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Shades of Undergrad
Sep. 8th, 2008 04:15 pmNo one told me it was Student Union Elections again.
THE ULTIMATE BATTLE TM. Left versus Right. Liberals (i.e. Conservatives. Yes, international readers, I know this is confusing) pretending to be left-wing. The Left pretending to care about anything other than a utopian socialist state. The nothing groups who promise to "make a stand against the 2 am lockout", because it's apparently the right of all liberated students to keep drinking until the early hours of the morn', and until they're puking their guts out (literally) onto the CBD streets (just for the record, I don't support the 2 am lockout, nor am I entirely against it - I think pundits on either side are extremely amusing in their vehement opposition/support. Anyway...back to the elections)
This time, the elections don't affect me. I'm (a) a member of staff and (b) not even a member of the Union anymore. So I can ignore the leafleting gimps without guilt. Also, cultivating that old look of "Don't Fuck With Me" works wonders - people with leaflets tend to steer clear of you.
However, even though I am now somewhat of an impartial observer, I still had the urge to stick a leg out and trip up a Liberal spruiker as he rushed past me. I just barely contained myself. If only because I was afraid that the fat fuck would dislocate my hip.
THE ULTIMATE BATTLE TM. Left versus Right. Liberals (i.e. Conservatives. Yes, international readers, I know this is confusing) pretending to be left-wing. The Left pretending to care about anything other than a utopian socialist state. The nothing groups who promise to "make a stand against the 2 am lockout", because it's apparently the right of all liberated students to keep drinking until the early hours of the morn', and until they're puking their guts out (literally) onto the CBD streets (just for the record, I don't support the 2 am lockout, nor am I entirely against it - I think pundits on either side are extremely amusing in their vehement opposition/support. Anyway...back to the elections)
This time, the elections don't affect me. I'm (a) a member of staff and (b) not even a member of the Union anymore. So I can ignore the leafleting gimps without guilt. Also, cultivating that old look of "Don't Fuck With Me" works wonders - people with leaflets tend to steer clear of you.
However, even though I am now somewhat of an impartial observer, I still had the urge to stick a leg out and trip up a Liberal spruiker as he rushed past me. I just barely contained myself. If only because I was afraid that the fat fuck would dislocate my hip.
