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Would you ever vote for the Official Monster Raving Loony Party?

Yes
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No
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15%
I'm not sure.
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10%
Tea and Crumpets (Obligatory NS English Joke Vote)
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Postby NobleBastard » Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:26 pm

Yes, this a real political party in England.

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The OMRLP are distinguished by having a deliberately bizarre manifesto, which contains things that seem to be impossible or too absurd to implement – usually to highlight what they see as real-life absurdities.

Despite its satirical nature, some of the things that have featured in Loony manifestos have become law, such as being able to vote at 18, "passports for pets", and all-day pub openings. Similarly, the outcry following Alan Hope's appearance on the BBC's Nationwide current affairs programme after he was elected – during which he mentioned that butter and milk surpluses were being dumped down abandoned mine shafts under European Community rules to maintain prices (something the media of the day had failed to expose) – resulted in the distribution of such surpluses to the needy or charities instead.

The Loonies generally field as many candidates as possible in United Kingdom general elections, some (but by no means all) standing under ridiculous names they have adopted via deed poll. Sutch himself stood against all three main party leaders (John Major, Neil Kinnock and Paddy Ashdown) in the 1992 General Election. Parliamentary candidates have to pay their own deposit (which currently stands at £500) and cover all of their expenses. No OMRLP candidate has managed to get the required 5% of the popular vote needed to retain his deposit, but this does not stop people standing. Sutch came closest with 4.1% and over a thousand votes at the Rotherham by-election, whilst Stuart Hughes still holds the record for the largest number of votes for a Loony candidate at a Parliamentary election, with 1,442 at the 1992 General Election in the Honiton seat in east Devon. The all time highest vote achieved was by comedian Danny Bamford aka Danny Blue, who secured 3,339 votes in the 1994 European Elections under the pseudonym of "John Major". Bamford had also acted as an election agent for Lindi St Clair's rival Corrective Party, and was a former close associate of Stuart Hughes


I personally would not vote for this party. There absurdist policies seem a bit too much, but they have some points. Also they must be better then some current politicians. But NSers tend to be very liberal and anarchist so I pose this question.
Query-Would you ever vote for the the OMRLP?

What about the Australian Sex Party?
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Postby Ramalet » Sun Mar 13, 2011 2:32 pm

I was damn close to voting yes but instead had to go for Tea and Crumpets.
I plan on voting for them next year. My personal favourite policies of theirs are:
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Postby Nightkill the Emperor » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:01 pm

I'd vote for them.
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Postby Helertia » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:04 pm

My Dad stood for election as an OMLP once. Can't remember how well he did.
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Postby NobleBastard » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:06 pm

Helertia wrote:My Dad stood for election as an OMLP once. Can't remember how well he did.

Are you serious? We have a celebrity in our midst! Would you ever run for the OMLP?
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Postby Rolamec » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:07 pm

Eh, I prefer the Aussie sex party. I also like their political organization. See what I just did there? Yeah.
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Postby NobleBastard » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:10 pm

Rolamec wrote:Eh, I prefer the Aussie sex party. I also like their political organization. See what I just did there? Yeah.

I wikipediaed it and edited the OP. Very interesting but not as successful as the OMRLP. I agree with the Aussie's policies.
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Postby Helertia » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:13 pm

NobleBastard wrote:
Helertia wrote:My Dad stood for election as an OMLP once. Can't remember how well he did.

Are you serious? We have a celebrity in our midst! Would you ever run for the OMLP?


Yeah, he did, back when we lived in London. Must have been about 10 years ago? Didn't save the deposit, of course.

As for me, I'm too serious and prudish for that sort of thing.
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Postby Offenheim » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:13 pm

I think both the Loonies and the Sex Party sound like just the type of sensible, level-headed politicians we need in this day and age.

Actually, I feel like if politics was conducted with a bit more humor, we could all deal with it a lot better.
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Postby Norstal » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:17 pm

Offenheim wrote:I think both the Loonies and the Sex Party sound like just the type of sensible, level-headed politicians we need in this day and age.

Actually, I feel like if politics was conducted with a bit more humor, we could all deal with it a lot better.

Yeah, but then think of how horrendous recruitment would be.

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Postby Helertia » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:19 pm

Norstal wrote:
Offenheim wrote:I think both the Loonies and the Sex Party sound like just the type of sensible, level-headed politicians we need in this day and age.

Actually, I feel like if politics was conducted with a bit more humor, we could all deal with it a lot better.

Yeah, but then think of how horrendous recruitment would be.

"Hey, wanna join me in the Sex Party?"


Thats horrendous?
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Postby Ragnarsdomr » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:29 pm

Helertia wrote:Thats horrendous?


The feeling of rejection and depression you get when you find out it isn't really a Sex Party is horrendous. It's like falling off the cliff of ecstasy into the gorge of foolishness.
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Postby NobleBastard » Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:58 pm

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Postby Meryuma » Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:07 pm

The sex party sounds like it has fairly respectable positions.
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Postby Maurepas » Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:09 pm

If there was a US version, I would totally vote for it come 2012, a joke party at least admits that it's a joke.

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Postby NobleBastard » Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:10 pm

Meryuma wrote:The sex party sounds like it has fairly respectable positions.

I can imagine it. "Hello my name is Fiona Patten, and I hold the top position in the Sex Party"
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Postby Offenheim » Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:14 pm

You have to admit, the phrase "Victorian Sex Party" is really great!
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I must say, my research has strongly swayed me that if I were a kiwi, I would vote for the sex party.
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Postby Norstal » Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:23 pm

NobleBastard wrote:
Meryuma wrote:The sex party sounds like it has fairly respectable positions.

I can imagine it. "Hello my name is Fiona Patten, and I hold the top position in the Sex Party"

Someone needs to be the missionary, hint hint.
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Postby Kobeanare » Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:26 pm

NobleBastard wrote:Bump
I must say, my research has strongly swayed me that if I were a kiwi, I would vote for the sex party.

Kiwis are from New Zealand, the Sex Party is in Australia.

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Postby NobleBastard » Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:30 pm

Kobeanare wrote:
NobleBastard wrote:Bump
I must say, my research has strongly swayed me that if I were a kiwi, I would vote for the sex party.

Kiwis are from New Zealand, the Sex Party is in Australia.

I apologize profusively. If I were an Aussie.
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Postby St George of England » Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:28 am

Helertia wrote:
Norstal wrote:Yeah, but then think of how horrendous recruitment would be.

"Hey, wanna join me in the Sex Party?"


Thats horrendous?

Imagine Gordon Brown saying it.
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Postby Gauthier » Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:54 am

And either of them would look like statesmen next to the Tea Party.
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Postby Offenheim » Tue Mar 15, 2011 3:53 pm

Gauthier wrote:And either of them would look like statesmen next to the Tea Party.

They look like statesmen next to real parties, too.
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