An Alternative Election Message

Danny Chivers performs Election Day, his poem for the 2010 UK general election and how people should really vote in a fading democracy.

For more poetry visit http://www.myspace.com/dannychivers

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[caversmill]

People like this need to realise 2 thing:

1) If a perfect governing system actually worked, i.e if PR actually DIDN'T produce bumbling inefficient governance, or if FPTP didn't mean power concentrated in a few seats then the system WOULD be changed, but why change to another imperfect system just because we have had this for a while.

2) We have elections once in every 4 years because we need stability, not people trying to disrupt the running of the country daily! Anarchy never worked...

[phemefilms]

@caversmill

No 1 argument: don't change anything because nothing is perfect? Isn't that an argument against ever doing anything to improve our lives?

No 2 argument: people shouldn't get involved in politics except for 1 day every 4/5 years? How else can democracies thrive except through constant 'disruption' of the entrenched elite's efforts to end their democratic accountability?

[dannychiversify]

@charlesthehammerful

Hooray! My first ludicrously angry troll. I must be doing something right.

[stevelarkinmedia]

Upper Class?! Danny Chivers?!

You obviously have no understanding of class... or respect, or manners. Please desist from making badly articulated rude attacks on people with considered arguments.

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@JBBlitz

I have so far pointed out your embellishments.

deficit 5 times not true.

Raising taxes 50 % not true.

Police are pigs not true.

Clinton killed 30 million jobs not true.

Short term profits by killing your consumers is ridicules but if you want to believe it go ahead.

You have displayed enough ignorance for one day.

Have a Nice Day.

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@JBBlitz

So when Clinton raised taxes and created 23 million jobs and balanced the budget that hurt the economy?

I am sorry but you place blame before it has been enacted. What part enacted caused insurance loss? As I asked what caused the millions to lose insurance before the Health Care Act?

Regulations keep the consumer protected. Somehow you think allowing Industries to pollute helps the consumer? Jobs are created by demand not by profits.

Politicians break into homes to arrest people?

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@JBBlitz

A budget and a deficit are two different things.

He is planning on raising taxes. Do you not think taxes should be raised you are concerned with the deficit I see. So by your assertion the 25% bracket will pay 37.5%LOL.

What caused the millions to lose their Insurance from 2000 to 2009? The same thing as today Cost.

Liberal regulations cleaned the Cuyahoga River so it wouldn't catch fire anymore. clean air clean water.

I am sorry Police Officers are not Pigs you ignorant fool.

[YTRedActed]

@JBBlitz

Sorry Bush's last budget was a 1.2 trillion deficit. So by your assertion 1.5 trillion is 5 times 1.2 trillion?

He is increasing taxes by 50 % LOL didn't they extend the Bush tax cuts?

Where has anyone lost their Health Care? Do you just make up BS to spin your own ignorance?

Liberals regulate Industries that have a habit of causing harm to the Public. Conservatives just want to control who you marry, love, type of sex you have, your body, create second class citizens, papers please.

[caversmill]

@beyosoco I'm gullible because I'm not so simple-minded that I have to explain everything and every event as part of some simplistic global conspiracy theory? Yep, that's me. It's because my brain works in a funny way, I need evidence, proof and common sense to grasp things, but at least it doesn't afflict you in the same way, eh!

[caversmill]

@phemefilms 1) my point wasn't never to attempt change but that a movement for real change will emerge when then is a NEED for it. 2) Representative democracy is an alternative form of governance, not a free for all. We broke away from the bondage of an absolute monarchy so that the people could govern in their own interest, not so that they could use their capricious little minds en masse to dictate policy on a day to day basis.

[caversmill]

@beyosoco Spoken like a true moron. I'm involved in politics, have met politicians (including current PM) and can assure you all of this cloak and dagger rubbish is indeed rubbish.

[Chriseycarlyeah324]

o the irony of a gaza flag next to a gay liberation flag in this vid, (as the people of gaza bash gay people and put them in jail)

[pimpdarlin]

@darkwhitty

video. google. com/ videoplay?docid=- 9137608930585394968#

[pimpdarlin]

sleepwalking into tyranny...

political parties & media owned by by banksters & corporations...

spread this video...

subvert & oppose the new world order...

it's the new black!

love to all x