Poll: Your Father's Vote

[Shockolate]

Nope. Father's dead.

Mother? Still nope.

Sorry.

 

[MrTub]

I have no idea what my Mother and Father is voting so maybe I am, maybe Im not.

Actually I do not know what any of my friends/relatives are voting for either.

It's just something you do not ask people

 

[Spongebobdickpants]

SNP is really the only party in Scotland worth a damn. They actually get shit done in a positive way (holy shit investing in businesses, encouraging apprenticeships and actually trying to tackle our societies drink problem are good ideas???)

Torries are way to right wing (although they are at least consistent in being right wing), Labour are headed by a moron who doesn't even support the unions his whole campaign was based on and the Lib Dems are spineless twats.

 

[Benny Blanco]

I tend to vote centre-left and my dad tends to vote centre-right. So sometimes we do vote for the same party, but not always- last 2 elections he voted Tory and I voted Lib Dem. Much good that did me... Still ended up with BoJo the Randy Clown for mayor and the chinless wonder that is David Cameron in No. 10.

just wanted to say, love your avatar, probably one of my favorite characters from the show.

Thanks. A Wigga Donald Rumsfeld who speaks with the voice of Samuel L. Jackson. Genius.

 

[Vault Citizen]

I have absolutely no idea, we don't ever talk modern politics so I have no way of knowing.

 

[Yopaz]

I don't vote the same as my father. However we don't have a two-party system so I vote almost the same as my father. We're both social liberal so we both parties that are very similar.

 

[Something Amyss]

Neither of us vote on party lines, so technically yes, I guess?

 

[Sajuuk-khar]

Nope. Dad usually votes Labour. I usually vote liberal, although a bit out of lack of a more fitting option.

I think virtues are important, so I'd rather have some sort of a more conservative party (not like a lot of US Republicans mind you, whom often seem to lack all virtues whatsoever) for our standards. I hold some sympathy for the Christian-Democrats, but I'm not religious, and they're often not really effectively conservative in any significant way.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

I may, but if I do it's not because my father voted for that particular party.

 

[x-machina]

More or Less, we both lean left. But, more often then not I vote NDP instead of Liberal.


Edited so people outside of Canada know what the hell I'm talking about:
Liberal as you probably guessed, is close to the American Democrats. NDP is another political party left of that.

 

[Sprinal]

Well I can't vote (until next election which is in 2013 here)

SO until then I can't. Yet I look at politics and note that Both Parties Suck.
So maybe I'll vote green. Then I may actually be able to say No to voting for the same party my father does (he votes labour)

 

[Kair]

You fool yourself to think that you participate in government. Modern democracy is a puppet show with the only positive effect being the division of power, which may not even be the case in the most extreme forms of the state being ruled simultaneously by blatant rhetoric towards the populace and intrigues and agendas ruling who rises to power.

Therefore what you vote is irrelevant unless you know precisely what you are doing.

 

[Wieke]

I'am unsure. I know that at first my parents voted SP (Socialist Party) and I voted Groenlinks (Greenleft). But I managed to convince my mum to vote Groenlinks (SP is far to conservative and euro sceptical for my tastes) but I don't know how my father votes a the moment.

For those thinking "who the hell are the SP and Groenlinks" here's a little excerpt of wikipedia's page on politics of the Netherlands [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_Netherlands#Political_parties]:

Spoiler: Dutch Political Parties

Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), a centre-right Christian Democratic party. It holds to the principle that government activity should supplement but not supplant communal action by citizens. The CDA puts its philosophy between the "individualism" of the VVD and the "statism" of the PvdA.
The Labour Party (PvdA), a social democratic, centre-left Labour party. Its programme is based on greater social, political, and economic equality for all citizens.
The Party for Freedom (PVV), an anti-Islam conservative-liberal party founded and dominated by Geert Wilders, formerly of the VVD. Its philosophy is based on free market economics and opposition to immigration and European integration.
The Socialist Party (SP), in its first years a radical socialist/communist party, a Maoist split from the Communist Party Netherlands, is now a more mainstream socialist party, left from the PvdA on economic issues but at the same time taking more conservative positions on issues like integration and national identity than the PvdA.
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), a conservative liberal party. It attaches great importance to private enterprise and the freedom of the individual in political, social, and economic affairs.
Democrats 66 (D66), a Social-Liberal party. The party supports liberal policies on abortion and euthanasia and reform of the welfare state. The party is left-wing on immigration and foreign policy. And Right-wing on economics and environment
Green Left (GroenLinks) combines, as its name implies green environmentalist ideals with left-wing ideals. The party is also strongly in favour of the multicultural society.
Christian Union (ChristenUnie), a Christian-democratic party made up by mostly orthodox Protestant Christians, with conservative stances on abortion, euthanasia and gay marriage. In other areas the party is considered centre-left, for instance on immigration, welfare state and environment.
The Party for the Animals is a single-issue animal rights party with natural affinity for environmental issues. In general, the party is considered left of the centre.
The Political Reformed Party (SGP), the most orthodox Protestant party with conservative policies: government is only to serve God. It is a testimonial party. Only in 2006 and after heavy political pressure were women allowed to be members of this party.

Yeah, the seats in our parliament are currently divided between 10 different political parties.

 

[Sprong]

I don't think we do vote the same, but our ideologies are reasonably similar ? he generally votes for the larger (socially) liberal party, where I usually vote for a slightly more liberal smaller party. In New Zealand we do have a few reasonable options when it comes to minor parties (that will very likely get into parliament). Although, due to changes in the major party's policies, he may be voting with me this election ...

 

[ace_of_something]

Needs a sometimes option.

Both my father and I are 'moderates' my whole family is. I guess you could argue I do vote like my parents.

You fool yourself to think that you participate in government. Modern democracy is a puppet show with the only positive effect being the division of power, which may not even be the case in the most extreme forms of the state being ruled simultaneously by blatant rhetoric towards the populace and intrigues and agendas ruling who rises to power.

Therefore what you vote is irrelevant unless you know precisely what you are doing.

Are you for real? Like a serious real person?

 

[ultimateownage]

Yeah, we both support the Labour Party. He voted no on AV though, and I supported it.

 

[ZeroDotZero]

Both my parents vote for Lib Dems, but I was on the side of Labour even before the Uni fund thing flared up. Now there is absolutely no way I will be voting Liberals or Tories. Labour all the way.

 

[Canned Spam]

Yes, with both vote for no-one. He isn't a citizen and I'm too young.

 

[Wuvlycuddles]

Both me and my father are committed monster raving loonies.

 

[Dapper Tadpole]

... well, my father is anyway.

I honestly don't remember his political affiliations but I think we'd have actually wound up voted the same in the last election.