OK, you're reading it. Good. I know a lot of you will automatically close your eyes and ears when someone mentions voting to you, but just bear with me for a few minutes, mmmkay?
I'd love to be able to tell y'all that since I turned 18, I've performed my civic duty by voting. It'd be a lie. I've never voted. Last year - the year I was 25 - was the first year that I cared enough to even find out where my polling station is, and then when it came time to vote, I went to the gym instead.
HOWever, this year I feel differently, mainly because of three little words: British National Party. Last year, the BNP were awarded their first seats - not because more Brits believe in what they preach, but because so many of us were so disgusted with the expenses scandal that rocked the three main political parties, we didn't bother to vote. Now we're paying for it - the BNP has a foothold, and I for one do NOT want to give them more.
I'm not going to write long passages about what the BNP stand for. I don't need to. Most of you already know, and for any of you who've been living in outer Siberia for the last year...well, go on Google or YouTube and put in "Nick Griffin". I'm sure you'll find out more than you ever wanted to know.
With the political climate being what it is right now, it's hard to know who would be the best candidate for Prime Minister. All of them have made some pretty big cock-ups. There's less than a day to go, and I still don't know which box I'm going to tick. But I do know one thing: voting isn't always about getting the best person in. Sometimes it's about keeping the worst person out, and Nick Griffin and his fellow bigots are without a doubt the worst person for the job. A couple of people have said to me, "What's wrong with the BNP? They have some good ideas on how to keep Britain great." And so they do - for white people. That right there is what's wrong with the BNP. We are a multicultural society, and have been for a long time. AND WE CANNOT HAVE A WHITE SUPREMACIST PARTY IN POWER WHEN 12% OF BRITAIN'S POPULATION AS A WHOLE, AND OVER A THIRD OF LONDON'S POPULATION, ARE NOT WHITE. (Source: 2001 census.)
Therefore I urge all of you to get your butts down to the polling station, and do what needs to be done. It won't take more than an hour out of your day, and you can consider it an investment in your future. Brown, Cameron, Clegg, Green Party...I honestly don't care who you vote for, as long as you do it. (And as long as it's not Nick Griffin, but that goes without saying. :)
For more information, see the Unite Against Fascism official page at www.uaf.org.uk
~ Sati
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I'd love to be able to tell y'all that since I turned 18, I've performed my civic duty by voting. It'd be a lie. I've never voted. Last year - the year I was 25 - was the first year that I cared enough to even find out where my polling station is, and then when it came time to vote, I went to the gym instead.
HOWever, this year I feel differently, mainly because of three little words: British National Party. Last year, the BNP were awarded their first seats - not because more Brits believe in what they preach, but because so many of us were so disgusted with the expenses scandal that rocked the three main political parties, we didn't bother to vote. Now we're paying for it - the BNP has a foothold, and I for one do NOT want to give them more.
I'm not going to write long passages about what the BNP stand for. I don't need to. Most of you already know, and for any of you who've been living in outer Siberia for the last year...well, go on Google or YouTube and put in "Nick Griffin". I'm sure you'll find out more than you ever wanted to know.
With the political climate being what it is right now, it's hard to know who would be the best candidate for Prime Minister. All of them have made some pretty big cock-ups. There's less than a day to go, and I still don't know which box I'm going to tick. But I do know one thing: voting isn't always about getting the best person in. Sometimes it's about keeping the worst person out, and Nick Griffin and his fellow bigots are without a doubt the worst person for the job. A couple of people have said to me, "What's wrong with the BNP? They have some good ideas on how to keep Britain great." And so they do - for white people. That right there is what's wrong with the BNP. We are a multicultural society, and have been for a long time. AND WE CANNOT HAVE A WHITE SUPREMACIST PARTY IN POWER WHEN 12% OF BRITAIN'S POPULATION AS A WHOLE, AND OVER A THIRD OF LONDON'S POPULATION, ARE NOT WHITE. (Source: 2001 census.)
Therefore I urge all of you to get your butts down to the polling station, and do what needs to be done. It won't take more than an hour out of your day, and you can consider it an investment in your future. Brown, Cameron, Clegg, Green Party...I honestly don't care who you vote for, as long as you do it. (And as long as it's not Nick Griffin, but that goes without saying. :)
For more information, see the Unite Against Fascism official page at www.uaf.org.uk
~ Sati
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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