**** Elections thread *****

[Savy]

You literally take me too literally.

I said protest about the method of democracy or go home. Words to that effect. The "go home" is not an order, it's a throw away comment that basically means they are wasting their time. You can take it how you like, but if you think that's me telling anyone anything, then you're taking me too literally. It's not like they are actually reading my comments.

I'm not going to start using caveats like "I suggest..." or "these people should..." just to make it easier for you people to figure out what I'm saying. It's up to you to read between the lines. If you don't, well then you're going to continue to take my comments out of context.

Literally as in literally or metaphorically?

Protests are almost always a waste of time from mental people moaning about something they don't understand. That isn't the point. Someone once said something along the lines of "I couldn't care less what Katie Price has to say about anything, in fact I probably disagree with a lot of I'd die for her right to do so". The freedom to write and say what you think, to talk about ideas is vastly important.

[Poopadoop]

The freedom to write and say what you think, to talk about ideas is vastly important.

Tbf to Ong, all he said was they were protesting over something stupid. Like if the election had been rigged, they would have had a reason to protest. But their protest was basically 'i didn't vote for him, therefore it's bullshit he won'. And sure they are free to say that, but it's still a stupid thing to say.

[OngBonga]

Literally as in literally or metaphorically?

Protests are almost always a waste of time from mental people moaning about something they don't understand. That isn't the point. Someone once said something along the lines of "I couldn't care less what Katie Price has to say about anything, in fact I probably disagree with a lot of I'd die for her right to do so". The freedom to write and say what you think, to talk about ideas is vastly important.

Right. I mean I agree with you here. I don't mean to say that protesting shouldn't happen if I disagree with the message. But it's hard for me to get on board with those saying "fuck the democratic will of the people". We've been through this with Brexit, people moaning about a democratic event, trying to suggest that MP's should say "fuck you" to the people. That's what's happening with people protesting in America about Trump winning. They're saying "fuck democracy". While I acknowledge they have the right to do this, they are cunts for doing so. That's my point.

I'm not intending to say they shouldn't have that right, far from it.