Russell Brand vs. Jeremy Paxman

[mashman]

So a way to cause change is by not voting - what an idiot.

Makes sense to me. A massive vote of no confidence. It's already at ?22%? (almost 1/4 of the population). Get that to 51% and what's gonna happen? Change?

[wharekura]

Makes sense to me. A massive vote of no confidence. It's already at ?22%? (almost 1/4 of the population). Get that to 51% and what's gonna happen? Change?

Of course it would.

[mashman]

Of course it would.

So you wuz being sarcronic.

[Winston001]

Makes sense to me. A massive vote of no confidence. It's already at ?22%? (almost 1/4 of the population). Get that to 51% and what's gonna happen? Change?

The primary reason people don't vote is because it isn't important to them. Life is ok with good bits and bad bits and politics simply doesn't touch their lives.

The secondary reason is what Russel Brand says - a small minority feel powerless and do not understand representative democracy. So rather than reading and working it out, its much easier to cynically dismiss the right to vote and blame everyone else for their personal woes.

But basically, safe boring contented populations do not get excited about voting. Its in times of trouble that we see big turnouts at the ballot box.

[flyingcrocodile46]

I think he did his best work in this interview, where he literally destroyed the credibility and confidence of three interviewers on Good morning Joe.

[mashman]

The primary reason people don't vote is because it isn't important to them. Life is ok with good bits and bad bits and politics simply doesn't touch their lives.

The secondary reason is what Russel Brand says - a small minority feel powerless and do not understand representative democracy. So rather than reading and working it out, its much easier to cynically dismiss the right to vote and blame everyone else for their personal woes.

But basically, safe boring contented populations do not get excited about voting. Its in times of trouble that we see big turnouts at the ballot box.

Very true... and when they do they see it for the ridiculous sham that it is, or at the very least go back to not voting.

Their woes are brought on by the actions of others though. There are no ifs ands or buts about it. It matters not whether it's a minority that are "suffering" for those actions.

I wonder if there will be a larger voter turnout next year?

We can do much better.

[avgas]

The primary reason people don't vote is because it isn't important to them. Life is ok with good bits and bad bits and politics simply doesn't touch their lives.

The secondary reason is what Russel Brand says - a small minority feel powerless and do not understand representative democracy. So rather than reading and working it out, its much easier to cynically dismiss the right to vote and blame everyone else for their personal woes.

But basically, safe boring contented populations do not get excited about voting. Its in times of trouble that we see big turnouts at the ballot box.

I could say the same who vote for the sake of it.

[husaberg]

I could say the same who vote for the sake of it.

People generally vote for the lesser of evils.
if the Brand way, is not having saying no don't vote that will teach them.
guess which one gets voted in.
Russells Funny and charming, Mad and well spoken.
But shit, to stop pounding Katy. He will never not get my vote.