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Yes. Regardless of whether you question the system or whether its worth it, you should always vote as you have one vote like every other person in your country and its the way to have your say. If you don't vote, then you have no right to question the way things are done.
Many people in the UK don't bother voting. Do you think this is irresponsible and disrespectful to their own country and to countries which don't have the vote?
Not really. It should be a personal choice. In Australia (as far as I know, though I am often wrong) it is illegal not to vote, I disagree with this, a democratic society should be allowed to decide for themselves. But if you don't vote you have no right to complain about the government (just as you said Steve).
in NZ we have about 4.5 million people. We have over 120 MP's (this changes slightly each election due to the MMP system). Is this too many considering that a country as big as Germany has 25 full members with another 10 advisory members and a population of 80.4 million?
I don't know your system, but generally I suppose you could look at it either way. That high ratio of MPs could be seen as good as you have more chance of interaction with your MP and thus more of a voice etc. However if they are funded like they are in the UK and receive benefits and high wages and possibly milk the system, then that is more funding per person average.
Have you ever contacted your local government for anything major?
Lol, yes. At work I have to cope with a lot of petitions from citizens more or less pissed off. Their requests are sometimes so absurd that in a jokey way I used to say I’d write something to a public institution just to see what answer I’ll get. The opportunity came when I had to get some money from the state and they delayed a lot. So I wrote a 3 pages petition to our Government, adressed to the Prime Minister. I used the literary style of a retired oldie (mixed with my own experience in that field to show them that I’m a very documented person). It was a laugh. I ended up asking 7 punctual questions with a solid fundamentation. The result was 5 rows of answer saying that to my request they’ll apply the governamental decision no. As if I didn’t know it. :laugh:
Now whenever I get complaints from my boss that I haven’t answered all the Q of the idiots I show him my own letter from the Government.
Have you ever been so drunk that you fell down?
Nope. Don't drink.
Where was the last place you went on a holiday? (Probably been asked before)
2 Mai/Vama Veche.
Did you have Chicken pox?
I am one of the small % of the population that has had it twice. First when I was a little kid, then again when I was studying for my I.T. degree. As a kid is is just annoying, but as an adult the virus is quite serious. When the doctor saw me she told me that the side effects of it included things like sterility, high fever, possible heart damage and death... sounds quite nasty:)
What id the Capitol of Uzbekistan?
Ta?kent.
Was Anfield drunk when he typed the Q above?
I don't know, but all I know is that I didn't know the answer. I could have looked it up, but wasn't sure whether that was cheating.
Would it have been cheating to look up the answer?
No, true intelligence is knowing when you need to use outside sources to find an answer. (and no Gadjo I was not drunk (well not too drunk :disturb: ) I just thought itn was time to ask a completely irrelevant question.
Are you happy to admit when you are wrong about something, or do you become adamant that you are right and the rest of the world is mistaken?