Reply #3: THis is one of my favorites

[Mojorabbit]

So, almost universal agreement that things are moving towards a repressive regime from which we shall never escape, but the only way to prevent it is to vote for someone else next time there is an election.

The problem is that by that time, it will probably be too late. It could be that you will not even have another election. It could have to be postponed because of a national crisis.

If you agree that this is all to do with peak oil, global climate change and the fact that OPEC and China could bankrupt America, then you have a terrified government, which shares its terror with America and the status quo of the last thousand years or so.

This is actually about any conventional type of power - political, military, religious and corporate - and its fears over what is going to happen over the next few years.

Governments can see that the biggest threat they are facing is going to be citizens over whom they lose control. The idea that people will form orderly queues for the soup kitchen as the universal money machine splutters and dies is, of course, a nonsense.

We are talking about power being concentrated into the hands of the very, very few. If you are posting here, you will not be one of them.

So, twiddle your thumbs for another few years and then form an orderly queue at the polling station and remember to have your ID cards ready.

To make your voting experience easier and to give you true personal empowerment, we have refined your voting choice to just one party. Enjoy!