Captain Smirk
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May 7th | UK General Election 2015 OT - Please go vote!
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King Gilga
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I honestly regret wasting my time on going to vote.
I went when there was only one other voter there as well.
I went when there was only one other voter there as well.
edgefusion
Member
As someone who lives in Cornwall it is incredibly depressing to see such a clean sweep of blue. This is the poorest part of the UK and a place that will badly feel the Conservatives cuts, probably worse than anywhere else in the country. I'm baffled why so many chose to vote for them, utterly baffled.
Cornwall voted for the Tories? Holy shit, I'm in tears. Surely no one would fuck themselves over like that?
Matt Lees posted a video for those who are saddened by today's results:
Forget about the Election, Lets Play Videogames
Forget about the Election, Lets Play Videogames
Cameron should vote through the recommendations of the Smith commission at the same time he passes some sort of English votes bill which should come pretty soon. The SNP will begrudgingly accept it while laughing all the way back to Holyrood.
Yeah, I'm one of those people. My area has been Labour forever. It will be Labour forever. I knew my vote wouldn't make a difference, but that doesn't mean I should just pout and stay at home.
I'd be happy to see FPTP replaced though, for sure.
Yes, these selected and edited people are clearly a bit daft. That's why they were selected and edited to make you scoff at how daft they are. You'd have seen a similar group if the other team won.
I can't take this any more seriously than I would if Labour won and people were declaring it a victory for benefit claiming asylum seekers.
GeordieMark
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Ah, Russell. Does this mean you are going to take your verbose nonsense elsewhere now?
GrizzleBoy
Banned
I like brand usually, but his whole campaign to encourage young people to not vote..... what the actual fuck?
He hates the Tories, so he figures hell use his influence to keep the Tories biggest enemies out of the voting booths.....riiiiiiight.
Worst thing is I really feel like the youth vote was non existent looking at the numbers.
Cornwall voted for the Tories? Holy shit, I'm in tears. Surely no one would fuck themselves over like that?
Thats the surprising thing, Nearly everyone here was confident Lib Dems were going to win.
After all they have done a lot down here (Well, Dan Rogerson has, can't speak for the other regions.)
Theres a lot of angry confusion at the moment.
I'm working on an election version of the Rains of Castamere, can someone help me finish it? Warning: I can't count syllables.
Who are you, the Right Hon. Gent said,
That I should poll so low?
Only a <something something>
That's all the truth I know.
And so he spoke, and so he spoke,
That member for Doncaster.
But now the rains, weep o'er Ed Balls
With not a soul to hear.
Who are you, the Right Hon. Gent said,
That I should poll so low?
Only a <something something>
That's all the truth I know.
And so he spoke, and so he spoke,
That member for Doncaster.
But now the rains, weep o'er Ed Balls
With not a soul to hear.
Charles Brandon
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yeah exactly. It looks suspiciously like the old people turned up and the kids didn't.
Cornwall voted for the Tories? Holy shit, I'm in tears. Surely no one would fuck themselves over like that?
You should check out the southern US voting demographics.
Personally, things are good for myself and my circle, whatever Cameron is doing has impacted me positively (apart from housing situation in London which no party can fix immediately), i think alot of people on GAF are not seeing this. I can say that, its tangible not a bunch of words with no effect. No other party can give me that hence my vote for Tories. Ive moved jobs twice, both in senior positions (high tax payer) in the past 5 years. Its been stable and id like this to continue.
Silphonica
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UKIP got 4.8 million votes though.
PJV3
Member
I care about inequality so im voting to take away your benefits.
I'm not even bothering about Tartanphobia.
Good, looking forward to it.
Damn, that's crazy. Something like that should just not happen.
It truly does boggle the mind just how often people vote against their best interests. It's crazy stuff.
GrizzleBoy
Banned
Kind of scary...... were frigging lucky it only translated into one seat and Farage was ousted.
On the other hand, its a tonne of people wasting votes for basically zero gain, change or influence.
But seriously though England.
This party made sure that your kids will be in a minimum of £27,000 debt...... for a university education.....
And the BENEFITS you had while raising your kids are being slowly eroded away.
And now we've given them a majority so nobody can block their cuts proposals....
I dont understand.
Why do you want this?
What are you getting in return?
This is one of those days when I'm happy that we have FPTP. The thought of a ConUKIP coalition makes me want to puke.
Snooper's charter will be reintroduced, this time without any opposition.
Wonderful news.
Wonderful news.
Who's going to be the one who to say 'if you're not a criminal you've got nothing to hide?'
Germany also has something like the Senate in the US, where representatives of each state are send to and can veto bills from the Bundestag. Each state has between 3 and 6 seats, depending on how large the population they represent is, that are staffed with representatives of the respective state government. It's a pretty good system, actually.
