Russell Brand vs. Paxman!

[Optimistic Mysanthrope]

He fits into the statistics showing that one time non voters do not tend to come back.

Other than that I find not voting to be something arrogant and dumb.

Really? I've never voted. It's not because I can't be arsed. It's not even because of my views on democracy or my distaste of the political party system. It's because I've yet to see a single candidate who has a manifesto that I completely agree with. I point blank refuse to vote for someone that I do not wish to be elected. If that excludes every candidate then so be it. In my opinion, to do otherwise would be foolish and no better than donkey voting.

[downbeatplumb]

Russell Brand. A lot of sound and bluster signifying nothing.

[Napoléon]

Russell Brand. A lot of sound and bluster signifying nothing.

Kind of like that comment.

[My imaginary friend is GOD]

Not to be confused with Russell Brand vs. Pacman, an upcoming new video game by Namco.

[Something completely different]

And why is that? I'm dumb because I refuse to vote in a system I don't believe in? A system I think is flawed? How exactly does that make me dumb?

Heres a quiz question for the very smart English boy who knows soooooo much:

What is the best alternative to democracy?

Oh and he said he'd never voted at all, not sure what you mean by this.

*facedesk*

People who dont vote once statisticaly dont come back to vote.

First time voters also fall into that statistic.

[pineapplebunnybounce]

The problem isn't democracy, but the fact that our choices make no difference because the candidates say one thing, do the other, in the end more often than not nothing changes. If we're talking democracy, most of the people want something that's very different from what is going on, so obviously the system has failed to represent the will of the people.

[Something completely different]

The problem isn't democracy, but the fact that our choices make no difference because the candidates say one thing, do the other, in the end more often than not nothing changes. If we're talking democracy, most of the people want something that's very different from what is going on, so obviously the system has failed to represent the will of the people.

An issue that is not an issue in countries that have almoust absolute transparecy in almoust every single sector of the goverment.

[Optimistic Mysanthrope]

An issue that is not an issue in countries that have almoust absolute transparecy in almoust every single sector of the goverment.

So they have a different system then?

I'm not sure anyone actually said they were against democracy, though tbh I kinda like the idea of meritocracy

[CleanShavenJesus]

I saw this on the news, but didn't watch or listen to it. I'll post here to remind myself to watch it when I get the time.

I absolutely hate Brand though. He's not funny in the slightest.

[pineapplebunnybounce]

The problem isn't democracy, but the fact that our choices make no difference because the candidates say one thing, do the other, in the end more often than not nothing changes. If we're talking democracy, most of the people want something that's very different from what is going on, so obviously the system has failed to represent the will of the people.

An issue that is not an issue in countries that have almoust absolute transparecy in almoust every single sector of the goverment.

Which country are you referring to?

I don't see how transparency will stop the government from doing things that people do not want.