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Good god, I can't wait for election season to be over. People buy into the stupid election propaganda more and more every 4 years.

by thras 18y ago

unalone 18y ago
Propaganda? Reading up on candidates, being enthused about them, and voting based on the issues you believe in, isn't the same as buying into propaganda. You have a right to your cynicism, but don't mock the people who genuinely care.
- thras 18y ago
  They've genuinely cared so much that their brains have fallen out. I will continue mock them mercilessly. Mock Mock.
  - unalone 18y ago
    Frankly, I think it's worth the effort to research candidates and pick the one you think will make the country better. I've read up on Obama and McCain for quite a while, and I place my vote for Obama with confidence. My time was well-spent.
    - kingkongrevenge 18y ago
      In none of the elections within my lifetime have elected candidates ended up doing anything remotely resembling their platforms. You often got the exact opposite. Bush was going to shrink the government and run a humble foreign policy. Clinton was going to massively expand social programs but instead the bond market constrained him and you got the opposite. On this track record alone voting is a waste of time. I hope once it becomes clear within a couple years how much of a standard issue establishment tool Obama is that you learn your lesson and remember it rather than get sucked into delusions next time around.
- Prrometheus 18y ago
  He is simply looking at what the candidates say they will do. Based on their actions, Obama has one of the most partisan voting records in Congress. He does whatever the Democratic Party does. As President, he will be driven by Congress, he will sign any legislation written by the blue team. Surveillance laws will not be repealed. Non-farmers will be screwed over to benefit farmers. Young people will be screwed over to pay off elderly voters. Consumers will be screwed over to benefit unions. School children will be screwed over to benefit the NEA. Future generations will be screwed over to benefit current generations. Funding for new programs to make Americans more dependent on government will be piled on top of a deficit fast approaching $1 trillion. His speech might be sparkling, but his record does not fill me with Hope. I miss gridlock.
  - unalone 18y ago
    We'll have to agree to disagree on that.
  - DanielBMarkham 18y ago
    Here's a little brain teaser that anybody can try (I think I can do this without taking a side. I'll give it a shot anyway) Pick a candidate. Imagine that they win. Based on past performance, will the other candidate who lost help them enact bipartisan legislation? Now do that with the other candidate. Does the first guy help out for the greater good, or pull back to join in with the rest of his party in the regular old political games. Is there substance there or just smoke? So which choice is going to help the maximum amount of voters? Interestingly enough, you can use this exercise to support either candidate no matter what the results. But I think it does enlighten things a bit.

Good god, I can't wait for election season to be over. People buy into the stupid election propaganda more and more every 4 years.

by thras 18y ago

Good god, I can't wait for election season to be over. People buy into the stupid election propaganda more and more every 4 years.

unalone 18y ago

Propaganda? Reading up on candidates, being enthused about them, and voting based on the issues you believe in, isn't the same as buying into propaganda. You have a right to your cynicism, but don't mock the people who genuinely care.

thras 18y ago
They've genuinely cared so much that their brains have fallen out. I will continue mock them mercilessly. Mock Mock.
- unalone 18y ago
  Frankly, I think it's worth the effort to research candidates and pick the one you think will make the country better. I've read up on Obama and McCain for quite a while, and I place my vote for Obama with confidence. My time was well-spent.
  - kingkongrevenge 18y ago
    In none of the elections within my lifetime have elected candidates ended up doing anything remotely resembling their platforms. You often got the exact opposite. Bush was going to shrink the government and run a humble foreign policy. Clinton was going to massively expand social programs but instead the bond market constrained him and you got the opposite. On this track record alone voting is a waste of time. I hope once it becomes clear within a couple years how much of a standard issue establishment tool Obama is that you learn your lesson and remember it rather than get sucked into delusions next time around.
Prrometheus 18y ago
He is simply looking at what the candidates say they will do. Based on their actions, Obama has one of the most partisan voting records in Congress. He does whatever the Democratic Party does. As President, he will be driven by Congress, he will sign any legislation written by the blue team. Surveillance laws will not be repealed. Non-farmers will be screwed over to benefit farmers. Young people will be screwed over to pay off elderly voters. Consumers will be screwed over to benefit unions. School children will be screwed over to benefit the NEA. Future generations will be screwed over to benefit current generations. Funding for new programs to make Americans more dependent on government will be piled on top of a deficit fast approaching $1 trillion. His speech might be sparkling, but his record does not fill me with Hope. I miss gridlock.
- unalone 18y ago
  We'll have to agree to disagree on that.
- DanielBMarkham 18y ago
  Here's a little brain teaser that anybody can try (I think I can do this without taking a side. I'll give it a shot anyway) Pick a candidate. Imagine that they win. Based on past performance, will the other candidate who lost help them enact bipartisan legislation? Now do that with the other candidate. Does the first guy help out for the greater good, or pull back to join in with the rest of his party in the regular old political games. Is there substance there or just smoke? So which choice is going to help the maximum amount of voters? Interestingly enough, you can use this exercise to support either candidate no matter what the results. But I think it does enlighten things a bit.