Carl2291
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3.9, rounded up. An increase of 3 Million on 2010. More than the LibDems and SNP combined.
GeordieMark
Member
Its pretty concerning, and also completely damns the other parties, that so many voters turned to UKIP.
Silphonica
Banned
Yeah, this one of the few times FPTP is agreeable with me too haha.
Thanks, must've had a bad stat source.
It's fine. Everything's fine. I'm going to get a tax rebate and the evil SNP aren't in power, I don't really care about any of that other stuff.
The more I reflect on it I think this was the best outcome. A Labour minority government would not have gone well, a Labour / SNP government would be equally as bad, as would the Conservatives relying on the DUP.
Cant do much with the Lib Dem collapse and SNP taking over Scotland as people want a stable government and that's what they voted for. Sad but it's very much a we got shit but at least it's not diarrhea situation.
Cant do much with the Lib Dem collapse and SNP taking over Scotland as people want a stable government and that's what they voted for. Sad but it's very much a we got shit but at least it's not diarrhea situation.
phisheep
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And that, folks, is why Labour lost. The utter failure to even attempt to reach - or even to understand - the vast overwhelming majority of Tory voters who, like the vast overwhelming majority of everybody else, are perfectly nice, ordinary compassionate friendly human beings.
It isn't really surprising that if you set out to demonise a third of the electorate they are unlikely to even consider voting for you.
Carl2291
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anonymous_abc
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I for one am shocked. Shocked I say!
Good video. Sensible enough.
That's not why Labour lost. They lost because they failed to offer a compelling alternative to the Tories. They let the Tories set the agenda for this entire term, and when it came to arguing they were more interested in percentage points than any ideological difference.
Porcile
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Next time I get together with a bunch of people, I think i'm going to have to orchestrate some sort of The Thing style blood test to find out who the secret Tory voters are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqVbOSEsJNo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqVbOSEsJNo
PJV3
Member
I don't remember Ed saying any of that.
I was really just as well not voting. And I knew that standing in the polling booth, staring at a bunch of arbitrary names/parties.
Fuck First Past The Post, fuck party politics, fuck personality politics.
Fantastic
It is utterly mind-boggling. I feel really bad for you. At least the welfare state is in some... state of repair up here in Scotland.
Oh my fuck
Theresa May jesus christ
I forgot all about her
It's all getting worse by the minute
Fuck First Past The Post, fuck party politics, fuck personality politics.
I'll always vote, but Westminster provides a sick system which we need to get out of ASAP.
I'll always vote, but I will always do so while saying "there is no point in voting".
I'll always vote, but I will always do so while saying "there is no point in voting".
Fantastic
It is utterly mind-boggling. I feel really bad for you. At least the welfare state is in some... state of repair up here in Scotland.
Oh my fuck
Theresa May jesus christ
I forgot all about her
It's all getting worse by the minute
FlammableD
Banned
yeah i think 'i'm going to move abroad' or 'i'm so ashamed of my country' or 'fucking murdoch manipulating greedy idiots' stuff is embarrassing sour grapes but it's really understandable in the situation. i'm still in shock.
Kenneth Clarke just said on the BBC, Labours failure to recognise wealth creators was a major mistake...
sort of refers to this point I think
GeordieMark
Member
I agree.
It was definitely a case of there only being one party that seemed functional, capable, and ready to lead. I think being able to form a strong government was hugely important, and a coalition wouldn't really have been in anyone's interests.
Labour just aren't ready to be back in power. Ed was out of his depth, and I would also seriously question his ability to operate effectively in the theatre of global politics.
I don't want to have a go at you but don't you think it's rather selfish to only vote based on what's best for you and not consider how it will affect the poorest and most vulnerable in society?
If people are really voting based purely on self interest I guess that explains the result, but... I don't see how you can consider yourself a good person if that's all you care about.
People will die because of he austerity policies of this government. Having to pay a little less tax isn't worth that.
PJV3
Member
But he wasn't demonising the electorate.
travisbickle
Member
But based on the last 5 years you must believe part of your success is due to the suffering of millions of poor and disabled UK citizens if you're willing to continue with the same government?
GeordieMark
Member
At the end of the day, there is nothing wrong with looking after number one. Nobody else will.
Is it still self interest to think of what is best for your family, not just you personally?
Yes.
Mr. Luchador
Member
Truth is I have no faith that Labour wouldn't have done the same thing anyway, for some reason I feel like they started the ball rolling with this policing of the internet. Not sure if that's true or not.
GeordieMark
Member
Well, I unashamedly put my family before anyone else. Those are the people I have a duty of care to.
I don't care if that makes some people say I'm selfish.
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