Poll: Who Will You Be Voting For In The Next General Election?

drbeat

Masomnia wrote: »

Sorry, who were you criticizing for removing the opposition? :rolleyes:

yes you're right to point that out - I shot myself in the foot there. My apologies.

drbeat

nickmason wrote: »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism
Read it and realise how "NuLabour" is not fascist.
This is simply a point of definition. You cannot argue that it is what it is defined not to be.
What you can argue, and what I was trying to point you in the direction of, is that there are authoritarian, or even totalitarian, aspects of the current government that are inimical to a free and liberal democracy. (That these are aspects that also surface in fascism is only relevant inasmuch as they illustrate how they come from a rotten stable of policy ideas and philosophies).

I am fiercely against what this government is doing with civil liberties. But to call them what they are not is to play into their hands - it is equivalent to politicians not answering the question that should be put - except that they need do nothing apart from watch your ill-directed attacks fail because you use such stupid similes, and say "look at those nutters".

Point(s) taken thanks for the constructive comments. Have a good Xmas!

jm28cardiff

Sod all the parties above, I'm starting my own political party right now! Here are some of my policies

Death penalty for murder
Death penalty for attempted murder (attacking someone with a knife, even slashing them, will be classed as attempted murder, even if the injuries are minor)
Death penalty for carrying a concealed knife or gun
Death penalty if you kill someone while committing a crime eg drink driving
Get people off the dole by cutting the dole! Each year you are on it, you get less
If both parents are already on benefits, you are not allowed to have more kids - break this rule, lose your dole
Provide hard drugs on the NHS for addicts (would cut down crime)
Legalise prostitution
Legalise all drugs that grow naturally (if it exists in nature, how can it be illegal?)
Ban all religion from schools
An open door immigration policy for economic migrants, as long as they actually work - no dole available for them
ID cards - would make it easier to impose age restriction on buying alcohol etc
Any shop selling alcohol to minors would immediately lose its licence forever, with no appeal
National DNA database - take DNA from babies at birth
No treatment on the NHS from conditions you have brought on yourself, such as smoking or obesity related conditions
Legalise euthanasia
For long term prisoners, offer an assisted suicide if they want it

Mixed bag there! How would you classify my party? Who wants to join?

drbeat

I'll be in! Can I be member number 501 please? We need to give the impression that we have a membership hence starting at 500

Re: Legalise Drugs that grow naturally, I agree with this too! I have a spliff tree in my back garden - it's been there since I moved here - some strange looking politicians come once a week to pick it's fruits?

Re: Get people off the dole. I propose that people on the dole should be classed as Civil Servents...but without anything to do. They're on call when required. It'll do wonders for the unemployment figures!

Masomnia

drbeat wrote: »

yes you're right to point that out - I shot myself in the foot there. My apologies.

Hey it's cool, my comments were very much tongue in cheek anyway, have a happy Christmas :beer:

Petlamb

jm28cardiff, if you got into power, I'd emigrate.

jm28cardiff

Vampiric_Addiction wrote: »

jm28cardiff, if you got into power, I'd emigrate.

Only if I let you!

Petlamb

Okay, Hitler.

jm28cardiff

Vampiric_Addiction wrote: »

Okay, Hitler.

They had good uniforms though!

Nothing you would agree with in there?

Masomnia

Apart from hard drugs on the NHS I think I disagree with everything on there haha.

And maybe the economic migrants thing, but I don't think immigrants can claim JSA as it is, not for a number of years anyway.