BaltACD Convicted One NKP guy That being said, it's not pleasant to read on Memorial Day weekend that some citizens don't care to vote. Whatever happened to concepts like civic duty? I suppose that if a candidate ever came along who truly resonated with me, then I would vote for them. I prefer not to have friction with forum moderation, so I am going to steer away from overt political commentary, but I've noticed that when a candidate comes along who does impress me, they seldom make it through the primaries. I believe that is because elections are more of a popularity contest than they are a measure of administrative prowess. In that sense, the people truly do get the government they deserve. I really can't go any further into it without risking setting off trip wires. There are too many people here who will push the "report abuse" button simply because they resent my honesty. Been there, done that. There are two reasons to vote. 1. You feel the candidate follows 'most' of the ideals you try to live by. 2. You feel the candidate displays 'most of the ideals you dispise. There is virturally no candidate that will adhere to all the ideals you hold dear and many candidates will adhere to some of the ideals you dispise. To not vote for the candidate that YOU feel best represents YOUR view of the critical elements is to abdicate your voice on the future. The reality being, that once elected, we have no idea exactly how the person that was a candidate will be as the actual official. Many candidates 'play to the crowd' only for the purpose of getting elected - tell them what they want to hear.
Convicted One NKP guy That being said, it's not pleasant to read on Memorial Day weekend that some citizens don't care to vote. Whatever happened to concepts like civic duty? I suppose that if a candidate ever came along who truly resonated with me, then I would vote for them. I prefer not to have friction with forum moderation, so I am going to steer away from overt political commentary, but I've noticed that when a candidate comes along who does impress me, they seldom make it through the primaries. I believe that is because elections are more of a popularity contest than they are a measure of administrative prowess. In that sense, the people truly do get the government they deserve. I really can't go any further into it without risking setting off trip wires. There are too many people here who will push the "report abuse" button simply because they resent my honesty. Been there, done that.
NKP guy That being said, it's not pleasant to read on Memorial Day weekend that some citizens don't care to vote. Whatever happened to concepts like civic duty?
I suppose that if a candidate ever came along who truly resonated with me, then I would vote for them.
I prefer not to have friction with forum moderation, so I am going to steer away from overt political commentary, but I've noticed that when a candidate comes along who does impress me, they seldom make it through the primaries.
I believe that is because elections are more of a popularity contest than they are a measure of administrative prowess. In that sense, the people truly do get the government they deserve.
I really can't go any further into it without risking setting off trip wires. There are too many people here who will push the "report abuse" button simply because they resent my honesty. Been there, done that.
There are two reasons to vote.
1. You feel the candidate follows 'most' of the ideals you try to live by.
2. You feel the candidate displays 'most of the ideals you dispise.
There is virturally no candidate that will adhere to all the ideals you hold dear and many candidates will adhere to some of the ideals you dispise.
To not vote for the candidate that YOU feel best represents YOUR view of the critical elements is to abdicate your voice on the future.
The reality being, that once elected, we have no idea exactly how the person that was a candidate will be as the actual official. Many candidates 'play to the crowd' only for the purpose of getting elected - tell them what they want to hear.
You underrate your perception. Many people knew Trump was a grifter at best but he has outperformed (or is that underperformered?) even the worst expectations.
BaltACDThe reality being, that once elected, we have no idea exactly how the person that was a candidate will be as the actual official. Many candidates 'play to the crowd' only for the purpose of getting elected -
There -- you -- go!
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Convicted One charlie hebdo shows your true colors. *sigh*......and your approval was SO important to me.....
charlie hebdo shows your true colors.
*sigh*......and your approval was SO important to me.....
Approval? It was never a question. Just pointing out your own statements that hoisted you on your own petard.
Convicted One charlie hebdo you voted for That's one of the pitfalls you risk of making assumptions. I didn't vote for anybody. They are all bad animals in my book. I have not voted since I voted for Perot.
charlie hebdo you voted for
That's one of the pitfalls you risk of making assumptions. I didn't vote for anybody.
They are all bad animals in my book. I have not voted since I voted for Perot.
Weasel words, redux.
charlie hebdoshows your true colors.
Weasel words. You said Trump was the lesser of two evils and had done nothing to improve your opinion of HRC. So although you are too lazy to actually vote, your belief in a fool who has presided over the deaths of 100,000 shows your true colors.
