So Know Your Enemy

𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐 Philosophy, Poem June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 1 Minute

There really is almost no point, in campaigning,
For anything else before electoral reform,

If no matter who you vote for,
Never results in a representative government…
By design;

You can have your strategic voting,
Pretentious jargon,
And needlessly-complicated over-thinking,

But after all that,
It’s just giving in,
Ignoring the real problem,
You’re fighting the wrong enemy;

So save your energies and refocus them,
This is a question of fully establishing the democracy before trying to operate it;

The most worthy causes can seem the most boring and simple,

And if your ‘wasted vote’ is wasted anyway,
Do you really have anything to lose?

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Published by 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐

I write poems which are mental health-themed, creative or humourous :). Within mental health I write a lot about: ADHD, OCD, anxiety, autism, emotional trauma— usually with an optimistic slant. My goals for my blog are to give myself a therapeutic, creative outlet whilst also being able to connect with and relate to other people. View all posts by 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐

Published June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

12 thoughts on “So Know Your Enemy”

Cassa Bassa says:

June 13, 2022 at 11:02 am

When is your election?

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1. 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐 says:
  
  June 13, 2022 at 11:45 am
  
  2024 :/. Barely halfway through this calamity. Unfortunately it’s merely the icing on the cake after the UK has voted in this party since 2010. Things are going to get very bad here before they get better, worrying times.
  
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  1. Cassa Bassa says:
    
    June 13, 2022 at 9:03 pm
    
    Too long for one party
    
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  2. 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐 says:
    
    June 14, 2022 at 12:41 am
    
    The last one was December 2019.
    
    Oops it’s even worse actually:
    
    “The next United Kingdom general election is scheduled to be held no later than Friday 24 January 2025”
    
    Basically the max term is 5 years, which is still too long yeah. With this one feeling like the longest ever especially since the last two were snap elections which came two years after the ones before.
    
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  3. Cassa Bassa says:
    
    June 14, 2022 at 1:35 am
    
    5 years is good for a term if it’s a good party because too short is hard to see significant change.
    
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  4. 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐 says:
    
    June 14, 2022 at 2:04 am
    
    True. 5 years I’d say should be the upper limit at least.
    
    Here’s to five years of labour lib dem coalition.
    
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  5. 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐 says:
    
    June 14, 2022 at 12:43 am
    
    But the issue is we should rioting already.
    
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  6. Cassa Bassa says:
    
    June 14, 2022 at 1:36 am
    
    Maybe rioting is not a gentleman thing to do? I am being sarcastic
    
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  7. 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 🪐 says:
    
    June 14, 2022 at 2:02 am
    
    Hahaha. It’s because society has been successfully brainwashed into thinking even protesting is for crazy people, thanks to selective reporting. And most people are too passive or let their lives get in the way of acting on bigger issues.
    
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  8. Cassa Bassa says:
    
    June 14, 2022 at 6:18 am
    
    Spot on! And a relief that you don’t think protesters are crazy people or conspiracy theorists. 🤗
    
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Catsandcoffee says:

June 13, 2022 at 2:52 pm

While I may not get what or who I want, I don’t think any vote is wasted.

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Little Charmer says:

June 13, 2022 at 8:50 pm

Fully agreed. And not quite related, but it put me in mind of this corker of a story…🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🖤

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNN8bbg6/?k=1

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