tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post6014398642685048411..comments2024-03-30T00:09:27.602+13:00Comments on Not PC: “None of the above”Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-31844411555537060792011-12-01T12:49:25.463+13:002011-12-01T12:49:25.463+13:00When I hear “if you don’t vote, you can’t complain...When I hear “if you don’t vote, you can’t complain about what you get" I always reply that, no, in fact precisely the opposite is true: if you <i>do</i> vote, you can't complain about what you get; only non-voters have a right to complain. Voters, ipso facto, accept the "democratic" system that makes the decisions, so they can't complain about the operation of that process. Only those who reject the process, and therefore don't vote, can complain. (Even if there was a "none of the above" box on the ballot, checking it would imply that you <i>would</i> vote for someone under other circumstances; it's still an acceptance of the idea that a majority should have control of other-people's-property.)Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-63472390057947704072011-12-01T09:16:27.458+13:002011-12-01T09:16:27.458+13:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415818186842943685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-27172306178497652192011-12-01T09:13:38.210+13:002011-12-01T09:13:38.210+13:00I agree with you Dinther a proper non vote is show...I agree with you Dinther a proper non vote is showing up on the day and one way or another say that I don't like the choices available and wont vote for any of them and register that vote as no vote. A no show is laziness or apathy and not a true no vote. BazzaBazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415818186842943685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-41729321321214081822011-12-01T05:13:05.733+13:002011-12-01T05:13:05.733+13:00THNkx
http://xtreamer-world.blogspot.com/THNkx<br />http://xtreamer-world.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-63681034179690652872011-11-30T19:28:15.798+13:002011-11-30T19:28:15.798+13:00I agree.....a non vote is a vote.I agree.....a non vote is a vote.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310626827486809184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-37923060733909883242011-11-30T15:33:40.607+13:002011-11-30T15:33:40.607+13:00I really like this article Peter.
Sandrine.I really like this article Peter.<br /><br />Sandrine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-57025204066285365392011-11-30T13:58:55.059+13:002011-11-30T13:58:55.059+13:00I disagree with you Peter, just like everyone else...I disagree with you Peter, just like everyone else, you too are trying to claim the non voters in insisting they just didn't have a party they liked.<br /><br />I much prefer those that hate the choices, vote "none of the above" by spoiling the ballot.<br /><br />That way there can be no misunderstanding. If the voting system was honest it would offer such checkbox.Dintherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444894238003853527noreply@blogger.com