However, it's election day, the day I waited for, for so long, to break my voting virginity.
Popped at 5.30pm to be exact.
Not the most accurate of sources, but facebook has proved that basically aLOT of people have voted today, I think the count of facebook users was just up to over 1.7 million!
It always saddens me when people put the 'I can't be assed voting, they're all shit' card.
I understand some people are totally unaware of party policies etc, but I think its important for people to educate themselves on politics, not to be some crazy activist but to be 'in-the-know', after all it is our country and our vote does count. As Tesco says 'every little helps' whether its tactical voting or voting for your interests, it's important to take a stance. How can you complain about 'this country's so shit' if you don't particpate and be pro-active and just do something about it, that's the beauty of democracy.
Ignorance is certainly not bliss when it comes to politics, after all, its not hard to imagine the harm that parties such as the BNP, UKIP and The Conservatives can cause on the ordinary person.
The Conservatives seen as a right-centre party fucked this country up during Thatcher's stint. Seriously though, people blame Labour for the recession, when looking back, who privatised our industry, the conservatives! These people represent the top-earners, the top 5% richest people in the country i think the figure is, yet they want to control a country with a majority of working-class people, many unemployed and living in basically shit areas with shit lives, so why would the conservatives really give one when it's not affecting them?
I'm not trying to impose my political affiliations on anybody, but as Clegg says, fairness is what is needed.
I've mentioned in a previous blog, at university the working-class are certainly a minority in red bricks.
My point is, why should we accept that, why should anybody be living a life with lack of opportunities and drive to better themselves. The answer is in politics, it runs our lives, it's inescapable.
That's why I'm proud of every person who stepped out to vote today, whatever party they support, because we have a democracy, something we should be proud to live in as despite living in the 21st century, it is not a worldwide phenomena. People fought and died for us, we should make them proud and do their efforts justice.
Viva Emmeline Pankhurst and the Suffragettes!! <3
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