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I do not get annoyed when someone says they voted for someone to the left of Marx, nor do I get upset when someone says they voted for someone to the right of Hitler, nor if someone votes Labor, Liberal, Green, Democrat, Pauline Hanson, Socialist, Family First or anything else. A vote belongs to that person voting & how they choose to use it is upto them.
They may choose to vote based on careful examination of all policies of all parties; vote the same way as their parents; donkey vote; or even 'cause they thought the person handing out how to vote cards was hot! It doesn't matter how they came up with their decision - their votes stands. And, in this democracy, all votes are equal. That's the best thing about our voting system - it's a democratic system. I'd rather live under the Devil himself who had been democratically elected, than have the so-called intelligensia decide for me who is right and proper.
So what really annoys me is this intelligensia who post-election argue about the result, inferring people are too stupid, apathetic, selfish etc etc to vote the "right" way. If it means so much, try and educate or convince people prior to the election, but please, give it a rest after the election. Like it or not & for whatever reasons - the people have spoken & the result stands.
They may choose to vote based on careful examination of all policies of all parties; vote the same way as their parents; donkey vote; or even 'cause they thought the person handing out how to vote cards was hot! It doesn't matter how they came up with their decision - their votes stands. And, in this democracy, all votes are equal. That's the best thing about our voting system - it's a democratic system. I'd rather live under the Devil himself who had been democratically elected, than have the so-called intelligensia decide for me who is right and proper.
So what really annoys me is this intelligensia who post-election argue about the result, inferring people are too stupid, apathetic, selfish etc etc to vote the "right" way. If it means so much, try and educate or convince people prior to the election, but please, give it a rest after the election. Like it or not & for whatever reasons - the people have spoken & the result stands.

