National elections are taking place in this fine country tomorrow and I’m quite worried about the outcome. The newspapers have been telling us for weeks that “the elections have already been decided” because “we all know there has to be a change” – so how about the whole country doesn’t go and cast their votes if we presumably already know the results?

As far as I’ve observed the current situation among friends, family and acquaintances, the elections have not been decided yet. People aren’t so sure whether they are supposed to vote for someone in particular just because the newspapers and television tell them to. Isn’t everyone free to decide for themselves? Isn’t it everyone’s God damn responsibility to have an opinion of their own and decide for themselves and not let themselves be fooled by the spin doctors?

I’ve never been indecisive about my vote. As indecisive as I am otherwise (…), I have my political principles and never try to compromise too much so it’s always the same party that gets my votes. I do not feel myself completely represented by this party but voting is all about finding the party you agree with the most (and not completely), isn’t it.

I have said many times before that I’m not satisfied with the system of representative democracy. It’s the best solution for the time being but that doesn’t mean one shouldn’t criticize its faults and think of possibilites to improve it.

Any sort of “direct” democracy without representatives wouldn’t work at the moment, considering the lack of necessary means to realise such a system. Which in itself is a sad thought because only an immediate system like that would provide complete freedom by letting every individual be an autonomous part within the political system itself.

When you’re underage, you are legally represented by your parents. Your parents make decisions in your name. It is up to them to let you disagree with them and do what you want. Being represented by someone else does not give you the oportunity to make your own independent decisions. It is an illusion to think of a situation like that as complete freedom because you have someone else make decisions for you.

Ideally, the representatives should in exchange feel a responsibility for the ones in whose name they act and work for. When you don’t act responsibly and don’t think of the needs of those you represent, you’re abusing the power that’s given to you. Alas, the always responsible, selfless, impartial, omniscient human being doesn’t exist on this planet and thus isn’t able to take over political responsibilities ;) And that’s why it is so important think and act for ourselves!

Considering what tomorrow might bring, I would like to end this by stating that I do not want to see myself politically represented by an unemotional female toad in the next four years.

It just makes me so angry! Why?

At the moment, there’s no definite answer as to who carried out the attacks but it’s quite clear that it must be some sort of Islamist organisation. So why London? Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated against the war in Iraq in the streets of London. Millions of people have been voicing their opposition to the active role of the British Army in the so-called war against terrorism.

I am very much aware how much injustice people in countries like Afghanistan or Iraq have to witness every day. But why keep on going down that spiral of violence and carry out such an absurd act of injustice? There has to be an end to this monstrous “clash of cultures” or “war of religions” and one side has to be the first to make a step in that direction by putting down their arms. You cannot keep on killing innocent people, your so-called enemies. They are people just like you and you cannot kill them. It is wrong, it is unjust and it is inhuman.

Tony Blair isn’t Britain. He is not the sole representative of the will of every single person living in Britain. The British government isn’t Britain. The government of any democratic country doesn’t represent the whole country, only its majority, and many times not even people who elected the government agree with the decisions the respective government makes. How many people were killed or injured in those explosions that weren’t content with the way the government handled the war against terrorism? (”War against terrorism” – what an awful phrase! “Fighting fire with fire” is more like it.)
What do you want? Make people elect a government that tolerates religious extremism and terrorism?

If you do not believe in values like diplomacy and finding peaceful compromises, if you have to kill people of other beliefs than yours because tolerance is not a known value in your culture, then simply do not come to Europe or America. Leave us alone. Let us live peacefully with people from all races, religions and cultures because we tolerate each other. Let us have our way of life. No race, no religion and no culture is better than the other. We know that and we want you to realise the same and let us live without fear and terror.
If the Western world is oh so decadent and arrogant, why carry out such barbaric acts against it? It’s disgusting, it is stupid and it is absolutely abominable.