Why not to vote Conservative

Glenatron put this up on his Livejournal and I thought it was so good that I had to spread it to here.

"Do you think that you have a right to life and that it should be against the law for the state to have you killed?


Michael Howard doesn't.



Do you think that the state should be allowed to torture you or subject you to inhumane punishment?


Michael Howard does.


Do you feel that slavery is wrong?


Michael Howard doesn't.


Do you think the police should be allowed to arrest and imprison you indefinitely without trial or explanation?


Michael Howard does.


Do you feel you should be allowed a fair and public hearing if you are accused of a crime?


Michael Howard doesn't.


How do you feel about your private life and that of your family- do you think everyone should be allowed to know every detail of it?


Michael Howard does.


Do freedom of thought, conscience and religion sound like a good thing?


Michael Howard holds them in contempt. They are an anathema to him.


What about freedom of expression, what the Americans are talking about when they start going on about the first amendment?


Michael Howard believes you don't deserve this.


If you had lost all the rights above, you might want to protest, in a peaceful and lawful way.


Michael Howard wouldn't let you. He doesn't believe you should have the right to peaceful assembly.


If you were old enough, and so inclined, should you have a right to marry and have a family?


Michael Howard seeks to deny you any such right. He hates you so much he never wants you to be happy. He is like Superman.


Is it alright to discriminate against someone because of how they look, who they are related to or what they believe?


Michael Howard thinks it is more than alright. He thinks everyone should do it.


If you own something do you think it is alright if anyone can come and take it off you?


Michael Howard does.


Do you think children should be given a chance to go to school?


Michael Howard doesn't.


Do you believe that we as a nation should be allowed free and democratic elections?


Michael Howard believes exactly the contrary."

What Glenatron has done is take the rights we all have under the Human Rights act of 1998. If Michael Howard got into power he would likely rescind this act. Depriving us all of our civil liberties. It would be like asking for 'Thought crime' and 'Doublethink' to come into the world. Heck, Michael Howard probably thinks those things are a good idea.

I walk past 'Unison' everyday and there is a huge poster outside in mockery of the Conservative 'are you thinking what we're thinking?' campaign. It reads

"How will the conservatives improve public services by spending £3 billion less on them?" "What are the conservatives thinking?"

USE YOUR VOTE TO KEEP THEM OUT

Or, if you want to show your support for more left-wing politics, vote for the REAL alternative to Labour.

VOTE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT

VOTE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT

Some dates for your diary:

5 MAY- General election. This is important because we live in a democracy and for the Government to do anything on your behalf you have to have your say and vote for who you want to represent you! As a clause, reading over the official documents from the Government, (Check them out) your MP (whomever they are and whichever party they represent) have a number of powers to represent you in Government. I won't list them here, you can check them out for yourself.

Now, if you don't like reading too much, check out the 10 reasons why you should vote liberal democrat this election.

http://www.libdems.org.uk/tenreasons.html

For the full manifesto, just head to their website:

Greenpeace had to say this about the Liberal democrats:
“When it comes to precipitating a public debate, only the Liberal Democrats of the main parties have been prepared to take climate change to the polls.” Simon Reddy, Policy and solutions director, Greenpeace UK (Independent 18/4/05)

In fact, they have even joined the blogging set with a campaign blog. Check out:
www.kennedaycampaign.org

1 JULY-White Band day. With a (hopefully) new government in power, or even an older one (whom we have put pressure on already (see last post). This is the day (aside from last friday's march) when we can show our solidarity for fair trade, trade justice and making poverty history.

Last fridays march was very cool I must say. The speeches at the beginning were quite moving, the beginning of the vigil outside Downing Street was also very cool, especially the minute silence at midnight.

I also got to see 'The Take' by Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis which was VERY, VERY cool. Another film I recommend to you all. The free screenings were so popular, after we talked to the cinema manager he chose to show them again and then a third time so everyone who had queued could see them.

So we showed our solidarity with the rest of the world and (due to the fact most of the events were WAY more popular than anyone had expected. There were over double the number of people expected. The biggest trade march EVER! I call that a sucess :)

So there we go, a day when I stood up to be counted. Just like on May 5th and July 1st. I hope to see you all standing with me :)

Ram. Not just ranting on the net anymore :)

Trade Justice

Tonight I shall be going to the gathering in Parliament Square to help with the campaign for fair trade. This all night vigil will be the people of the UK showing their solidarity with 80 other countries in the world demanding fair trade.

There are many things happening on the night, speeches, live music, 24 hour cafes, ballot boxes voting for trade justice, the dawn procession and free screenings of various films which support this event and other events around the world such as 'The Take' by Naomi Klein.

This vigil is also to promote the 'Make Poverty History' campaign.

A fact for you:
Every three seconds a child dies in the developing world as a result of extreme poverty.

That's why I've added a link to the 'make poverty history' campaign. on the links section. Please at least look at it. Thank you.

I've decided that it doesn't matter if nobody reads this page. If the messages I seek to get across here don't reach anyone. I write this page. I read this page because it reaffirms my commitment to the world. I won't give up.

Ram.