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Post by Bannanachair on Jul 30, 2015 12:20:46 GMT -4
I'm using US political parties because I know more about them and I'm sure that most of you know more about them than any other country's political parties. I'd go into more detail, but it's half past midnight and I'm ridiculously fucking tired. So, as for now, it's democrat vs republican.
Also, a quick fact - During the 2000 election the majority of voters were smart enough not to vote for Bush, but he still got into office because of gerrymandering the electoral college.
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Post by LNG257 on Jul 30, 2015 12:23:41 GMT -4
Bush's opponent won the popular vote, but Bush won the electoral college vote.
Just goes to show how broken the american election system is. What worked in the 18th century doesn't work in the 21st.
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Post by eloos on Jul 30, 2015 12:28:18 GMT -4
i dont know as much as i should about politics
i paid no attention during the government part of social studies
sooooooooooooooo boringgggggggg
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Post by vammy on Jul 30, 2015 12:28:41 GMT -4
It's a broken system, I don't support either party I just want someone who's not a asshole and gives a shit about the country.
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Post by LNG257 on Jul 30, 2015 12:32:27 GMT -4
politicians are boring. They're all the same.
Step A: Get enough people to vote you into the Senate or House of Reps.
Step B: Accept bribes from big business to vote on whatever they want.
Step C: Get rich off the bribe money and "donations", especially "campaign donations", which is really just big business bribing you with lots of money again so you can be re-elected and keep doing what they say.
Step D: Nobody knows whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, because they both follow the same set of instructions(this) and basically approve or disapprove of the same laws except a very small number that big business lets them fight over because they want the country to stay divided or have drama within its political ranks(I don't know which one it is, or if it's both).
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Post by LNG257 on Jul 30, 2015 12:35:49 GMT -4
It's a broken system, I don't support either party I just want someone who's not a asshole and gives a shit about the country. If you can vote this coming season, vote Donald Trump. That's a guy who will change america. By somehow renaming it to the Corporate Government of Donald Trump, the white house will become the Trump House(that sounds so wrong), Washington DC will become Trump Headquarters, and Donald Trump the country will start a huge conscription service and then wage war against the middle east, probably getting removed from NATO, the UN, that one other pact with Canada and Mexico, any every other international organization it happens to be in, on top of not receiving any imports from any other country except China and maybe some others in southern Asia that import lots of stuff with their semi-slave workers. |
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Post by Bannanachair on Jul 30, 2015 12:43:02 GMT -4
It's a broken system, I don't support either party I just want someone who's not a asshole and gives a shit about the country. If you can vote this coming season, vote Donald Trump. That's a guy who will change america. By somehow renaming it to the Corporate Government of Donald Trump, the white house will become the Trump House(that sounds so wrong), Washington DC will become Trump Headquarters, and Donald Trump the country will start a huge conscription service and then wage war against the middle east, probably getting removed from NATO, the UN, that one other pact with Canada and Mexico, any every other international organization it happens to be in, on top of not receiving any imports from any other country except China and maybe some others in southern Asia that import lots of stuff with their semi-slave workers. Donald Trump's an idiot and is likely to screw over the world's economy for his own profit moreso than Clinton. |
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Post by LNG257 on Jul 30, 2015 12:58:52 GMT -4
If you can vote this coming season, vote Donald Trump. That's a guy who will change america. By somehow renaming it to the Corporate Government of Donald Trump, the white house will become the Trump House(that sounds so wrong), Washington DC will become Trump Headquarters, and Donald Trump the country will start a huge conscription service and then wage war against the middle east, probably getting removed from NATO, the UN, that one other pact with Canada and Mexico, any every other international organization it happens to be in, on top of not receiving any imports from any other country except China and maybe some others in southern Asia that import lots of stuff with their semi-slave workers. Donald Trump's an idiot and is likely to screw over the world's economy for his own profit moreso than Clinton. Agreed. This coming election season there are 21 candidates for president. 16 of them are Republicans. And only one person out of all 21 people is not accepting bribe money from superpacs. But by my weird, crazy, twisted logic, if Donald Trump wins the primaries I'd be willing to bet a good portion of people who normally vote Republican will switch their vote to Democrat just so Trump doesn't win. And so far, I think the winner of the Democrat primary will either be Hillary or Bernie. |
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Post by Bannanachair on Jul 30, 2015 13:00:36 GMT -4
Donald Trump's an idiot and is likely to screw over the world's economy for his own profit moreso than Clinton. Agreed. This coming election season there are 21 candidates for president. 16 of them are Republicans. And only one person out of all 21 people is not accepting bribe money from superpacs. But by my weird, crazy, twisted logic, if Donald Trump wins the primaries I'd be willing to bet a good portion of people who normally vote Republican will switch their vote to Democrat just so Trump doesn't win. And so far, I think the winner of the Democrat primary will either be Hillary or Bernie. I'm following this election somewhat but not very closely as I'll be unable to vote until the 2020 election, but I sincerely doubt that Donald Trump is going to win the election. |
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Post by LNG257 on Jul 30, 2015 13:01:39 GMT -4
Actually, the last results show Donald Trump as 2nd most popular for the Republicans, and I can't remember who was in first, but seeing Trump in second place really shocked me. It could change though, politics is a weird and difficult thing.
