tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post170658145368929933..comments2023-04-06T16:50:44.293+02:00Comments on A Roll in the Universe: Aiming for the smallest annoyanceKeera Ann Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-77794405848525842662011-09-18T11:41:13.456+02:002011-09-18T11:41:13.456+02:00Jon, that's about how I approach politics, too...Jon, that's about how I approach politics, too. If all else fails, I at least retain the right to gripe. I can tell you that I am happy I don't have to live through over a year of muck-slinging, I mean, campaigning!<br /><br />Zuzana, I hope you are happy with Denmark's election results this week! I am very curious about Denmark now departing from the righ-twinged trends of the rest of Scandinavia, and what will happen during the coming parliamentary period. <br /><br />Paula, from where I sit, one problem is that there is too much party loyalty rather than voter loyalty. The stubbornness displayed this summer regarding the debt ceiling is a case in point. The lowered rating from S&P was a message to the US to stop letting the kids run everything. How voters can fix this, I don't know. Perhaps by gravitating towards the middle again (if it still exists)?<br /><br />Bob, your 1980 dude has such a Norwegian name! Ah, I see he was of Danish descent. One nice thing about Australian politics: They remind me that the stupid is global, which is oddly comforting. (If you want cheering up, watch the US campaigns. ;-) )<br /><br />Alice, the two biggies (Right and Labor) got the most votes in Bergen and elsewhere, <br /><br />My take on that result is that people wanted the tried and true and some guarantees. The party I voted for lost big time; they haven't survived their years in the coalition and all the compromising they had to do. The very right-winged party that the BBC keeps linking to our terrorist (shame on you, BBC) also lost votes.<br /><br />Locally, the Green party and the very local City Air party both got representatives so I hope Bergen will no longer be Norway's smog capital.Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-13874582240434760522011-09-18T02:28:15.647+02:002011-09-18T02:28:15.647+02:00Are you going to post an update? Your take on the ...Are you going to post an update? Your take on the results?alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391518269613728994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-35968520612326899722011-09-08T03:03:03.589+02:002011-09-08T03:03:03.589+02:00The communists won. Look at china. The pollie who ...The communists won. Look at china. The pollie who annoys me the most is the jumped up squirt who controls North Korea.<br />1980 was a lousy year for politics in Queensland, in Australia and in the anglosphere, imo. We had Joh Bjelke Petersen, a crypto-fascist, Premier of Queensland. Malcolm Fraser the Prime Minister who was in love with Ayn Rand. Shrill Thatcher and Reagan.<br />Things haven't improved much in Oz. Our Labor government has 20% approval rating, a triage case; pretty much the same for the Queensland Labor gov.<br />Our next Prime Minister will be, I guess, the opposition leader Tony Abbot; he has a charisma bypass and is as fiercely Catholic as Mel Gibson. A drovers' dog in the wings for when the people vote "against," as you eloquently put it, Labor.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12064226290702343710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-40963727304377209302011-09-05T21:43:14.378+02:002011-09-05T21:43:14.378+02:00I am so disgusted with politics here, both the pro...I am so disgusted with politics here, both the process and the pile of slimeballs (from both sides) we have to choose from. Sometimes I think about not voting anymore, but that seems so wrong, so I won't do it. I imagine that my vote from now on in all elections will likely be for "whoever I hate slightly less at this moment" than anyone I like or respect. Maybe having more viable parties like y'all do would be better, idk.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352412943602159027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-24121671067343964362011-09-05T12:05:05.147+02:002011-09-05T12:05:05.147+02:00Dear Keera, like you, I can only vote locally in D...Dear Keera, like you, I can only vote locally in Denmark, which is highly annoying. Being a Swedish citizen, I can vote in Sweden, but I never do as I have not lived there for over 20 years and have no clue about politics there.;) However I do have a clue about Danish politics and as I am integrated into the society, not being able to vote is very frustrating. To the point I have been thinking of becoming a Dane.;)<br />Our own election here in Denmark is coming up on the 15th of September and it seems we are facing a shift after ten years of right winged government.<br />xoxoZuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-65239437457449342532011-09-05T02:33:57.269+02:002011-09-05T02:33:57.269+02:00I always find myself voting for the lesser of two ...I always find myself voting for the lesser of two (sometimes 3) evils. Now campaigning starts as the election ends and never stops. I figure as long as I vote I have the right to complain if things aren't going well. Are they ever? I hope your least offensive candidates win.Jonhttp://www.northcoaststables.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-19259717158008284872011-09-04T19:39:42.100+02:002011-09-04T19:39:42.100+02:00Oh, you are so right! That's why I voted early...Oh, you are so right! That's why I voted early. Couldn't stand the whole decision-making and just wanted something to happen. I am very curious about the results next week. I doubt I'm in step with the rest of the nation. I rarely am.Keera Ann Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466103379725251225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750259.post-9734123179971765032011-09-04T19:37:17.793+02:002011-09-04T19:37:17.793+02:00I bet it felt good to get that behind you personal...I bet it felt good to get that behind you personally -- and won't it be a relief when the whole thing is over in just a little over a week?alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18391518269613728994noreply@blogger.com