tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161927916207223841.post1671285742412763523..comments2014-05-01T20:13:15.406+01:00Comments on Along a Road to Nowhere: Politicisation gone mad?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4161927916207223841.post-28973088834559407102009-07-22T11:30:57.152+01:002009-07-22T11:30:57.152+01:00When you see people going straight from universiti...When you see people going straight from universities into politics its obvious what theyre seeking is not a lives ambition to benefit the state and its people.<br /><br />on the subject of the media, it also needs to take responsibility for encouraging voter apathy, which has contributed to the rise of certain parties like the BNP. <br /><br />Yes, report when the government has got it wrong, acted shamefully, brought politics into disrepute etc.<br /><br />but when something is done well, report it, and refrain from insisting on tying it into a "but.....". <br /><br />All this achieves is discouraging voters, leading to a democratic deficit, exacerbated by outdated, tried, tested and FAILED voting systems.<br /><br />This also discourages the RIGHT people from getting invloved in front line politics, or leading such people, if they persue their political ambitions, to feel the need to compromise on their principles, and to accept that you have to play "the game".<br /><br />Labour said they wanted a classless society, and while theyve displaced the old orders of class, contemporary society has seen the birth of new classes, the political, the celebrity and the non-working class.<br /><br />-jataylorlfc (linked here from the student room forum :)jataylorlfchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102698187366958468noreply@blogger.com