Hi there . My name is Mark ,Im 26 , I live in Manchester and I have never voted in my life. The reason why Im here is because my apathy has recently been cured by ,surprisingly, American Politics ... namely Ron Paul (Im guessing you have heard about him)
Anyway , I'd like to state a little about why I was apathetic 1st and foremost. I think there were 3 main reasons:
- British politics bored the **** out of me, and still does tbh. I found it to be just a bunch of boring old toffs talkin ****.
- I felt that nothing ever changed and nothing really effected my life. So why bother?
-My circle of friends never talked about politics. We were too busy smoking weed, drinking , writing songs and talking about music and football.
Over the course of the last 6 years I have slowly started looking into politics due to "9/11" and getting myself involved in the glorious world of the internet. I have a good example of just how apathetic and ignorant I was by what I said to my mates in the pub just after watching the 2nd plane hit the World Trade Towers on "9/11"..... I said "Well, atleast something is happening in the world" . Obviously I am deeply ashamed of that. It didn't even cross my mind that any people would die. Thats just how self centred and apathetic I was. Since then, I have many a tear watching those towers fall. Anyway, I digress.
I began to become interested in Foreign Policy and Economics as a result of "9/11" and as a result of that the research I did was centred moreso around US politics and political history. Of course , due to the US-UK alliance , the UK's political history and foreign affairs popped up from time to time (eg. Iran and the ousting of Mossadeq / installing of the Shah , for oil)
I must say that still to this day I find US politics much more palatable . I know quite abit about the US constitution and the workings of their Republic but know next to nothing about my own country. Quite embarrassing
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Other than "9/11" the reasons why I became intrigued with US politics is because most of my internet mates are from the US and the continued loss of liberties in the name of security frankly scares me. From my research I stumbled across 3 men who I found myself agreeing with. Milton Friedman , Ludwig Von Mises and Congressman Ron Paul.
With this new found enthusiasm I have managed to talk 90% of my US friends (and their families) into voting for Ron Paul . It didn't take much I have to say. The reasons why I am so enthusiastic about Ron Paul is Foreign Policy, Economic issues and National Security are all very important to me. I don't agree with a few of Ron Paul's PERSONAL views , such as Abortion , but since he leaves it up to the states and local government to decide such issues , I really cant fault him. Its the beauty of their constitution. .
So, I am here because I am looking for a party that holds very similar views to Ron Paul on those 3 issues. I have just found out about The Independence Party , but I cant seem to find their views on such things as Foreign Policy , Economics (sound money) . They seem to be a 1 issue party . The issue being the EU. I find it an important issue , sure , but I'd love some help in finding a party that suits my views.
If you have read this far I apologize for the poorly written essay. I appreciate your patience
