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    Is it okay to vote purely on party loyalty?

    The other day I was talking to this bloke and the discussion got round to politics, in particular voting in this country. He said that he'd vote for Ian Duncan Smith because he's a Conservative, even if he didn't necessarily agree with his policies. His thinking was that it was better to have a Tory PM, any Tory PM, rather than leave the Labour Party in charge. How ****ed up is that?
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    Yes it is ok. If you believe in the collective ideas of the party, it is better to have the party in power than the one you disagree with.

    After all, you can't agree with everything a person runs for.
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    • #3
      At the end of the day most voters are going to be voting for a candidate whose party is closest to your own political beliefs. If you've got a party with whom you never disagree then you're doing very well.

      Of course, voting - say - Liberal Democrat out of party loyalty when you actually agree more with the Conservatives is rather silly.
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      • #4
        It's OK, it's what I do all the time

        More seriously, the benefits of always voting for your party are many : it becomes a part of your identity, it relieves you to get too much information, and it gives a permanent topic of discussion with others (whether they are from the same party or not).

        So, it's not that bad, as long as your favorite party doesn't change enough to go radically against your beliefs.
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        • #5
          Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
          Yes it is ok. If you believe in the collective ideas of the party, it is better to have the party in power than the one you disagree with.

          After all, you can't agree with everything a person runs for.
          i have no more to say. Well put
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Spiffor
            it relieves you to get too much information,
            So what's the point of voting in the first place? You're hardly using your voice in this democratic country...
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            • #7
              "His thinking was that it was better to have a Tory PM, any Tory PM, rather than leave the Labour Party in charge. How ****ed up is that? "

              How is that ****ed up? He dislikes the current government's policies(and presumably would hate a Liberal Democratic government), so he feels he would rather see someone from the opposition instead.
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              • #8
                I got no problem with it.
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                • #9
                  Re: Is it okay to vote purely on party loyalty?

                  Originally posted by zulu9812
                  How ****ed up is that?
                  I fail to see anything wrong with it in countries that use Parliamentary systems.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
                    How is that ****ed up? He dislikes the current government's policies(and presumably would hate a Liberal Democratic government), so he feels he would rather see someone from the opposition instead.
                    He dislikes Labour, not because of their policies, but because they are the Tories 'old enemies'.
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                    • #11
                      Re: Is it okay to vote purely on party loyalty?

                      It is pure, unadulterated evil.
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                      • #12
                        My party is full of idiots, but as long as the party's principles and values are the same, I wont vote anything else.
                        I don't think that's ****ed up...
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                        • #13
                          Gang, are you referring to the US republican party?
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                          • #14
                            are you saying the republicans are idiots?! what on earth do you base that on?

                            but no I wasn't referring to them
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