may not have gone the right or wrong way. Of course my right to comment on an election result and bemoan it goes, well you would think! my views shall remain exactly as they always have done, my views, but then again they clearly mean nothing if you vote for the winning side these days anyway.
Can’t wait to all get back on track and put it all behind us one way or another I really genuinely don’t care anymore unfortunatelyas for my one man stand against voting in future that’s not started well, I voted on this
no being the short answer before I went off into one
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No. I’m away on hols and couldn’t be arsed to register for a postal vote for a meaningless election.