Poll: How do you feel about your government?

[Overusedname]

Distrust is in the lead. Does not surprise me.

There's no reason to trust them whatsoever when ya get right down to it. They need to lie to keep multiple groups happy at the same time in order to keep their jobs.

 

[Talvrae]

Depends, i'm from Canada does we speack of the canadian federal gouvernement or the pronvincial one... I Like the conservatives of Stephen Harper, they act responsativelly and keep a tight leash on the spending in general... I gloat the liberal gouvernement of Jean Charest in québec, a corrupted gouvernement adept of cronies capitalism...

 

[Frission]

I think America has lost sight of what it should have been. Thomas Jefferson said something that just don't ring true anymore.

"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."

Could it be possible that all these presidential assassins were just all up to their ears in the Second Amendment?

I doubt it. The only people who have been killed are Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley and JFK. None of whom deserved to die. They were pretty good presidents all things considered. A real tyrant like Hoover was president without being shot.

Whoever supports the second amendment have lousy skills in choosing who to shoot.

I'm happier now that Francois Hollande has been elected. I"m still not entirely trusting of my government, since I"m french, but at least it's a step in the right direction. You Brits are being screwed by your government.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

Just wondering. And I didn't put it in religion and politics for one thing to stop it being isolated to only those who had strong feelings about it...and because I don't want this discussion to devolve into such a pointless flame war that it becomes a convincing reason to destroy the internet.

Don't forget to say which country you live in.

I come from the UK, and I hate my government.

Spoiler

Obviously, they're more or less intent on abandoning my generation. Tuition fee cuts, an unemployment issue little is being done about, and, to my eyes the worst crime, the cutting of services to under-twenty year olds that, when I was that age, proved vital to me. I'd go as far to say that they saved me from my own self destruction, and now in the future, people who find themselves in that situation will have nowhere to go.

I believe you should never trust this government. Never trust any government. Anyone with that much power should never be trusted, simply because of massive damage they can cause upon betraying you. This government, however, are beyond that. They are my enemy. They make everything as difficult as possible. All three governments of my lifetime have tried to wreck me. Blair put together the academy system, which I was in the pilot scheme for because no other school would deal with my aspergers. That was hell, and it destroyed me as a person for many years after. He downright lied about the safety of that place, and I hope for the day when he pays for that, and every other crime he committed. Brown took a lagging economy and destroyed it, preventing me from getting a job. Cameron's policies look worse by the day for anyone who isn't rich, and clegg flat out betrayed the entire country for a taste of power.

People say I don't see these people as human, but why should I? They want the power of a god. They want control over us all, and then they turn around and want to be forgiven for their mistakes and crimes because they're "only human"? Fuck them. I don't expect a government to not make mistakes, but I expect them to be ready to pay for them, or at least to apologise.

Yeah, I've got a grudge, but I don't see why that makes their action any less disgusting. I don't want them dead. That'd be too good for them, and besides, on the day that they are properly brought to lawful justice, we'd finally have a truly fair country, where nobody, no matter their position, is exempt from the law.

I hate them too bro.

They waited until there was people who could vote who couldn't remember Thatcher and then they shoved Cameron in there to butter everyone up.

Hoping Labour get back in at the next election.

 

[Starik20X6]

Australia- Well, the country hasn't dissolved into a Mad Max style hellhole yet, so they're doing something right. I keep hearing from people that the Prime Minister is a moron and such but I'm really not seeing any evidence of it...

 

[LooK iTz Jinjo]

Australia: While I passionately dislike my government and the way it has conducted itself over the years I believe it is the lesser of two evils (You're comparing Hitler to Starlin here), so yeah I'll just keep voting for the 'Sex Party' (Yes that's a real political party).

Australia- Well, the country hasn't dissolved into a Mad Max style hellhole yet, so they're doing something right. I keep hearing from people that the Prime Minister is a moron and such but I'm really not seeing any evidence of it...

I wouldn't call her a 'moron' per say, but I don't like her, that said we have an opposition party who take that role far to literally.

 

[mParadox]

Anyways, not seeing what's wrong with dual-nationality people particularly.

Waaaait, what's wrong with that exactly?

Essentially, Dual Nationality means that on a political level, your loyalty is divided. That doesn't seem like much, to a civilian. But looking at the picture, he/she cannot represent the people of a country if he/she's also the part of another country. His/her children may never live, study in the country whose people the politicians claim to represent. Long story shot, it means that one does not have stake in the country. So, how can one claim to represent the people?

And that! Is the big problem. Which is making us poor poor civilians even more furious. Since, right now even more politicians are being appointed who possess dual nationalities.

 

[someonehairy-ish]

Essentially, Dual Nationality means that on a political level, your loyalty is divided. That doesn't seem like much, to a civilian. But looking at the picture, he/she cannot represent the people of a country if he/she's also the part of another country. His/her children may never live, study in the country whose people the politicians claim to represent. Long story shot, it means that one does not have stake in the country. So, how can one claim to represent the people?

I'd like to point out that the majority of politicians of any single nationality also tend not to give a shit about their country.
Judge people on a case by case basis. You say their children may never live there - well find out if they do. It's a bit unfair to say that just because someone has a dual nationality that they automatically don't care about the place.

