The song I've had on repeat the last few days-

[the_gabih]

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Yeah. I'm feeling bitter right about now, slightly rubbish rap lyrics or no. Also, it's weirdly catchy and TUC's choice for the definitive song of the protests, so.

(I've never had a broken heart before. Given my thing for politics, it makes sense that it should come from a backstabbing bastard of a party leader, doesn't it?)

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[orrien]

*hugs tight and never lets go*

Do I need to fetch you a Zero mask?

[the_gabih]

*hugs back*

That sounds like a good plan right about now. A Geass, too, if you could.

/plotting

[orrien]

I'm afraid that's C.C.'s forte, not mine.

I have a plastic sword, though.

You and me against this messed up world~

[the_gabih]

Sounds good to me.

[versipellis]

Okay, that'll now be in my head all afternoon ^^

[the_gabih]

You're welcome. ^^

[impropaganda]

What would you have Nick Clegg do? Dissolve the coalition and have no further impact on public policy? Yeah, great idea. I mean, who cares about practicality when you can KEEP YOUR PROMISES. If only politicians just KEPT THEIR PROMISES instead of bothering about running the country, everything would be fine.

[orrien]

I don't pretend to know everything about politics, but last I checked, we were in a democracy. I thought the idea was that we voted for the party that would run the country how we wanted, not the party that would then backstab us and go against the ideals that led us to vote for them in the first place.

I know dissolving the coalition won't do any good, and I know there's no easy answer to this. But 'running the country' and 'keeping promises'? Not mutually exclusive.

[impropaganda]

So many things wrong with this I don't know where to begin.

Yes, we are in a democracy. A democracy doesn't mean that if people protest about something, it has to happen. If you polled the country about whether the rises are a good idea, I'm not sure you'd get the universal outrage you're hoping for. Not that it matters. Doesn't it say something that both parties with a realistic chance of power are FOR rises, and the other party, as SOON as it got into power, reversed its policy? Maybe that free higher education, while a lovely idea, just isn't feasible?

Nick Clegg has got such a bum deal out of this it's incredible. He HAD to agree to the rises. What everyone is effectively saying is that he should have said no, let's dissolve the coalition (thus meaning fees would rise anyway) - I don't care about anyone else apart from students, let us ignore the good effects I could have on the rest of the country by being a member of the government, it's so totally worth resigning to make a stand on an issue I now realise is completely

[the_gabih]

He HAD to agree to the rises. What everyone is effectively saying is that he should have said no, let's dissolve the coalition (thus meaning fees would rise anyway) ...no, no he didn't. There was nothing in the Coalition agreement specifying that he had to vote with the Tories on an issue that changes a huge sector of our society like this

[six_demon_bag]

Another friend of mine posted this a few weeks ago and I fell in love with it, although I've forgotten about it since, so thanks for reminding me! : )

[the_gabih]

You're very welcome! :)

[sabriel75]

*hugs*

[the_gabih]

*hugs back*