Gender again. Sorry!

[Rusty Nails]

Yep. Well I think so anyway.

Surprisingly authoritarian of you.

 

[AndyRM]

Surprisingly authoritarian of you.

I just don't have much time for people who can't be bothered to vote.

 

[Ian H]

Yes, but then what?

Do those who choose not to vote, for whatever reason, have less right to comment on politics...which is the opinion that has been raised?

Less right to be taken seriously perhaps. Not that our resident clown says anything of interest anyway.

 

[Rusty Nails]

I just don't have much time for people who can't be bothered to vote.

Choosing not to vote is not necessarily the same as not being bothered to vote.

 

[AndyRM]

Choosing not to vote is not necessarily the same as not being bothered to vote.

I cannot think of a single reason not to vote.

 

[Rusty Nails]

I cannot think of a single reason not to vote.

Then you are not trying very hard.

 

[AndyRM]

Then you are not trying very hard.

Yeah that's true. Because it is daft and there's not much point dwelling on it.

I've heard a few reasons over the years, none of them have been compelling.

 

[monkers]

The convention is to turn up and draw a spurting cock on the ballot paper; or in CXR's case a self-portrait.

 

[icowden]

Yes, but then what?
Do those who choose not to vote, for whatever reason, have less right to comment on politics...which is the opinion that has been raised?

Allow me to introduce nuance. Anyone can comment on politics. If you don't vote however, you do somewhat lose your credibility if you complain about the government as you did nothing to try to change it.

 

[Bromptonaut]

The convention is to turn up and draw a spurting cock on the ballot paper; or in CXR's case a self-portrait.

I did that once although I think it was more a classroom cock'n'balls rather than spurting.

Any form of spoiling needs a bit of thought to ensure there's no possibility of your 'artwork' endorsing a candidate.

 

[AuroraSaab]

If none of the candidates meet your approval not voting (or spoiled paper) is the only way of expressing disapproval. Anything else could be interpreted as endorsing the policies being offered by whatever party gets your protest vote.

I don't think not voting means you shouldn't express an opinion on political parties anymore than being unemployed and not paying tax means you shouldn't express an opinion on how taxes are spent.

 

[Milzy]

It really is a bad time to be a women. I feel sorry for them. It’s like they got the vote, started getting somewhere with equality and now have gone backwards and potentially under more threat.

 

[Deleted member 159]

They were,

but now are fighting back, winning in courts, tribunals and the court of public opinion.

Safe places, medical care, sports are recognising they need to protect women.

 

[multitool]

From what?

 

[Deleted member 159]

From woke trans activists, band waggon hopping male perverts etc