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Both American and Germany need to lay the fuck off trying to pressurize our (pathetic) Government. Its about time we had a vote as to whether to stay in the chaotic EU or leave. It should be OUR choice, not that of other Governments to bully us into. When I see other countries with their own agenda's pushing us in a direction they want us to go, I want to go the other way. So, I would vote to be out! |
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Moot_Point 5,530 posts
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chopsen 21,958 posts
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Registered 16 years agoYeah. That's the problem with a democracy. People with the emotional maturity of a toddler contribute to making decisions of national importance. -
Cripper 32 posts
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Registered 15 years agoYeah. That's the problem with a democracy. People with the emotional maturity of a toddler contribute to making decisions of national importance.
Universal sufferage has been a complete disaster. If you don't pay income tax or work for the government you should not get a vote. Stopping people voting for handouts would cure the deficit almost immediately. The revolution in America was caused by taxation without representation we need to stop representation without taxation. Regressive indirect taxes like VAT/duties would have to be abolished and this would boost the economy
England will definitely leave the EU sooner or later. We don't want to be in it and the other members know this and would like us to leave -
senso-ji 10,271 posts
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Registered 13 years agoMoot_Point wrote:
It's not just foreign Governments who are concerned; UK businesses also warn the PM against an EU exit.
Both American and Germany need to lay the fuck off trying to pressurize our (pathetic) Government. Its about time we had a vote as to whether to stay in the chaotic EU or leave. It should be OUR choice, not that of other Governments to bully us into.
When I see other countries with their own agenda's pushing us in a direction they want us to go, I want to go the other way. So, I would vote to be out!
There are positives and negatives associated with being in the EU, and the supports of membership are going to focus on the positives. -
Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoChopsen wrote:
I watched remains of the day earlier... let me see if I can find the appropriate scene.
Yeah. That's the problem with a democracy. People with the emotional maturity of a toddler contribute to making decisions of national importance. -
Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoSnooty: My good man, I have a question for you. Do you suppose the debt situation
regarding America factors significantly in the present low levels of trade? Or is this a red herring and the abandonment of the gold standard is the cause of the problem?
Butler: I'm sorry, sir, but I am unable to be of assistance in this matter.
Snooty: Perhaps you'd help us on another matter. Do you think Europe's currency problem would be alleviated by an arms agreement between the French and the Bolsheviks?
Butler: I'm sorry, sir, but I'm unable to be of assistance in this matter.
Snooty: My good fellow do you share our opinion that M. Daladier's recent speech on North Africa was simply a ruse to scupper the nationalist fringe of his own domestic party?
Butler: I'm sorry, sir. I am unable to help in any of these matters.
Snooty: You see, our good man here is "unable to assist us in these matters". Yet we still go along with the notion that this nation's decisions be left to our good man here and a few millions like him. You may as well ask the Mothers' Union to organize a war campaign.
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X201 22,150 posts
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Registered 16 years agoMoot_Point wrote:
How about newspapers owned by millionaires and/or foreigners?
Both American and Germany need to lay the fuck off trying to pressurize our (pathetic) Government.
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MightyMouse 1,160 posts
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Registered 15 years agoIt's a tough one to call, but in the end I doubt we'll leave the EU as it would be bad for everyone involved as the Economist points out.
Eurosceptics are basically the Tea Party of Britain - a confused political movement of people who don't like the world as it is but don't know what to do about it, heavily inflated by a media who sell an over-simplified narrative because it's easy and promises quick solutions. But under any sustained scrutiny the stuff their peddling doesn't make any sense, and if there's a referendum then people outside the nutty echo-chamber of UKIP and the Daily Mail start looking at it, at which point the jig is up. As the GOP found, you can't convince a majority of people of a nonsensical scheme just by shouting loudly.
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rudedudejude 2,374 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThe whole question of EU membership is just another example of the media manipulating public opinion by only shouting stories to the public that generate sales and get eyes on TV. And that almost always results in negative stories leading much of the media coverage.
Whichever way it goes, pubic opinion and views above such as "We don't want to be in it" will continue to be shouted as as result of continued media coverage focusing predominantly on one side of the argument. And that's not even an argument anyway.
I don't know the whether we should be in, out, or shaking it all about as I honestly don't know enough about the subject to comment, let alone vote. God only knows why we think the electorate should even potentially decide this stuff.
