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| re: What is your opinion of people who don't vote? if you would vote obama then go ahead don't vote  Reply • Back to Top |
| "If someone doesn't vote then they have no right to bitch and complain about politics." ******* That's a pretty silly sentiment. People have a right to air their grievances about the govt's actions, regardless of whether or not they vote or who they vote for. Not voting, is essentially voting against all of the candidates, or the system in general. The assertion that someone can somehow forfeit their voice on important issues because they don't vote, in one or all elections, is nonsense. You don't earn the right to self determination by picking a winner, or a loser, in what has evolved into nothing more than a media circus, where debate on the real issues takes a back seat to the main events of fund raising and lying. This post was edited on 5/14 at 8:04 pm Reply • Back to Top |
quote: when enough people do that, the 3rd party becomes a major party. parties have changed over time. Whigs and Know-nothings are history. Reply • Back to Top |
| I've been thinking a lot lately about what a 3rd party vote would mean. Plenty of libertarian leaning people my age (mid 20s) are going to vote for Romney simply because Obama is so awful. If we vote for Romney, we may get O out, but we'll likely just get more of the McCain/Bush/Rove BS. If we vote Johnson, the republicans will lose the election. While I certainly don't want another dose of Barack, it would be so satisfying to show the baby boomers that the times are a changin'. The right in this country (except for the religious base) is becoming more libertarian whether they like it or not. If they want to win elections against the proletariat in the future, they need to drop the gay marriage/drug/democracy in the middle east shite and be willing to reform entitlements. This post was edited on 5/14 at 7:56 pm Reply • Back to Top |
quote: Nah. Me paying Federal, State & Local taxes, gives me all I need to bitch & complain. Reply • Back to Top |
quote: count on it. dont pretend its LIKELY. its a sure thing. pissing money away on war, war preparation and high cost contracts. Romney says he wants 100,000 additional troops. LINK Reply • Back to Top |
quote: Yep. Not the kind of guy I want to vote for, but it's not like Obama won't go on a spendapalooza if he can get some seats in the house in 2014. Both are just different brands of poison. Reply • Back to Top |
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| So if someone has a different opinion than you it must be "liberal logic"... And we wonder why our country is going down the shitter when people like you care more about their "team" than true liberty and freedom. Reply • Back to Top |
| Not voting is the only logical way to go. Reply • Back to Top |
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quote:No, you must vote for one corporate/banking Fascist elite puppet or the other - it's the American way.  Reply • Back to Top |
| I'm just going to wait for Diebold to vote for me. Reply • Back to Top |
| Don't worry, though, SCYTL will count it for you, too.  Reply • Back to Top |
| If they lean to the left or are don't know anything about who or what they are voting for then I encourage not voting. Reply • Back to Top |
quote: God bless 'em. If more people refused to vote this country would be a better place. Leave it up to those of us who are actually paying attention. Reply • Back to Top |
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