by Grimshaw » Apr 15th, '10, 18:22
Believe me fellow TM'ers, i understand completely where the apathy towards politics and politicians comes from.
I completely tire of the 'Doesnt matter who you vote for, the government always win' line.
Of course A government will get in. Someone's got to run the country now haven't they?
I agree that politics these days is less to do with what each party will do, rather it concerns itself with ridiculing the promises of the other party.
Nevertheless, the fact is ONE of these people is going to run the country. To say nothing will change makes you as annoying and stoooopid as those who woke up in America the day after Obama was elected and wondered why their house wasn't bigger, their jobs better, and a big WORLD PEACE DECLARED slogan splattered over the front page of the daily rag.
Things don't change over night. Not in politics anyway. And whoever gets in has got one hell of a mess to clear up. A mess created by one party; New Labour. They look around but there's no-one else to blame right now.
I was made redundant in the recent recession.....recent, lol, we're still in it you know.....and i am currently undertaking a college course in order to gain access to university and better myself. The government gave me no help when i was made redundant, and no further financial help with my course. I have struggled, and continue to struggle. If i were to drop out, they'd give me loads of benefits.
A reward.
For doing nothing.
Thankfully I'm not about to become a future Jeremy Kyle guest. I want to make something of myself.
In almost the words of Billy Bragg, the system has failed me but i won't fail myself.
Get Labour out in May and you won't wake up to a better day, let's get real about that, but its a step in the right direction. To bury your head in the sand and just mock the political system is a pretty dumb thing to do. I mean, i bet you'd all be up in arms if the BNP stood a chance. You'd vote then right? Why care about that and not another? Because you don't like what the BNP want to do? Same applies. The three main parties are NOT the same. Look into it and you'll see.