Election

[annwfyn]

Right now, the election results are making me happy.

• Jeremy Paxman is savaging anyone who will talk to him. He's such a fantastic human attack dog.



• A hung parliament, as far as anyone can tell.



• A Green MP, which makes me exceedingly happy.



• The BNP vote dropped by 6% and they got nothing. The UKIP also got nothing.



• The Conservatives are talking about constitutional reform, and this is the best chance we've got for PR in a generation.

About the only thing that is making me sad is that the Lib Dems actually lost seats. I'd been beginning to harbour faint hopes for Nick Clegg.

As a final note, I don't believe in telling anyone how to vote, but I have been thinking one thing tonight.

If you voted for the BNP or for the UKIP, I think that we probably may have a bad case of Irreconcilable Differences, and it might be for the best if you quietly remove me from your friends list. I shan't make a fuss (which is rare for me) and I shall just remove you back. I don't think this is likely to come up, but I wanted to say it.

Comments

[annwfyn.livejournal.com]

I spent last night thinking about this, because I didn't much like the 'please don't vote Tory/Labour/Lib Dem' posts. And I disapprove of them.

But after much consideration I decided that although I had said that people should be allowed to vote as they will, I can't be OK with someone basically using their vote to say 'these people you care about? They shouldn't be here'. That and several people I cared about put up similar posts saying 'if you are voting BNP, get off my friends list', and I decided that maybe I should show support.

Am not sure if this makes me a hypocrite, or just prone to changing my mind on occasion.

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

I don't think it makes you a hypocrite. After all, basic human rights aren't something to bargain with, and the BNP and UKIP certainly want to snatch that away from so many people.