Comments on: Factors that Influence your Vote

By: Savio

Savio — Mon, 14 May 2007 14:31:34 +0000

I always look to vote for the party that gives me the most personal liberty.
I’m somewhat of an Libertarian, and I would vote for the party that gives us, full liberty in doing what we wont, with ourselves, as long as it doesn’t conflict with other peoples personal interest(hurting them in any way)

So even though I’m not an crack addict, or doing any form of drugs, I believe it should be ones personal choice if they would consume any form of drugs, etc.

What swedish party comes close to this?
We know that you have strict policies in sweden, especially about smoking in nightclubs(this I personally hated, before I stopped smoking), and the only buying alcohol at systembolaget thing.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 15 May 2007 20:21:27 +0000

Freedom first.

Vote the way that will ensure you have the most chance at living as Free men and Women and ensure that your children will live as such.

Country second.

Next once your free, vote in a way to keep it that way.

Third Vote substance.

Vote for the candidate who best reflects your ideals.

Fourth Character

Vote for the candidate who will serve with honor, truth and frith.

Note: if a candidate did not meet number 4 then I would seek one who did. Very important the politician was honorable. (thats an oxymoron)

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 17 May 2007 18:35:18 +0000

I happen to be a vegetarian and once I was working in a foreign country where I didn’t speak the language. During the lunch brakes me and my colleagues would always go out to different restaurants.

During the first week I told my collegues to order something for me. Anything would be fine as long as it was vegetarian. My collegues always ordered a salad no matter what kind of restaurant we went to. The only vegetarian food they knew was salad. They didn’t even realize that what they themselves ordered was vegetarian sometimes. That mental category didn’t play any role in their decission making. They didn’t mind me being vegetarian, obviously they wanted me to be happy, but their expectations of what would make me happy were completely wrong.

When I have to decide which candidate to vote for, I completely ignore society, I try not to assume anything about anybody I just vote for the candidate who’s agenda is most similiar to my.

Looks and personality are very important to me. Somebody with better looks and a stronger personality will have a much easier time getting his ideas through.

By: Cordelia

Cordelia — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:25:31 +0000

Great comments, and interesting.
There are so many factors influencing, and also pre-concieved notions.

Savio, there is no party like the one you mention in Sweden. Libertarianism does not go down well at all in Sweden.

I think I am going to write something about Holland and their interesting policies on drugs and a few other phenomena in society…

Several people who read the blog are better Political Scientiststs than me for sure, so do come back and comment on that.

SYSTEMBOLAGET - What a pain in the neck that place is. The weirdest thing is that people actually want to keep it!!!

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