Convicted OneThey are all bad animals in my book. I have not voted since I voted for Perot.
My late father-in-law didn't vote either, and probably for the same reason. As a high school history teacher I deplored his attitude. But I rationalized that to myself by remembering that he had been a dog face paratrooper in Patton's army, that he had sat in wet fox holes, endured shelling, and killed a number of the enemy; and therefore who was I to tell him about his civic duty and how people have died to protect our sacred right to vote?
That being said, it's not pleasant to read on Memorial Day weekend that some citizens don't care to vote.
Whatever happened to concepts like civic duty?
Our grandparents' and parents' generation wouldn't think much of our citizenship.
Convicted OneI didn't vote for anybody.
So you don't care who 'runs' the country?
There is kind of a sense that everything is winding down now. Nothing to see. But I expect some eye-popping developments between now and the election. And when that day arrives (if it is not postponed), there will be major controversy over fairness. There will be a second wave once again shutting everything down.
One thing to look forward to is a massive tsunami of economic news, and several more trillions of dollars in stimulus.
You'd like that, I'll bet, you and that carnival barker you voted for.
Thought some of you might enjoy this link describing how the election of 1918 was affected by the Spanish flu pandemic that year (scroll down)
As well as this story recounting how the "second wave" of that pandemic was so crippling.
Perhaps we should postpone the election scheduled for later this year, and try to avoid a second wave?
Dumb Ways to Die was a MUCH better PSA.
Perhaps Trump Ways to Die could now be updated with more sense in it than before...
(Personally I loved the DWTD game, even if it wasn't relevant to the railroad PSA message...)
Neat!
Best PSA ever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6-o_hi8Huk
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243129 Paul of Covington I doubt it. Read the info under his avatar. My bad.
Paul of Covington I doubt it. Read the info under his avatar.
My bad.
Actually I'm a dual citizen. I was a registered Republican when I lived in the States and did vote for Obama twice. But the Big Cheez Doodle? I hated him thirty years ago when he was a crass jerk of a real estate developer in New York City- there wasn't a day that you didn't read about him in the papers.
The key thing about him is, he's new money. Old money (Vanderbilts, Rockefellers) do not like pushy upstarts like him. His whole thing is "I'll show them!" And he has.
Article in Guardian that states it may be difficult to impossible to make a vaccine. They cite that a SARS vacine has yet to be developed.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/22/why-we-might-not-get-a-coronavirus-vaccine
Convicted One 243129 So Trump was preferable to you over Hillary Clinton. How do you feel now? Trump has done nothing to improve my opinion of Hillary.
243129 So Trump was preferable to you over Hillary Clinton. How do you feel now?
Trump has done nothing to improve my opinion of Hillary.
So you feel that Trump is doing a good job?
243129 54light15 It really was a choice of the evil of two lessers. So you voted for Trump. How do you feel now?
54light15 It really was a choice of the evil of two lessers.
It really was a choice of the evil of two lessers.
So you voted for Trump. How do you feel now?
I doubt it. Read the info under his avatar.
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Umm.. no.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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243129So Trump was preferable to you over Hillary Clinton. How do you feel now?
Convicted One 243129 Then it would be safe to say that you "loathe" the current occupant of the White House? It really would be unfair to all the other politicians if I was to claim that I loathe only him. From my perspective I think that the choice we invariably get saddled with is one in choosing the lesser of the available evils. And I believe that this country successfully did exactly that in 2016.
243129 Then it would be safe to say that you "loathe" the current occupant of the White House?
It really would be unfair to all the other politicians if I was to claim that I loathe only him.
From my perspective I think that the choice we invariably get saddled with is one in choosing the lesser of the available evils.
And I believe that this country successfully did exactly that in 2016.
So Trump was preferable to you over Hillary Clinton. How do you feel now?
If you wish examples of equivalent arrogant stupidity from the previous three or four Administrations, be glad to supply them from daveklepper@yahoo.com
243129Then it would be safe to say that you "loathe" the current occupant of the White House?
Convicted OneI don't favor either side of the political spectrum, but I do loathe hypocrisy.
Then it would be safe to say that you "loathe" the current occupant of the White House?
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