Poll: How do you feel about your government?

[someonehairy-ish]

Essentially, Dual Nationality means that on a political level, your loyalty is divided. That doesn't seem like much, to a civilian. But looking at the picture, he/she cannot represent the people of a country if he/she's also the part of another country. His/her children may never live, study in the country whose people the politicians claim to represent. Long story shot, it means that one does not have stake in the country. So, how can one claim to represent the people?

I'd like to point out that the majority of politicians of any single nationality also tend not to give a shit about their country.
Judge people on a case by case basis. You say their children may never live there - well find out if they do. It's a bit unfair to say that just because someone has a dual nationality that they automatically don't care about the place.

 

[mParadox]

I'd like to point out that the majority of politicians of any single nationality also tend not to give a shit about their country.
Judge people on a case by case basis. You say their children may never live there - well find out if they do. It's a bit unfair to say that just because someone has a dual nationality that they automatically don't care about the place.

Given the track record of people who do possess dual nationalities and their children's lifestyles, I'm say it's safe to say so.

 

[AnarchistFish]

Anyways, not seeing what's wrong with dual-nationality people particularly.

Waaaait, what's wrong with that exactly?

Essentially, Dual Nationality means that on a political level, your loyalty is divided. That doesn't seem like much, to a civilian. But looking at the picture, he/she cannot represent the people of a country if he/she's also the part of another country. His/her children may never live, study in the country whose people the politicians claim to represent. Long story shot, it means that one does not have stake in the country. So, how can one claim to represent the people?

And that! Is the big problem. Which is making us poor poor civilians even more furious. Since, right now even more politicians are being appointed who possess dual nationalities.

Don't vote them in then. Anyway it's unlikely to matter. There aren't going to be many situations where they politician has to make a decision which conflicts with the other country's interests and if there were, why would they side with the country they didn't run in, as oppose to the one they probably cared about and lived in more? How is it any more of a problem than politicians acting for their own interests, which happens all the time? Nicolas Sarkozy was president of France and he's half Hungarian. Kinda takes the piss if both countries reject you cos you're "part of another one".
This is speaking as someone with dual nationality, by the way.

 

[mParadox]

Don't vote them in then. Anyway it's unlikely to matter. There aren't going to be many situations where they politician has to make a decision which conflicts with the other country's interests and if there were, why would they side with the country they didn't run in, as oppose to the one they probably cared about and lived in more? How is it any more of a problem than politicians acting for their own interests, which happens all the time? Nicolas Sarkozy was president of France and he's half Hungarian. Kinda takes the piss if both countries reject you cos you're "part of another one".
This is speaking as someone with dual nationality, by the way.

I have no problems with people who possess who have dual nationality. Some of my best friends are dual nationality. But politicians are not people. ._. At least, people are intelligent.

It's a curious problem to be sure. But when the ministries are filled to the brim, so it becomes a wee bit of a problem.

 

[AnarchistFish]

Don't vote them in then. Anyway it's unlikely to matter. There aren't going to be many situations where they politician has to make a decision which conflicts with the other country's interests and if there were, why would they side with the country they didn't run in, as oppose to the one they probably cared about and lived in more? How is it any more of a problem than politicians acting for their own interests, which happens all the time? Nicolas Sarkozy was president of France and he's half Hungarian. Kinda takes the piss if both countries reject you cos you're "part of another one".
This is speaking as someone with dual nationality, by the way.

I have no problems with people who possess who have dual nationality. Some of my best friends are dual nationality. But politicians are not people. ._. At least, people are intelligent.

It's a curious problem to be sure. But when the ministries are filled to the brim, so it becomes a wee bit of a problem.

What are their second nationalities anyway? In general.

 

[mParadox]

What are their second nationalities anyway? In general.

It's a toss up between US and UK. Although some have Australian. But I find, the ones who are from Australia do a genuine good job.

 

[loudmadman]

Australian here, and I loathe my government entirely. Now I could go on and on about how much I hate each and every one of them (Well, most of them anyway), but I can very easily summarise it by saying this...

I'll be waiting a LONG time before there is a competent leader running my country

 

[Broady Brio]

UK here.
Here is Nick Clegg. [http://www.beatmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Nick-Clegg-tuition-fees-pledge500x700.jpg]
As you can see he promises to not raise tuition fees.

Now tuition fees for university have increased three-fold. Yeah, I don't like my government.

 

[optimusjamie]

I live in the UK and while I don't agree with some of the things Cameron and Clegg have done, anything short of a BNP-Monster Raving Loony coalition would have been better than another five years of Gordon Brown.

 

[Shadowsetzer]

You forgot the 'full of corrupt idiots' option on your poll. Also, loc978 pretty much hits the nail on the head.

 

[FamoFunk]

I hate David Cameron gets hit by a Double decker bus and repeatedly run over.

The fucking Tories are doing nothing for our Country, except make the rich richer and the poor poorer, but it's not surprising coming from these bunch of cunts. I wouldn't be surprised if the NHS, police and Fire force, roads and the air we breathe is privatised by the time they fuck off.

I also really fucking hate who DC says, "We're all in this together" no we're not. I didn't cause this global economic crisis, yet I'm being punished because of greedy bankers. The posh toff **** has no idea what it's like in the real world were you're born with a silver spoon in your mouth.

 

[spartandude]

i hate the government for all the reasons the OP said, and one thing which is now really annoying me is how they are treating making the house of lords more democratic as controversial issue
serisouly how can so many of them be against making a governing body elected rather than appointed?

also not to mention that as soon as my sick leave ends the government is putting me on the work program. ( the whole work full time but not paid for it) despite the fact the last time i did that i was on the verge of killing myself and is the whole reason im on sick leave

 

[smithy_2045]

I'm Australian. I will never vote Libs or Labor in their current incarnations. And that's without taking into account how utterly horrendous Gillard and Abbott are as leaders. I do like what I've heard of The Sex Party, generally seem to agree with their views on society. The Greens are tolerable as well.

 

[Shuguard]

I dislike and distrust the American government. I refuse to even vote in presidential elections or senate elections, because the only difference in the individual is how stupid or terrible decision makers they are. There is no difference in the American republicans and democrats they are both just brands with the red and blue colors. They both make stupid decisions, they can't solve the national debt, they can't even get healthcare right. I'll let SMBC describe them.
captcha "absent without leave" <- damn skippy

 

[Lewg999]

UK and 16

While i absolutely despise what the Lib Dems have done with regards to Tuition Fees and i hate how many U-turns have been made it must be said that this government is at least making a visible effort to try and get us out of recession.

Sure they may not be doing a good job but , unlike the Brown government , they also arnt just making things worse.

Aside from the whole thing with unemployment , they really need to sort that mess out