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 26th June 2016, 06:29 PM
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LOLing so hard right now. I should delete them but I can't bring myself to do it.
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26th June 2016, 06:31 PM
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Someone else could
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26th June 2016, 06:33 PM
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Cœur poids plume
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QUOTE(princess_lotti @ Jun 26 2016, 07:18 PM)  But these decisions affect your day to day life, and you're able to have a say in them by voting! It really saddens me to see you're so disinterested, if there's anything I can do to help you get interested let me know are u ok I'm very interested in politics and I deeply regret that I'm an Economics student, which as it's studied at undergraduate level currently has way less relevance in the 'real world' than you might think/less relevance than it should. But my interest fluctuates - I got disillusioned as an undecided voter in the 2014 referendum because I could see that both campaigns had significant flaws - being an undecided voter this year must have been absolutely awful. Similarly. when I moved to Belgium it became so intimidating to learn the politics of a country which has 6 governments, half of which was in a language I don't understand. I can literally only name their Prime Minister, former Prime Minister and their legendary health (yes) minister Maggie de Block: 
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26th June 2016, 06:34 PM
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Former iconic poster with no consistent posting style
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I missed what happened
 spill plzOh and I guess I have to reply to the subject at hand now  well not too many years ago I had little interest, like some say it's not my thing, but as I get older you realise it's important and when it comes to affecting futures etc. it's important to know at least the basics, like with maths if you know what I mean.
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26th June 2016, 06:36 PM
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NOTHING HAPPENED JUST LOTTI GIVING POLITICAL ADVICE
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26th June 2016, 06:39 PM
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 Alone and wounded
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QUOTE(princess_lotti @ Jun 26 2016, 07:36 PM) NOTHING HAPPENED JUST LOTTI GIVING POLITICAL ADVICE A lot of political advice 
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26th June 2016, 06:41 PM
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Former iconic poster with no consistent posting style
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rip lotti getting lounge mod position :')
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26th June 2016, 06:41 PM
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Creole Lady Mayonnaise
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A whole f***ing lot
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26th June 2016, 06:41 PM
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Buzzjack's Finest Alcoholic.
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QUOTE(Jade @ Jun 26 2016, 07:39 PM) A lot of political advice Understatement of the century!
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26th June 2016, 06:42 PM
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BuzzJack Legend
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Very minimal tbh. I have a quiet opinion on the odd political thing here & there but I cannot abide political debates, living with 2 Political students at Uni cemented that.
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26th June 2016, 06:58 PM
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I would say I care more than I'd say I'm interested (which sounds like a nothingy distinction but bare with me). I'd say I do try and stay relatively well informed with what's occuring in the news and I have opinions on it but I don't, to my mind take a deep interest in it, say, the inner workings of the political system. So I guess you could say I'm reactive rather than proactive in my interest.
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26th June 2016, 07:01 PM
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I was quite interested in politics 20 years or so ago, but since then I've become deeply cynical about it.
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26th June 2016, 07:08 PM
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Raining Shitter
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It appears knowing about people's blinds and curtains are more important than knowing who runs the country and how they affect you.
Anyway, I'm clued about enough to know what's happening and how it could affect me and my vote, but i'm not hugely invested beyond that normally. |
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 26th June 2016, 07:30 PM
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Nah.
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Interested in politics in certain areas, an example would be transport policy (land transport in particular). Usually record Transport questions on BBC Parliament if I see it is on.
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26th June 2016, 10:01 PM
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QUOTE(LexC @ Jun 26 2016, 07:58 PM) I would say I care more than I'd say I'm interested (which sounds like a nothingy distinction but bare with me). I'd say I do try and stay relatively well informed with what's occuring in the news and I have opinions on it but I don't, to my mind take a deep interest in it, say, the inner workings of the political system. So I guess you could say I'm reactive rather than proactive in my interest. Nah, that makes sense and it's pretty much how I stand to. Politics just doesn't appeal to me and I wouldn't be able to debate a political issue to save my life, but in regards to things like the Referendum, I've tried to listen to both sides in attempt to making an informed decision, but on the whole I just went with my gut reaction because that's at least true to yourself. I also like to deal with fact when it comes to these sort of things, but obviously facts in politics is like a needle in a haystack which is party why I just went with what makes sense to me. |
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27th June 2016, 02:18 AM
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I asked for my account to be banned
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I'm really quite "bad" with politics and I hate to say it. I'm trying to become a little bit more interested, so sometimes I find myself googling a bit about it and I've had a couple of political discussions with a real-life friend recently which amazed me, but usually I shy away from political discussions on the whole. I'm always scared I'll say something wrong or will demonstrate in some way how ill-informed I am in the subject. Which I know could absolutely change the more I keep reading and learning about it, so I will try to keep doing that.
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27th June 2016, 02:52 AM
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The horrors persist, but so do I
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I'm pretty clued in with politics locally and nationally and think voting is hugely important- any time I vote the poll workers are happy to see me and say they wish more young voters would turn up. That said, I'm rather disappointed in the state of US politics at the moment to the point that I've avoided following the upcoming election. Both sides are moving too far from the center to ever agree on anything, and it's hard to discuss important issues when so many people only seek out the news and facts that support their beliefs. So I'm not hyped about the next four months of presidential campaigns, but overall I'm keeping informed and there's a lot going on locally to maintain my interest.
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27th June 2016, 06:32 AM
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I just had to see your face to feel alive
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I have absolutely no interest in it. A lot of the stuff going on will only make my blood boil, so ignorance is bliss, eh?
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27th June 2016, 07:39 AM
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BuzzJack Platinum Member
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QUOTE(Dobbo @ Jun 27 2016, 02:42 AM) Very minimal tbh. I have a quiet opinion on the odd political thing here & there but I cannot abide political debates, living with 2 Political students at Uni cemented that. This is kind of how I feel. I provide my votes when they're required, but on the whole, I find political discourse (both public and professional), so utterly vulgar and unpleasant on both sides that I can't engage myself any further. |
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27th June 2016, 07:17 PM
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Did O Level British Constitution at 16 and was already interested and aware of politics, more so than a lot of adults. I mean, I was FAR more interested in pop music, let's get the priorities right
I was, and am, very opinionated about politics because I get frustrated at the lack of awareness and superficiality of reasons people vote on, and especially on being bigoted or angry and petty. I also have a very good, and long, memory. I am also very very cynical about politicians - the more you find about MP's backgrounds and vested interests, the less I respect most of them. The number of British politicians I admire within my lifetime is rather small, at least the bigger ones. The best I can usually say is they aren't too bad, and aren't too prone to lying. One of the most decent politicians who was (inadvertently) heavily involved in the referendum is now dead. The rest were a useless ruthless lying shower for the most part, barring a few like Alan Johnson who I genuinely like and admire, and the outraged passion Tim Fallon showed on results morning made me like him more. The problem is most voters seem utterly incapable of telling the difference between charlatan spivs and genuine people. I have a super-power. Super-Bullshit-Spotter is my name  |
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