reply to post by Agent_USA_Supporter
Votes are not just 'thrown out', at least in Britain they aren't, people can go and watch the ballots as they are counted. The only issue with
potential 'vote rigging' over here is to do with the postal vote system which a minority of people use as most choose to go to a polling station to
cast their ballot. One of the main issues with our democratic system is the influence of mass media over voters, the possibility of bias in the media
however most people are wise to the political leanings of various media outlets so it's affect is relatively minimal though not so much that it cannot
have significant influence.
The simple fact is, the people are responsible for who they elect, time and time again in Britain people have voted for the status quo and are not
willing to try anything different. We've had lousy leaders for a long time, there has never been and probably never will be a perfect government but
as long as the people choose the same leaders over and over then nothing is going to change. The choice is and always has been there for something
different and time and time again the people ignored it and chose the status quo.
I hope that when the time comes the people of Libya elect a government who will put the people's interests first and one that will NOT be a lapdog for
NATO, but like I said when the time comes it will be up to the people of Libya to decide on their own future. I will reserve my judgement for when
they have their elections, for then we can judge whether the revolution was a success or a failure, in my opinion it is too early to tell what the
outcome is.
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