tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post8270497086428615425..comments2023-10-30T10:19:13.446+00:00Comments on Daydreamer: Why Bother?Ray Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-26990278176364302762015-05-10T19:57:17.141+01:002015-05-10T19:57:17.141+01:00Well Kathleen, as you know if you sit on the fence...Well Kathleen, as you know if you sit on the fence too long all you get is splinters.<br />Richly deserved I'd say.:-)Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-6702601212809379802015-05-10T17:33:27.999+01:002015-05-10T17:33:27.999+01:00Amen! I have often found myself saying, "If ...Amen! I have often found myself saying, "If you don't vote, you forfeit your right to an opinion about our leaders." It is appalling to me that here in the U.S. roughly 57% of populace exercise both privilege & duty to make their wishes known while 43% side on the sidelines. <br /><br />Sad.Kathleen https://www.blogger.com/profile/05245926913888212148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-31137739501981506202015-05-09T17:36:32.546+01:002015-05-09T17:36:32.546+01:00Just semantics Nancy, but in essence what you have...Just semantics Nancy, but in essence what you have just said is what I was trying to say.<br />Having voted "No" to Europe back in the day, it galled me to hear people who I knew never used their votes, complaining bitterly about 'being governed by Brussels.'<br />When you think how many people have no voice even in this day and age, we are morally obliged to use ours I believe.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-40108303972410405952015-05-09T17:10:55.373+01:002015-05-09T17:10:55.373+01:00I'm not sure that voting is a 'sacred duty...I'm not sure that voting is a 'sacred duty' but I certainly consider it a civic duty as a citizen who is grateful for all those who worked so hard and protested so long, some at the cost of their lives, to extend the suffrage to eventually include all adult British residents. And if you care at all about people (even only oneself or nearest and dearest) then it makes no sense not to participate in the political process. Politics is about people and communities - it really matters.Nancy Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414597433860002332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-91866295430584371762015-05-08T23:09:51.995+01:002015-05-08T23:09:51.995+01:00Well, that makes four of us Penny. We have a quor...Well, that makes four of us Penny. We have a quorum. Maybe not enough to change the world but, at least a start. :-)Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-20517323612655658402015-05-08T14:44:27.946+01:002015-05-08T14:44:27.946+01:00I'm with you, too, Ray. It amazes me how many ...I'm with you, too, Ray. It amazes me how many people, particularly religious people, say that they shouldn't even have anything to do with politics as if it is in a realm of its own (and that practicing our faith is also in a realm of its own). We live in a world shaped and governed by public policy - all of it is intertwined. Penelopepiscopalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110169815273159849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-37305416587062367002015-05-07T20:46:47.351+01:002015-05-07T20:46:47.351+01:00Sorry about the rant Perpetua, but it was seeing o...Sorry about the rant Perpetua, but it was seeing only one other person in the polling station that triggered my reaction. I do so hope that was not an indication of what will happen country-wide.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-89529565201755468342015-05-07T20:44:36.510+01:002015-05-07T20:44:36.510+01:00God forbid I should ever be denied that right Jean...God forbid I should ever be denied that right Jean. :-)Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-62827210031811949932015-05-07T17:33:12.955+01:002015-05-07T17:33:12.955+01:00Hear, hear. I agree with every word, Ray Nothing ...Hear, hear. I agree with every word, Ray Nothing will ever change unless ordinary people use their great privilege of voting, which was so hard-won by other ordinary people.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-91831763184743147322015-05-07T17:16:15.811+01:002015-05-07T17:16:15.811+01:00Well said Ray.....unless you use your vote you hav...Well said Ray.....unless you use your vote you have no right to moan! Revjeanrolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744131101249601856noreply@blogger.com