I don't agree actually

I think a system which operates to give a voice to extremist minorities is a bad thing, and that a system which operates to sideline them as the tiny minority nutters they are is a good thing

Posted By: Old Git on May 7th 2010 at 10:18:49

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Nazis have had over half a million votes nationally. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 7, 09:57:15
- Fucking hell! (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, May 7, 10:13:22
- How many seats would that give them under PR? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, May 7, 10:01:29
  - They have 1.9% of the national vote. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 7, 10:05:04
    - Fuck me (General Chat) - Old Git, May 7, 10:08:48
      - Not so sure about that. There might be half a million nazi cunts voting*, but they've got (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 7, 10:13:51
        
        Agreed (General Chat) - jamesward, May 7, 10:16:15
        
        Well, there might be. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 7, 10:18:26
        
        I also wonder (General Chat) - camcan, May 7, 10:15:16
        
        Agree with that too. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 7, 10:16:46
      - It's a democracy (General Chat) - jamesward, May 7, 10:10:22
        
        Correct. The message here is that the major parties ignored the real issues coming from (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, May 7, 10:21:52
        
        I don't agree actually (General Chat) - Old Git, May 7, 10:18:49
        
        We'll agree to disagree then (General Chat) - jamesward, May 7, 10:32:26
        
        STV is much better than full PR, I quite agree (General Chat) - Old Git, May 7, 10:34:52
        
        and at the moment we have large nasty minorities getting too much oxygen (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 7, 10:43:49
        
        Bit silly to equate Labour and Conservatives with the Nazis (General Chat) - Old Git, May 7, 10:46:01
        
        you don't have to be Nazis to be nasty y'know (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 7, 10:52:52
        
        I think that's the most likely outcome of this hung parliament, actually. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 7, 10:34:20
        
        It'll make the counts even more fun (General Chat) - jamesward, May 7, 10:39:19
        
        Clegg might go with Gordy boy, hard to call (General Chat) - Old Git, May 7, 10:37:23
        
        Agreed (General Chat) - jamesward, May 7, 10:40:27
        
        He will if he's got any sense (General Chat) - Old Git, May 7, 10:44:39
        
        Very tough, isn't it? I'd thought that Lab + Lib still being a minority would be enough (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 7, 10:40:27
        
        Ulster's Unionists to hold parliament and the Tories by the nuts again then? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, May 7, 10:31:58
        
        Agree. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, May 7, 10:15:02
  - 9 (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, May 7, 10:02:19
- In terms of a percentage gain in the number of votes from the last election, the Nazis (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 7, 10:00:15
  - ^^^ This is more important than the "half a million" business if you ask me. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 7, 10:21:55
- Not surprising really. There's no end of cunts in Britain. (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, May 7, 10:00:13
  - Amen brother, tru dat. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 7, 10:01:02
- i thought that. thats actually quite a hefty sum in this day and age! (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, May 7, 09:58:16

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