"Every country has the government it deserves."
Amen
If ever there was a time that a 3rd party and independent candidate would have had a chance and they got nothing. The media focuses on just the two main parties, and the political battle between them was such a hit on all the social media. It's a shame we couldn't have promoted and included some of the other candidates more.
Oh yeah I agree. There is just a part of me that thinks if we had some really good third party candidates that actually get taken seriously that maybe some reform to the system could happen. But I know it'll likely never happen. To be honest I am pretty much against the 2 party system and will likely never vote for either, so my vote pretty much never counts.*sigh*Not possible under our system. This very interesting book explains why. https://www.amazon.com/Gaming-Vote-...id=1479053632&sr=1-1&keywords=gaming+the+vote Two parties that are virtually indistinguishable from one another result from a winner-takes-all system. And that's what we have. The main difference between Republicans and Democrats is marketing and spin. Neither party comes close to representing my beliefs.
And chill, everyone. I predict that President Trump will be very different from the President Trump the media made you fear. The media has both an agenda and an incentive to sensationalize everything because they sell advertising. Every story you see is wrong in one or more fundamental ways. Even if they're right, and he really is the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler, he won't be able to do a darn thing because the Republicans hate him too. Gridlock. But gridlock is good. Look at Obama - he got one thing done in 8 years. Obamacare. Which is a disaster. The less our government accomplishes, the better. Why should a Trump presidency be any different? I predict 8 years of same old, same old.
I was just thinking this weekend how nice it was to visit this website and it was so free of all the political junk I see everywhere else I turn my eyes these days. I'm proud that this site has been clean over the past few month. I am not all surprised to see something finally pop up and am very glad we do have a place to vent.
To be honest I am pretty much against the 2 party system and will likely never vote for either, so my vote pretty much never counts.*sigh*
Give me a cabin in the woods far from civilization and I'll be happy as can be
we have class and maturity and can discuss a subject like this without getting ugly with one another
I almost voted barefoot, but decided I didn't want any hassles at the polls for this election. I've read elsewhere a lot of people voted at the polls barefoot.It's been brought to my attention that non-running topics are not especially welcomed here. I've asked TJ to lock or delete this thread. Sorry I stepped out of my lane.