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Originally Posted by Ramrod
It's distressing what polititians will say to get votes  |
Distressing but inevitable I reckon. We get what we deserve don't we? Many people tend to vote either on the basis of the short term, according to their own interests, or they choose the same party regardless of the situation they find themselves in. The system encourages politicians to make false, equivocal or misleading promises, especially when they're virtually guaranteed a 5 year term in office. The run up to the last election was, more than ever, reduced to politicians rubbishing their opponents and refusing to justify or explain their own policies. God only knows what can be done about it.
