Quote:h,121b,121Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.?? ~Ernest Bennb,121b,121h,121
b,121b,121b,121Quote:h,121b,121I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.?? ~Charles de Gaulleb,121b,121h,121
b,121b,121b,121Quote:h,121b,121There are only two great currents in the history of mankind:?? the baseness which makes conservatives and the envy which makes revolutionaries.?? ~Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourtb,121b,121h,121
b,121b,121Don't get this wrong. I reckon democracy, government and all of that is preferable to anarchy, but I can't prove it. But in essence I consider myself deeply apolitical.b,121b,121Here are my rules of political engagement:b,121b,121I will only bother to vote in any election IF....b,121b,1211. It's a nice evening for a strollb,1212. The polling station is less than 500 yards awayb,1213. I can vote for the party that will not winb,1214. The direction of my vote will severely piss off, and will be directly opposed to that of, my father-in-lawb,1215. There's no top quality sport on the box.b,121b,121Furthermore....b,1211. I will only engage with politicos if they knock on my door (i.e. about three times a decade), and then only if I fancy an argument.b,1212. Such doorstep discussion will be on my terms, and will only consist of me pointing out the rank hypocrisy of the clowns they represent.b,1213. Saying 'people shouldn't be scared in the streets' and then turning up in my 'hood' covered in Kevlar and with police protection will be on that discussion list, as will the subject of David Cameron's miraculously recovered stolen bike.b,121b,121Who's with me?/b1
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