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[vervet_monkey]

Dear all the people moaning that the BNP have seats in Europe and local elections:

Britian is a democracy. That means we go and vote for the people we want to represent us. Now, I don't agree at all with the BNP. But they got more votes. They didn't rig the elections, they didn't even employ particulary hard campaign tactics. They just stood, as is their right, and people voted for them, as is their right. If you don't like it, don't vote for them. Campaign for your own party, push your own parties policies, but do not attack others for their veiws and who they voted for. Work to change the country so that the BNP don't seem like a viable option to the masses.

We are lucky to live in a country where we can vote, safely, for whichever party we wish. By campaigning that the BNP should not have to seats they earnt, you are taking away that right. The rights to freedom and equality you feel are so threatened by their presence are being removed by you.

Act to change things, don't campaign for someone else to.

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can I throw in a: And if you didn't blooody go out and vote in the first place it was all your fault anyway so shut the hell up

[vervet-monkey.livejournal.com]

You can but... I didn't vote either.

BUT only coz I managed to completely fail at registaring to vote by post, so I did TRY to vote... that counts right??

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*facepalms*
LOL we'll let you off since you did at least try.