Yet another time for Canadians to make their ways to their local polls and place their support behind a local candidate, or in perhaps even more cases, a perceived effective party leader. Polls are open from 9:30AM to 9:30PM, which won’t stop the networks from picking a winner (winner chicken dinner) before 9. That said, you yourself have until 9:30 to make your voice heard.
I’ve actually spent almost no time trying to convince others to vote this time around, as my thoughts on this have changed. First it was the people deciding not to vote Harper because he wore sweater vests in his ads. I’d like to think it’s not possible that someone would actually use sweater vests as a reason not to vote for someone, but it does appear so. Then, of course, comes the Anti-Harper Vote Swap Canada debate.
For those not in the know a gent out of Hamilton set up a Facebook group in an effort to keep the Conservatives out of power. I have nothing against an activism group per se, but how they’re getting active is by swapping votes with other like-minded voters across Canada. The easiest way of explaining it: You’re a Green Party supporter living in Winnipeg Centre, where the election will go to either the Conservative or Liberal party. Meanwhile, in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound sits a Liberal supporter who will cast a vote in an election that’s going to either the Conservative or Green parties. Anti-Harper Vote Swap Canada would have you and the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound gent agree to swap your votes, meaning you’d vote Green for him; he’d vote Liberal for you. The end result is one vote for each of your parties, and two effective votes against Harper’s Conservatives.
The backdrop of this appears, at least in statement, to be in favour of vote reform and against the idea of a two-party system. I find it interesting considering it’s been essentially a two-party system for.. ever. But now that the Liberal party is finding their vote split instead of the PC/Reform debacle of years ago it’s offensive. What’s more offensive? That my family fought and died in world wars so almost 14,000 idiots can trade their votes instead of making it meaningful to the riding they live in.
I no longer believe everyone should get out and vote. If you’re one of 14,000 stupid enough to trade your vote blindly online for nothing more than the word of someone you don’t know I can only hope your vote truly isn’t heard. Maybe next time around you’ll take the responsibility a little more seriously. For all you know I could be registered now, having you change your vote and heading out today to vote as scheduled for my preferred candidate, and trust me, I wouldn’t be the only one.
Today’s Random Links
A copy of the first website ever. No, not the Big Red Button that doesn’t do anything.
What’s better, the iPhone (2008) or the stone (40,000 BC)?
Paddle faster, I can hear banjos!
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