Electioneering

So now that a general election has been announced for May 6, suddenly EVERYONE'S new passion is politics. It appears that if you are from England time has come for "change" i.e. the tories. ("change" - sound familiar? sound like another country that recently had a rather high profile election and a two party system?). If you are from Scotland then you basically have the choice between a failing (slightly) left of centre party with a leader resembling a very befuddled bull mastiff with poor political advisers (see right) or a failing (at westminster) left of centre party with a man as a leader who is completely deluded about state formation and has single-handedly managed to dupe the nation into thinking this whole nationalist thing is a good idea. You have these two choices only as to vote for the tories is effectivley to wear a swastika and admit (god forbid) your no working class hero after all. If your from Northern Ireland you probably don't give a shit what the tories are up to, unless you are Sylvia Hermon in which case your running for the door, and your like "libwhos?". If your from Wales your probably annoyed that blog writers have no idea what current affairs are in Wales right now.

To be honest its not the politicians, and the parties and the spin that bugs me, because lets face it, your always going to get that plus it gives you great ammunition for your political science class exams in May (they start May 7th for me), its all the idiots having their say. Yes, freedom of speach and everyone has their own opinion but people know nothing and think their measly experience on this planet somehow makes them know all. So you lived through the Thatcher years? You know, that doesn't mean you know anything about politics today, don't you? You know that probably means you didn't even know anything about politics in the 1980s either, don't you? You know you don't even realise how subjective you are being right now?!? Just because a piece of legislation effected you in a certain way doesn't mean it didn't effect other people in other ways. Sure if it benefitted you then your all smiles, but what if it didn't help hundreds of other people? And vise-versa. Please look at it with your blinkers off. Or at least if you are going to look at it with your blinkers on then admit so. I've been knee deep in this shit for the last five years and now your years of "life experience" render what I know obselete. Good job politics isn't the focus of my degree then.

I know I sound elitist, I know people should have opinions and that's ok, but why do some people just have to challenge everything you say just because they can? It's like the woman my mum knows and calls "elevenerife". (Don't get it? take away one from the number in that word). Some folk just love to hear their own voice. I went to university as a person who couldn't specify a topic where I could say "I know enough about that to have a real conversation and I probably know more about it that anyone I know". I thought that would change, and it did... but no-one wants to know. Ignorance is bliss.