Would you vote if you didn't have to ?

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Originally Posted by BHDOGS

Im confused by this whole debate everybody moans and complains about whats best for the country then critizises the government who has the facts and figures more then most people can who believe they are making the right decision for the country just because you personaly believe a decision they make isnt right for the country doesnt make it wrong people need to wake up and realize there are differing views to all things thats how democracy works or perhaps take away having to vote then we can wind up like america where the only people who vote are regliious nuts rich people and those who want to twist the agenda to suit there own tastes it would be the lazy fat masses who suffer eg 90 perfect of the population not the rabbid 10 percent who are nutty enough to force opinion there way just go to the dam polling booth vote for somebody even if its the nazi party and enjoy ur democracy instead of sitting around complaining or better yet move to a country without or even talk to people who have lived there and would kill for a vote eg syria. The biggest problem with a constant democracy is the complacency and ignorance it breeds in its population who come to expect there thoughts above all others are correct.

Totally agree, difficult to read though!

And points to Big Trev for some fantastic points well made. I'm not a fan of the current government as many aren't. But compared to the alternative in Tony Abbott, they're infinitely preferable.

I know you vote for the party and not the leader, but seriously, if Abbott ever ends up leading this country, it would be an absolute disaster. He is nothing but a fundamentalist religious nut bag who shouldn't even be where he is now. It would be an embarrassment to the country, to have a leader who has expressed the kinds of views he has in the past. I've vowed to move out of Australia if he ever gets in.