It would be nice to hear informative, balanced information in the media that would allow the voters (if a vote is to go ahead) and actually make an informed decision for a change. And for this information to take center stage, instead of the usual "THEY TOOK OUUUUR JOOOOOBS!" headlines. -
X201 22,150 posts
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Registered 16 years agoEuromyths is worth a read.
http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/blog/index_en.htm -
MightyMouse 1,160 posts
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Registered 15 years agorudedudejude wrote:
I agree, and that's one good thing that should come out of this. Normally the Economist wouldn't write a header about why we shouldn't leave the EU, because the issue doesn't normally arise.
The whole question of EU membership is just another example of the media manipulating public opinion by only shouting stories to the public that generate sales and get eyes on TV. And that almost always results in negative stories leading much of the media coverage.
Whichever way it goes, pubic opinion and views above such as "We don't want to be in it" will continue to be shouted as as result of continued media coverage focusing predominantly on one side of the argument. And that's not even an argument anyway.
I don't know the whether we should be in, out, or shaking it all about as I honestly don't know enough about the subject to comment, let alone vote. God only knows why we think the electorate should even potentially decide this stuff.
It would be nice to hear informative, balanced information in the media that would allow the voters (if a vote is to go ahead) and actually make an informed decision for a change. And for this information to take center stage, instead of the usual "THEY TOOK OUUUUR JOOOOOBS!" headlines. -
Moot_Point 5,530 posts
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Registered 9 years agoChopsen wrote:
But we do not live in a democracy, not with political parties assuming power by creating a coalition.
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TheSaint 20,950 posts
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Registered 16 years agoPlenty of countries only ever have coalition governments. I don't really see how it is undemocratic. -
chopsen 21,958 posts
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Registered 16 years agoA republic with a monarch? -
Moot_Point 5,530 posts
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Registered 9 years ago@TheSaint In a democracy, it is normally the party with the most amount of votes that runs the Government. A coalition allows parties without a majority vote to seize control.
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The anti-Europe agenda simply stems from the fact that people do not understand the benefits of a United Europe and anything complex ergo must be bad. The fact that you have the Daily Fail and the Sun periodically whipping up rabid Anti-EU sentiment through poorly researched stories with deliberately provocative headlines does nothing to promote or encourage integration and only reinforces negative stereotype and prejudices.
I'm pretty much convinced at this point that giving 'the people' a vote on this would be the worst thing possible as the general ennui and apathy will automatically lead to a sustained withdrawal vote. Then in five, maybe ten years, it'll be decried and the people will want to know why the Government ever pulled out and how can we get back in?
By then, all bargaining power will have been eroded, we'll need to agree to the acquis communities and if it's still going adopt the Euro by default. In trying to strengthen independence and sovereignty now as a way of affirming ourselves only leaves us open to surrendering more of it later.
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Moot_Point 5,530 posts
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Registered 9 years ago@LeoliansBro You know the Capitalist doctrine well. Maybe that is why you dream of pedophilia? 
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nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoYou cant not let people vote on a topic because they will vote incorrectly.
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TheSaint 20,950 posts
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Registered 16 years agoMoot_Point wrote:
Our system is based on first past the post not the popular vote.
@TheSaint In a democracy, it is normally the party with the most amount of votes that runs the Government. A coalition allows parties without a majority vote to seize control.
In a sense, if the BNP formed a coalition, they too could rise to power and form a Government. -
Moot_Point wrote:
The Tories got the majority of votes.
@TheSaint In a democracy, it is normally the party with the most amount of votes that runs the Government. A coalition allows parties without a majority vote to seize control.
In a sense, if the BNP formed a coalition, they too could rise to power and form a Government. -
@nickthegun True, but where is the positive representation of the EU going to come from to balance out the oppressive and sustained attacks and smear campaigns of the media and twats like Farrago? -
Moot_Point 5,530 posts
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Registered 9 years agoMr-Brett wrote:
Yes, but only with the culmination of the Liberal Democrats votes. They didn't win outright.
Moot_Point wrote:
The Tories got the majority of votes.
@TheSaint In a democracy, it is normally the party with the most amount of votes that runs the Government. A coalition allows parties without a majority vote to seize control.
In a sense, if the BNP formed a coalition, they too could rise to power and form a Government. -
chopsen 21,958 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThey had more seats in parliament than any other single party as well, as well as the majority of the votes nationally.
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TheSaint 20,950 posts
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Registered 16 years ago@Moot_Point
I think you need to read up on how our electoral system works. You seem to be confusing votes and seats.
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With a proportional representation democratic model, coalitions would be the norm. And as others have said, we only vote for people to make a decision for us, in a true democracy everyone would be able to vote on every issue (which would be impossible, and probably an utter nightmare)
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