Poll: Your Father's Vote
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Voting is a lot like getting married: you elect the whole family.Psycho-Toaster said:
Hysterian.Jodah said:
We have healthcare. And Tim Horton's.Kiju said:
I picked "unsure", I'm momentarily not in contact with my father, divorce and all that good stuff. I could've chosen "Yes", but I think the reason you ask for the dad is not a random one. You probably think most of the users here are male, and that their fathers have the most influence on them. Perfectly fine, not being offended nor trying to imply things about you, just the way I imagine this poll was created.
Anyways, in terms of my mother, "YES", our political opinions vary from one another.
mfG diebane
Anyways, in terms of my mother, "YES", our political opinions vary from one another.
mfG diebane
My family traditionally keeps no party affiliation.
Yes, we vote, but between each other we have no idea for whom or what party.
And I rather like it that way. Less room for pissing and moaning.
Yes, we vote, but between each other we have no idea for whom or what party.
And I rather like it that way. Less room for pissing and moaning.
My dad WANTS to vote for SNP, the Scottish National Party.
But we can't vote for them in our constituency. So he just goes for UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) out of spite.
I generally like the idea of UKIP, so I vote for them... I've only voted once, but y'know. I just hate being part of that failure European system, It's 100% undemocratic, it's pulling our economy down with it (More so than it would fall down on its own anyway) and it just isn't worth it... We send billions in aid to a 'friendly' European country most of us can't even pronounce, because the only reason they joined the EU was to get a foot in the door on a quick and easy bail out, and what do we get in return? ACTA and a few trade benefits. Yah-fucking-hoo. it can chew many, many ass cheek tbh.
My opinion* so /endflame.
But we can't vote for them in our constituency. So he just goes for UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) out of spite.
I generally like the idea of UKIP, so I vote for them... I've only voted once, but y'know. I just hate being part of that failure European system, It's 100% undemocratic, it's pulling our economy down with it (More so than it would fall down on its own anyway) and it just isn't worth it... We send billions in aid to a 'friendly' European country most of us can't even pronounce, because the only reason they joined the EU was to get a foot in the door on a quick and easy bail out, and what do we get in return? ACTA and a few trade benefits. Yah-fucking-hoo. it can chew many, many ass cheek tbh.
My opinion* so /endflame.
The poll is somewhat biased. My theory is that fathers tend to take a more aggressive role in shaping their children's political outlook: you grow up hearing dad complaining about one party or praising the other, and it can influence you to adopt a similar outlook.diebane said:
I chose fathers specifically because 1) including all the demographics of mentors/parental figures would put too many variables into the experiment, and 2) perhaps its just my own experience but I've never met a mother who has tried to infuence my political outlook; they only encouraged that I do my part come voting time.
It was not my intention to offend others. I fully intend to expand on political influences tomorrow.
You know, weird as it sounds, I've always thought New York would make a great 11th Province. Is that weird?Jodah said:I have Tim Horton's too here in Western New York so that doesn't count
Me and my father find the same party's acceptable to vote for, but we dont always vote for the same one. Last election he voted NDP and I voted Liberal (were Canadian). Other elections weve switched.
But it will be a cold day in hell before either of us votes Conservative!
But it will be a cold day in hell before either of us votes Conservative!
My dad is well an idiot when it comes to voting, I'm pretty sure he didn't vote for Obama either because he was a socialist or black. So, yeah, I don't vote anything like him, although, I've never voted, most likely will next year since most of the Republican presidential candidates scare me...
When I first started to vote yes. I wasn't as informed about people who were running so it was just a "fuck it" moment and just voted for who he was voting for. Now that I pay attention to politics, and the upcoming presidential election will be my first one, I doubt I will, I want someone who I think do well, not who my father wants.
When my father was alive he was a pretty radical liberal, and I myself am pretty damn conservative, so no we didn't vote for the same people
So, what are you going for, here?
I said yes, because to make it binary, we do tend to vote the same way.
However, that doesn't mean I vote the same way he does because he is my father. We both make our own decisions, and they are usually the same.
Sometimes they are different, though.
I said yes, because to make it binary, we do tend to vote the same way.
However, that doesn't mean I vote the same way he does because he is my father. We both make our own decisions, and they are usually the same.
Sometimes they are different, though.
Not usually, but neither of us follow party lines so sometimes we end up voting for the same person.