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Date:      Tue, 29 Dec 1998 10:07:33 +0200
From:      Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za>
To:        Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca>
Cc:        committers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: The recent fracas involving danes, war axes and wounded developers 
Message-ID:  <199812290807.KAA53084@greenpeace.grondar.za>
In-Reply-To: Your message of " Tue, 29 Dec 1998 00:10:52 EST." <19981229001052.C43500@mad> 
References:  <199812280538.VAA07862@dingo.cdrom.com> <199812280700.XAA52236@rah.star-gate.com>   <19981229001052.C43500@mad> 

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Tim Vanderhoek wrote:
> Ah, the myth that voting is good.  I have more respect for the person
> who abstains from the next election b/c they aren't sure what party to
> vote for than for the person who votes b/c some advert on TV said
> "excercise your right to vote".

In this country (ZA), one would "spoil the vote"; you scrawl "screw
you" or some such on the paper. This way your ballot cannot be
stolen/sold, and you have exercised your democratic right to _not_
vote.

M
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