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REGISTER TO VOTE 13-Jul-2007 At 4:29:16 PM oweng

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On 13/07/2007 anthonyk wrote:
>On 13/07/2007 oweng wrote:
>>I was going to weigh them up again before this upcoming election, but
>>after reading this thread, I think I will just give up and vote for whoever
>>has the pre-election tv ads with the most Australian flags waving in
>them
>>(take note Neil!). I also need to be told what I think, so ads with quotes
>>like "the majority of Australians beleive that..........." should also
>>help. Perhaps I shouldnt vote at all, I mean I could accidentally by
>tricked
>>into voting liberal again (three times in a row would be embarrassing)!
>>But they might fine me if I dont vote, so that's not an option. Damn....
>>Best to let the tv tell me what to do.
>
>maybe its just me but i tend to find arguments for the current government
>tend to be based on either narrow self interest, ignorance or smug indifference,
>and your response hasn't changed that view.

Fair enough. I pretty much admitted to narrow self interest. I would argue that I was being much more arrogant than smug. In relation to ignorance, well who knows. I suspect "ignorant" is being used in the context of "if somebody disagrees with me they are ignorant", so its in the eye of the beholder.