Cunt Key

[JimO]

any body know what happened to skyrider

[oldrider]

any body know what happened to skyrider

Ask Dangerous I think he will Know!

[SPman]

Holy thread-dredge Batman!
6years?


Glad to see the retarded fuckwits are still whining about the loss.

Did you lose something?

[avgas]

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If you could read for comprehension, I said that over half the electorate didn't agree with him.
Obviously those who didn't vote, didn't agree with him as they couldn't be bothered to get off thier arses..

Your maths is wrong now.
A third. Which is slightly more than those who didn't vote, and slightly less than those who voted against them.

Electorate is not those who cast a vote, it is those who are eligible. Rocket science I know.

[dangerous]

The minority have spoken,cunts are still useful,nothing to see here folks, move on

fuck me... a SIX year dredge, is that a record

http://s198.photobucket.com/user/Jon...94be4.jpg.html

thats quite funny LOL... however its as good as it gets, kuntlips, horries, dope heads, fat kruts austrians what ever...

any body know what happened to skyrider

Ask Dangerous I think he will Know!

I think I do... pushing daisies up at a guess

[Oscar]

Your maths is wrong now.
A third. Which is slightly more than those who didn't vote, and slightly less than those who voted against them.

Electorate is not those who cast a vote, it is those who are eligible. Rocket science I know.

I know what an electorate is. If people agreed with him they would have got off their arses and voted.

[avgas]

I know what an electorate is. If people agreed with him they would have got off their arses and voted.

They didn't.
(eagerly await you to go an edit your comment, I understand you typed something other than what you wanted to say)

But all fun aside.
In broad statements......
1/3 of the country think he should be in power, 1/3 (+ a bit) think he shouldn't and 1/3 (- a bit) think its not worth voting anymore.

Which is a solemn statistic really. Regardless of whom is in power.
I wonder what the stats would have been if they voted:
"Should John Key be in power?"
or
"Are you happy with the way elections are run?"

Both of those only require a binary response, but the results would raise the right questions.
Right now we ask the wrong questions.

[Jantar]

Those who don't vote are saying that they are happy with the status quo. If they wanted a change then they would vote. Simple really.

[mashman]

Those who don't vote are saying that they are happy with the status quo. If they wanted a change then they would vote. Simple really.

... poor deluded soul.

[Scuba_Steve]

Those who don't vote are saying that they are happy with the status quo. If they wanted a change then they would vote. Simple really.

Next you'll be telling us domestic abuse victims that don't straight up leave their partners like getting the bash

[Oscar]

They didn't.
(eagerly await you to go an edit your comment, I understand you typed something other than what you wanted to say)

But all fun aside.
In broad statements......
1/3 of the country think he should be in power, 1/3 (+ a bit) think he shouldn't and 1/3 (- a bit) think its not worth voting anymore.

Which is a solemn statistic really. Regardless of whom is in power.
I wonder what the stats would have been if they voted:
"Should John Key be in power?"
or
"Are you happy with the way elections are run?"

Both of those only require a binary response, but the results would raise the right questions.
Right now we ask the wrong questions.

By my maths 22.96% didn't vote.
That's not even close to a third or even a third minus a bit.

As for somehow indicating that the non-vote means they're not happy with the systems, that assumption is just as silly as saying they didn't vote because they're happy with the status quo or are prepared to let other people decide.

What makes you think that those 700,00-odd people would respond to your question anymore than they respond to the general election?

[SPman]

I believe in some systems, a non vote is counted as a vote for the status quo. The effect is the same, anyway, with a "right" leaning government. Their supporters are more liable to vote than not.
Where there is choice (ie, not 3 parties all the same - as in the UK), if you want to change anything by conventional methods, you should vote. And, under MMP, vote strategically. Unfortunately, too many people seem to have trouble with this concept.

Heirachical stupidity plays a part here.......

[Naki Rat]

Major Fisheries swoop on Hawkes Bay fishing company who are accused of exporting more fish than they claim to catch.

Surely not. These guys keep such good company

[Oscar]

I believe in some systems, a non vote is counted as a vote for the status quo. The effect is the same, anyway, with a "right" leaning government. Their supporters are more liable to vote than not.
Where there is choice (ie, not 3 parties all the same - as in the UK), if you want to change anything by conventional methods, you should vote. And, under MMP, vote strategically. Unfortunately, too many people seem to have trouble with this concept.

Hierachcical stupidity plays a part here.......

Someone casting aspersions of stupidity should probably use a spell check.

[Voltaire]

Whats wrong with not voting? If you went into a shop and there was nothing you liked would you buy something just because your there?