[Knight Templar]

That's what you get in the south.

[Rictor]

Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
What gets me is the scheme to reduce voter apathy. All the reasons given for it seem to be "People don't want to vote because it's too complicated", "People don't have time to vote", "People don't want t vote because they don't want to vote".

No bugger mentions it's because there's no sodding point.

And I'm assuming the BNP are some ultra-Right party?

edit: at least the Americans have Nader. Time for the UK to get a serious third party candidate. I nominate John Cleese.

[Corsair]

Nader, serious?

[an0n]

That's another thing I'm going to do in the years before I nuke France: Kill, cripple or bankrupt all career politicians.

No-one with a criminal record will be allowed to be voted into office. No-one who is the head of a major corporation will be allowed to run for office (unless they actually started the company, as that shows a good work ethic). No-one will be allowed to serve more than 3 terms in a single post/office.

And most importantly of all: All positions in the Cabinet and/or Parliament will be unpaid.

And anyone found to be paying someone to write their scripts for them will be killed.

Basically, if money is a motivation for you in even the most minute way, you'll get ****ed up beyond belief.

One of my main campaign promises will be to destroy career politicians.

Then when they ask why if I think it's hypocritical that I've allowed myself to become a career politician I'll simply inform them that "I'm not a politician, I'm a dictator" then nuke France.

Simple.

[Corsair]

If government positions are unpaid, then you only get the wealthy in government because the poor can't afford it.

Of course, if you're going to be dictator, an0n, you won't need a parliament, will you?

[an0n]

I'm not going to be an active dictator.

I'll be like Castro. Dictate foreign policy, have anyone who's ****ing with the status quo publicly humiliated and generally only pop up when someone is being a retard and rocking the boat.

Basically, things would run the same as they do now, but I'd be watching over their shoulders with my God-like overruling ability.


As for the money thing, it'd ensure only people willing to suffer hardship got into government. Though while it's true that rich people could best afford to get into office, I'd still be there with my '**** you up' bat, waiting for them to start trying to profit at the expense of Joe Public.

[Rictor]

Right, and how do the public servants feed their families during their time in office?

Though I don't really know if these remarks are worth ackowledging. Clearly its meant to be in jest, but I fear you British are contagious with that anti-humour crap. I was flying over Britain in an airplane, in the middle of a joke, and the -pop- my sense of humour is gone. In its stead, I had a craving for tea and scones, as well as a deep sense of self loathing. Go figure.

[an0n]

We didn't take your sense of humor, you repressed it when that clown sexually assaulted you.

[01010]

Originally posted by Rictor
Right, and how do the public servants feed their families during their time in office?

Though I don't really know if these remarks are worth ackowledging. Clearly its meant to be in jest, but I fear you British are contagious with that anti-humour crap. I was flying over Britain in an airplane, in the middle of a joke, and the -pop- my sense of humour is gone. In its stead, I had a craving for tea and scones, as well as a deep sense of self loathing. Go figure.

Self deprication is humour at it's most advanced level. Welcome to the evolution of comedy.

I don't understand when the government went from representing the people of the nation to controlling the people of the nation. I know it happened before my time but why didn't anybody pick up on this?

[Petrarch of the VBB]

When Parliament took over from the King as the sovereign body.
Before that, the King would call his "Great Men of the Realm" and hear what they had to say about their regions, and the people within them. Any complaints of the people would be brought to the king. (Whether he did anything about them or not is another matter)

Now, though, Parliament spend so much time passing laws back and forth 15 times that the oldest function of the House, Representation, is left without any time. And since Parliament's agenda is ultimately controlled by Our Tony, he can keep it that way.

[kasperl]

some of these posts gave me a wonderfull insight in British politics.

and yeah, your train system is even more of a joke then ours.

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Originally posted by kasperl
some of these posts gave me a wonderfull insight in British politics.

Perhaps we ought to get a few politicians to read them then.

[kasperl]

that'd be grant

i wish we could get some of our politicians to get the IQ of your average high schooler and do something.

[Setekh]

Funny, I just watched a TV show about contraception (particularly, the pill) on SBS. I just realised how ignorant I am of this myself.

[an0n]

Buh?

There's nothing really to know. Condoms + Pills = No kids.

Or the funner version: Condoms + Alcohol + Friends + Hooker = Orgy with balloons.

[Woolie Wool]

Originally posted by aldo_14




M_O_N_T_Y   P_Y_T_H_O_N

Geddit?

numpty

Dang, British humor is so bad nowadays that I can't tell it's humor anymore.

[kasperl]

monthy python isn't nowadays, and i don't thing the not getting it is the fault of the British.

bloody yanks.

[an0n]

It's not that he's an American, it's just that he's a dick.

[kasperl]

well, it might be both.....

but yeah, he's a dick too.

[Woolie Wool]

Originally posted by kasperl
monthy python isn't nowadays, and i don't thing the not getting it is the fault of the British.

bloody yanks.

I really don't find that little song funny. Maybe it's because American religious loonies are too busy yammering about Britney Spears and evolution in our schools and gay marriage to tell us what to do with our semen, so the song, which would have a topical humor to Brits, sails right over our heads.