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Yep, gain power and keep power, same as all political parties - same agenda, Red, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Green or whatever.
You don't seem to use the ballot box Alexander - happens to be the only way that most of us get to select someone who could make a difference in our country and a right that my father, grandfather and great grandfather fought to protect and my fore-mothers suffered loss and deprivation to gain and keep. Every time you encourage others not to vote at all, you spit on their graves and defile their sacrifice. If you choose not to count or be counted, that's your own affair, but perhaps you should consider that a turn-out of 90%+ showing a result of 20% for one party, 19% for another 5% for a third and 5% for a fourth and with 51% papers spoiled speaks far louder against all established political parties than a turn-out of 40% with 45% of that going to one party, 30% going to another, 15% to another, 8% to a fourth with 2% of papers spoiled.
Politicians of all colours will count only those who turn up and vote on the day, those who don't vote, don't count (in any way) as far as they are concerned. It doesn't matter to them if only 40% of those entitled turn up at the polling station or vote via post, if they get the majority of them, they have a majority and are duly elected. They'd have a far tougher time justifying their democratic legitimacy if the majority of voters effectively said 'none of the above' by spoiling the paper.
