The title says it all really. I was overlooking the *actual* votes that bush won by; and he didn't actually win if you go by actual votes (and this is all still not deeming those 'special' votes where people whine about someone not being allowed to vote).
It's just what gets me, is Bush or Kerry would win a state often by a few percent, in the majority of states it wsa by 1-2%; which depending on the amount of people living there depending on the actual votes taken.
Now here is what baffles me. Bush won Florida by 6%, around 3million people; impressive and all that it is, how exactly does 6% # that number it was assigned.
Each county seems to have a number assigned to it. The confusing part isn't that it has some generalised number assigned; I don't understand what the hell that number actually means, as the number for Florida seems to be the highest in the country; but it doesn't have the highest population area. Infact the highest population areas are where Kerry won quite substancially in.
I also don't get how if someone won by even say 1 vote, that would mean they won the entire 'seats' as it were that entire states has as a whole.
Been over the BBC site for this a few times, and each time; I calculate that in ACTUAL votes, Kerry has 4million more than Bush. But because each state is given a direct number, Bush as won because he has more of the State Votes.
i'm totally confused about how the hell this so-call democracy works; cause from where I'm sitting the UK system is far more democratic about voting for a new party to lead the country.
Also I feel sorry for those who wanted Nader, unfortunately he just didn't get the covered he needed; but if your one of the 6million who voted for him
then atleast you can be proud you voted for someone who was right for the job not a lesser of evils.
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Another thing which gets me if during the news coverage of the events over the past 2 days; alot of americans seemed to vote Bush because they don't feel they should change leadership during a time of war.
I would like anyone who feels that way to take the time to explain to me what a WAR actually is please. Obviously my oxford definition is wrong, because I'd of seen Afgahnistan & Iraq as conflicts. Further more the 'War on Terrorism' is a spin on the use of words; really it's an American Crusade designed for political support, and state supported revenge.
I mean for gods sake, the whole Afgahnistan inccident was caused by the cold war; and Americans arming the locals to fight against the Russians. All in the name of posturing about 'who is the most powerful'. Although you can say 'well you have to clean up your own, messes' the whole reason for the terrorist attacks was because your government doesn't know when to mind it's own damn business.
While the same can be said about the fact that the IRA had been terrorising the UK; there is a huge difference in what had gone to cause such rife between our nations.
The problems have calmed down to the point where I doubt most kids nowadays really know who the IRA is, let alone why they're a bad thing as far as the english public are conserned.
This said, the IRA after the Collin's treaty was signed; is the product of America sticking thier noses into a conflict it did not belong. I find it highly ironic that a government, which now heavily relies on the support of the British (English) Government; no more than 50 years ago was prepared to let us hang to dry in World War 2, and gave fiscal & weapons to a terrorist organisation who's only goal
was to kill the English.
It seems even more hypocritical to have a Terrorism Crusade, after they have actively supported atleast 5 seperate terrorist groups over the years in order to manipulate the world for thier own gains.
The cold war was one of the most prodominant reasons why America, should *NOT* be given the rights of a super-power. The only conflict they ever went in alone on, they got thier asses whooped so badly that those who should've been war heros were damn'd by the public and scorned by the government that had force them to fight against an enemy just to keep them from siding with the Russians.
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Alright well I know this is probably going to end as a flamebait post, but really there are alot of issues I find annoying right now.
Lets just hope the british public in the few months has more sense than to put Blair back in, or bring in Hague.
Conservatives did to our financial system exactly what Bush has done to the United States; that was back when I was born with that damn women Prime Minister. Labour have done nothing to truely resolve this by giving contracts for large projects which *could've* created jobs, in the UK.
while sure unemployeed is at an all around low, the problem here is alot more jobs (and benifits) are being given to assylm seekers from other nations.
this might sound cold, but although i understand someones home in Kasikstan was bombed and blown up; i really don't understand why the hell we have to take these people in, give them money to be here and also using the 'equal-oppurtunity' mandate, force employeers to hire someone who is not british in origin.
Blair has said 'well we have halved the number of assylm seekers in the UK over the past year' ... that's wonderful, but for the previous 6 you'd been letting so many in, that our total of seekers was 2x the TOTAL of europe.
I mean for gods sake, if none of the other countries want them; why the hell should we be humanitarian about it.
When you look at how much of a wreck our NHS is, or how are economy has been inflating quite substancially; with the economy almost hitting a depression in the UK, what this has mens is that OUR main trading economy has been hit and hit bloody hard!
I'm kinda surprised these words are comming from me, but 'thank god for the Euro'. if Ireland wasn't using the Euro, the economy would've been hit alot harder; as they seem to put together a large number of the goods we buy.
Really I think it is the turn of the Liberal Democrats to try and ruin the country.
they have my vote in a few months, but likihood is people are stupid and our polls will mimic the US.
