Post #2035426

2026-05-05 19:06 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@BenartyComputer/116522316335913051 *Almost* all the excuses for not voting (only almost, because of course there are real reasons as well), including the ones in that cartoon, are lies, with the real reason being "I can't be arsed to get myself down to the polling station".

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@keefeglise@mastodonapp.uk 2026-05-05 19:13

@TimWardCam@c.im I will be voting. But every single party has at least one insane policy that puts me off. It's a local election I guess so I will have to look past that.

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@drajt@fosstodon.org 2026-05-05 19:09

@TimWardCam@c.im Exactly. Many people died for the right to vote and plenty of people (me included) are still not allowed to vote where they live. Low turn out leads to strange results, and you've no right to complain if you didn't vote - no matter how stupid the UK voting system is.

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@mjr@masto.bike 2026-05-05 19:32

@TimWardCam@c.im accuse the public of lying at your peril! The reasons are real, but may also be accompanied by ones they won't say.

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@only_ohm@mas.to 2026-05-05 19:39

@TimWardCam@c.im Yeah, I've never missed a public election in which I could lawfully vote. I have spoiled a couple of ballot papers at local elections, when all parties fielded exceptionally weak candidates; and I have been known not to use my full set of votes in multi-member wards.

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@timrichards@aus.social 2026-05-07 00:07

@TimWardCam@c.im @FloatingOnion@cyberplace.social @BenartyComputer@mastodon.scot In Australia we have the extra prompt to go and vote: "Or I'll be fined." It works.

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