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Post by Bannanachair on Jul 30, 2015 13:04:17 GMT -4
Actually, the last results show Donald Trump as 2nd most popular for the Republicans, and I can't remember who was in first, but seeing Trump in second place really shocked me. It could change though, politics is a weird and difficult thing. Al Franken said it best in the preface to Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot - "In politics, a month is like a lifetime". (I'm heavily paraphrasing because I forget the exact quote, but I'll look it up and edit this post later when I find it, but you get the gist of it). |
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Post by vammy on Jul 30, 2015 13:10:13 GMT -4
If people vote in trump half the answers to problems would be.
" USE MONEY! "
" Sir we got kicked out the UN for Invading Canada. "
" USE MONEY "
" Sir the ameircan public hates you and is revolting in DC. "
" USE MONEY! "
" Sir someone litterally just killed all the secret service and has a gun to your head. "
" USE MO- "
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Post by Bannanachair on Jul 30, 2015 13:11:42 GMT -4
If people vote in trump half the answers to problems would be. " USE MONEY! " " Sir we got kicked out the UN for Invading Canada. " " USE MONEY " " Sir the ameircan public hates you and is revolting in DC. " " USE MONEY! " " Sir someone litterally just killed all the secret service and has a gun to your head. " " USE MO- " There's thirteen digits worth of debt, he can't just "USE MONEY". Also, LNG, when you said that Trump was in second at the moment, is it Bush that's in first? |
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Post by LNG257 on Jul 30, 2015 13:12:48 GMT -4
If people vote in trump half the answers to problems would be. " USE MONEY! " " Sir we got kicked out the UN for Invading Canada. " " USE MONEY " " Sir the ameircan public hates you and is revolting in DC. " " USE MONEY! " " Sir someone litterally just killed all the secret service and has a gun to your head. " " USE MO- " There's thirteen digits worth of debt, he can't just "USE MONEY". Also, LNG, when you said that Trump was in second at the moment, is it Bush that's in first? Like I said, I can't remember. But I do know that Who's on first. not-so-obscure reference |
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Post by vammy on Jul 30, 2015 13:16:02 GMT -4
We have more wealth then debt at's why our GDP is in the trillions, also Trump is used to being rich he probably only solves problems with money at this point.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2015 16:14:12 GMT -4
Trump is used to being rich he probably only solves problems with money at this point. like anyone who's not rich would ever be elected president |
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Post by Tikobe on Jul 30, 2015 16:26:43 GMT -4
I don't really know. I'm not much of a fan of either. What I believe America needs is not a favorite or dominant party, but a third party. With two we balance each other out, we can almost never reach a mutual decision without months of debating. A third party may change that, make the government even better. And it doesn't really matter what this party is. I mean, having a communist party is good enough.
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Post by Sean Max on Jul 30, 2015 17:20:25 GMT -4
I'm using US political parties because I know more about them and I'm sure that most of you know more about them than any other country's political parties. I'd go into more detail, but it's half past midnight and I'm ridiculously fucking tired. So, as for now, it's democrat vs republican. Also, a quick fact - During the 2000 election the majority of voters were smart enough not to vote for Bush, but he still got into office because of gerrymandering the electoral college. |
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Post by Death on Jul 30, 2015 17:23:06 GMT -4
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Post by Sean Max on Jul 30, 2015 17:24:44 GMT -4
If you can vote this coming season, vote Donald Trump. That's a guy who will change America. ilysm. |
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Post by Benzo on Jul 30, 2015 17:25:33 GMT -4
I could care less about parties, I pay attention to the individual. However, I will say that Libertarians tend to make the most sense to me.
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Post by Sean Max on Jul 30, 2015 17:25:44 GMT -4
A third party may change that, make the government even better. And it doesn't really matter what this party is. I mean, having a communist party is good enough. Independents *cough cough* |
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Post by Duck14 on Jul 30, 2015 18:06:18 GMT -4
I don't really follow American politics.
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Post by Baise-moi on Jul 30, 2015 18:14:09 GMT -4
I was sent here by the salt mines.
I have come equipped with pickaxe and other assorted mining tools.
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Post by Tikobe on Jul 30, 2015 18:46:00 GMT -4
A third party may change that, make the government even better. And it doesn't really matter what this party is. I mean, having a communist party is good enough. Independents *cough cough* And how many times have you heard about the independent party in the news? Or in presidential elections for that matter. I, for one, never knew an independent party even existed until one ran for the governor of Arizona. |
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