[tenchi:105587] Re: <OT> I have completely lost faith in the majority of US Voters.


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from "Bear Powell" <replicant@northstate.net>
subject [tenchi:105587] Re: <OT> I have completely lost faith in the majority of US Voters.
date Wed, 3 Nov 2004 18:11:16 -0500
----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joseph Riggs"
> Also, given the way that the elections for the Executive (President)
> work in the US, I don't know that it would have the effect that you think
> it would.  All that a small party would do is take votes from one 
> candidate
> or the other, similar to the claimed effects of Perot in '92, or Nader in 
> '00.
> Its an all or nothing system.

That's the frame of thought that we need to get rid of. The Democrats
and Republicans have not been the ruling parties since or government
was started. Unfortunately, for people voting now it's almost all they have
ever been associated with. Rarely, do you actually meet (In my area at
least) someone who will say they are Green Party, Libertarian, Constitution,
etc because they don't get enough national exposure. The two main
US parties have done everything possible to squash their chances to
gain even a minor foothold in the minds of americans. Granted many of
the 3rd Party candidates are insane, but they should have their voices 
equally
heard just like anyone else running for office.

The unfortunate thing is the majority of the 3rd Party candidates fall
too easily into the stereotypical "Liberal" democrat persona. The
right wing have done miraculous work at making the word liberal a
despicable thing to be. The constant portrayal that they are moral
bankrupt and lack any true convictions is why the Democratic party
is reeling now. I always find it insanely funny when these Christian
Conservatives (Such as Bush) become insanely upset that a woman
may want to abort the child she is carrying because it's against god,
but have no trouble sending people off to war to kill or die. The same
ignorant people who scream about following God's word, can't even
understand the most basic passage. "Thou shat not kill." it's not that
hard of a fucking concept to grasp. If you wanna claim you have morals
and you're trying to do God's work, then you better fucking mean it IMO.

I better stop before my tangent becomes a term paper. >_<!

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