If so, why? What thoughts and feelings arise from that? — 0 thru 9
No. I used to be. I have since joined the Labour Party. — Sapientia
Thanks for your reply. I am no expert in the UK political party system, but from what little I do know it seems to be a good deal fairer or at least more representational than the USA (for lack of a better way to put it). This based on the sheer number of parties with some elected officials. But please, anyone comment if that is mistaken or misleading. Of course, no country’s system is perfect. — 0 thru 9
Political powerlessness. An individual's feeling that they cannot affect the actions of the government. — 0 thru 9
I read somewhere about some graffiti once scrawled on a wall somewhere which makes a good point:'if voting made a difference they'd make it illegal' — allan wallace
And also, we don't have that weird Electoral College thing. — Sapientia
Or maybe the big flaw in democracy is that it's a vote maximizing system, as Eliezer Yudkowski suggested. — Marchesk
That is all, everything else people wish democracy were and imagine democracy is, is fantasy.
Obviously the individual qua individual has no impact, they are only ever a tiny part of a larger coalition. — gurugeorge
POLL: Are you politically alienated? — 0 thru 9
What do you get for joining? — Michael
552,000 sad people. — Michael
Anyway, isn't Corbyn a pro-Russia, pro-Brexit, antisemite? That's what random internet people are saying. Why would you vote for him? — Michael
Sad — Michael
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