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Yes...I remember that option. I quite like it ;)
 

Curious. What layout would you use?
 

I'd make up my own layout.

Probably one or two cards for each voting option. I'd ignore all those parties that I definitely wouldn't vote for.

I'll let the blog know how it works out if I get around to doing it.
 

I'm sorry manda, this post must've been very irritating...not voting AND consulting the tarot :-) Woops! But don't take anything I say here too seriously. These are just thoughts passing through my mind.

Anyway, I don't know any of the theory about not-voting. I plan to read that at the last minute only if I need to ;)

However, I would think though that choosing not to vote is reasonable. It is not really apathetic because you are making an informed choice. It seems slightly different from not bothering to vote or not caring who wins.

If I choose not to vote, it won't be uninformed and it won't be for lack of trying to find someone to vote for.
 

Thx Suze. I've never done real custom layouts - perhaps I'm not attuned right for them. I have found that reading with the same deck where one question follows another have provided some rather interesting results though!

Manda: David and Suze have said it very well - there is no sense in picking somebody who does not represent you in substance. The choice not to vote can be an informed, conscious choice because there are no parties representative enough of you.
 

I think we'll have to disagree on this one manda...or discuss it more with alcohol added :)

I don't care if I am differentiated from people who are too lazy. I am fine with being lazy and apathetic. I don't care if I am principled or not.

Why is non-participation bad? Why is everyone who could vote but doesn't wrong/bad/whatever?

Just because other people don't have an opportunity doesn't mean that you are bad and unprincipled for not taking that same opportunity.

Non-participation being a waste of a vote...isn't that kind of like "you have to eat all your dinner because children in Africa are starving"?
 

Manda,

You are right. I don't care like you care. Why is that scary?

I hadn't thought about voting for my family's benefit. Although can't they can vote for themselves? It might be different if I had children.

I suspect that my family might disagree with me about what I think is best (ie I think my family will probably vote for someone completely different from whomever I end up voting for). So if I was to vote for the benefit of my family I would be a little bit confused about who to vote for. Would I vote for a) who my family are voting for, or b) who I think is best for them. And what happens if the party I think is best for my family is different from the party that I think is best for me?

The same goes for voting in the best interests of "the country." Different governments benefit different groups in society. Which groups are more important?

All of this is too confusing, which is probably why I tend to stick with the selfish what-is-best-for-suze approach.

Sorry...long reply...apparently I think too much ;-)
 

Quick question here Manda. I write a few names on slips of paper, drop them into a hat and draw one at random. Then I vote for that party. Did that vote count for anything?

Not really.

If none of the political parties suit what you believe then not voting is a definite choice and makes more sense than simply picking one at random and voting that way. It has infinitely more value. Think about it.
 

Suze, tease me and say you live in Epsom!
 

Why Epsom?
 

Because your vote might make a difference there. Or (if you prefer) not voting might make a difference.
 

Phew, just managed to squeeze in a reply before the election. Sorry for the slow response!
 

Not in Epsom :(

Isn't the election miles away? I am quite pleased with the universe at the moment, so am happy to let it take care of the politics thing :)