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Here you will find older scratches, musings and other detritus that once were located on the front pages, but have now faded.

Filed away here to collect dust and cobwwwebs in perpetuity, links may break, facts may change and data may corrupt.

On occasion I may come down here to tidy, but for the most, I prefer to leave the past where it lies.

 

Electioneering

As the Election date looms, the Parties are tying up pushing their own manifestos and moving onto the negative campaigning.

Having been taught a degree of morals and manners when I was a younger lad, something politicians seem to take or leave depending on the way the wind blows, two titbits stick in my head. First, if you don't have anything good to say about someone, then don't say anything. Secondly, and perhaps not a true saying but something I've always thought, it doesn't say much for you if you cannot win on your own good merits.

As Radiohead so eloquently put:

I will stop, I will stop at nothing Say the right things when electioneering I trust I can rely on your vote

Is it any wonder people are apathetic towards politics considering that by voting for a candidate you're endorsing these individuals, giving them carte blanche to run the country according to 'their'(or their parties) 'moral' and idealogical viewpoints, however (im)moral or (un)just.

27 Apr 2005 9:36 | (2) comments | Thoughts

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