 

[mParadox]

I'd like to point out that the majority of politicians of any single nationality also tend not to give a shit about their country.
Judge people on a case by case basis. You say their children may never live there - well find out if they do. It's a bit unfair to say that just because someone has a dual nationality that they automatically don't care about the place.

Given the track record of people who do possess dual nationalities and their children's lifestyles, I'm say it's safe to say so.

 

[AnarchistFish]

Anyways, not seeing what's wrong with dual-nationality people particularly.

Waaaait, what's wrong with that exactly?

Essentially, Dual Nationality means that on a political level, your loyalty is divided. That doesn't seem like much, to a civilian. But looking at the picture, he/she cannot represent the people of a country if he/she's also the part of another country. His/her children may never live, study in the country whose people the politicians claim to represent. Long story shot, it means that one does not have stake in the country. So, how can one claim to represent the people?

And that! Is the big problem. Which is making us poor poor civilians even more furious. Since, right now even more politicians are being appointed who possess dual nationalities.

Don't vote them in then. Anyway it's unlikely to matter. There aren't going to be many situations where they politician has to make a decision which conflicts with the other country's interests and if there were, why would they side with the country they didn't run in, as oppose to the one they probably cared about and lived in more? How is it any more of a problem than politicians acting for their own interests, which happens all the time? Nicolas Sarkozy was president of France and he's half Hungarian. Kinda takes the piss if both countries reject you cos you're "part of another one".
This is speaking as someone with dual nationality, by the way.

 

[mParadox]

Don't vote them in then. Anyway it's unlikely to matter. There aren't going to be many situations where they politician has to make a decision which conflicts with the other country's interests and if there were, why would they side with the country they didn't run in, as oppose to the one they probably cared about and lived in more? How is it any more of a problem than politicians acting for their own interests, which happens all the time? Nicolas Sarkozy was president of France and he's half Hungarian. Kinda takes the piss if both countries reject you cos you're "part of another one".
This is speaking as someone with dual nationality, by the way.

I have no problems with people who possess who have dual nationality. Some of my best friends are dual nationality. But politicians are not people. ._. At least, people are intelligent.

It's a curious problem to be sure. But when the ministries are filled to the brim, so it becomes a wee bit of a problem.

 

[AnarchistFish]

Don't vote them in then. Anyway it's unlikely to matter. There aren't going to be many situations where they politician has to make a decision which conflicts with the other country's interests and if there were, why would they side with the country they didn't run in, as oppose to the one they probably cared about and lived in more? How is it any more of a problem than politicians acting for their own interests, which happens all the time? Nicolas Sarkozy was president of France and he's half Hungarian. Kinda takes the piss if both countries reject you cos you're "part of another one".
This is speaking as someone with dual nationality, by the way.

I have no problems with people who possess who have dual nationality. Some of my best friends are dual nationality. But politicians are not people. ._. At least, people are intelligent.

It's a curious problem to be sure. But when the ministries are filled to the brim, so it becomes a wee bit of a problem.

What are their second nationalities anyway? In general.

 

[mParadox]

What are their second nationalities anyway? In general.

It's a toss up between US and UK. Although some have Australian. But I find, the ones who are from Australia do a genuine good job.

 

[loudmadman]

Australian here, and I loathe my government entirely. Now I could go on and on about how much I hate each and every one of them (Well, most of them anyway), but I can very easily summarise it by saying this...

I'll be waiting a LONG time before there is a competent leader running my country

 

[Broady Brio]

UK here.
Here is Nick Clegg. [http://www.beatmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Nick-Clegg-tuition-fees-pledge500x700.jpg]
As you can see he promises to not raise tuition fees.

Now tuition fees for university have increased three-fold. Yeah, I don't like my government.

 

[optimusjamie]

I live in the UK and while I don't agree with some of the things Cameron and Clegg have done, anything short of a BNP-Monster Raving Loony coalition would have been better than another five years of Gordon Brown.

 

[Shadowsetzer]

You forgot the 'full of corrupt idiots' option on your poll. Also, loc978 pretty much hits the nail on the head.

 

[FamoFunk]

I hate David Cameron gets hit by a Double decker bus and repeatedly run over.

The fucking Tories are doing nothing for our Country, except make the rich richer and the poor poorer, but it's not surprising coming from these bunch of cunts. I wouldn't be surprised if the NHS, police and Fire force, roads and the air we breathe is privatised by the time they fuck off.

I also really fucking hate who DC says, "We're all in this together" no we're not. I didn't cause this global economic crisis, yet I'm being punished because of greedy bankers. The posh toff **** has no idea what it's like in the real world were you're born with a silver spoon in your mouth.

 

[spartandude]

i hate the government for all the reasons the OP said, and one thing which is now really annoying me is how they are treating making the house of lords more democratic as controversial issue
serisouly how can so many of them be against making a governing body elected rather than appointed?

also not to mention that as soon as my sick leave ends the government is putting me on the work program. ( the whole work full time but not paid for it) despite the fact the last time i did that i was on the verge of killing myself and is the whole reason im on sick leave

 

[smithy_2045]

I'm Australian. I will never vote Libs or Labor in their current incarnations. And that's without taking into account how utterly horrendous Gillard and Abbott are as leaders. I do like what I've heard of The Sex Party, generally seem to agree with their views on society. The Greens are tolerable as well.