Obama

Originally posted by dadudemon
In my case, the "evils" from both major party candidates was too much to justify a vote to either. A vote for any other candidate would be a complete waste. Ron Paul was basically the "independent" before he decided to drop out. Despite knowing that he would lose, and me agreeing with him 80% of the time, I would have still voted for him, on principle.

That's the problem with a system totally dominated by 2 parties.

Originally posted by King Kandy
The system is totally dominated by 2 parties because people who want other candidates don't bother to vote. You confuse cause and effect here.

So, I'm supposed to vote for a candidate that is not there/running?

Good one.

And, I've stated in another thread, during election time, that I wish we could have the option for "none of the above" and if that option got a plurality, all candidates would be thrown out and new ones selected.

That's what write-in is for. That's the whole purpose of that option.

Originally posted by King Kandy
That's what write-in is for. That's the whole purpose of that option.

IIRC, Chuck Norris got a decent amount of write-ins.

Originally posted by King Kandy
That's what write-in is for. That's the whole purpose of that option.

I'm not 35 yet, yo. 😉 😉 😉

Originally posted by dadudemon
No it's not. Why waste money on gas and spend time drivig (I hate driving) just to vote, on a write in, for a person that has withdrawn his or her candidacy? Why not just stay at work and do business as usual?

Just how far do you have to go to vote?

By not voting in elections you're not giving yourself a voice. People that play politics with their votes do a terrible damage to democracy and are one of the biggest reasons that the US can't establish a strong third party.

Consider the Simpsons episode when aliens replace the two major candidates (David Icke must have creamed himself). No one votes for a third party because they start with the notion that third parties never win and let that dictate their votes. You're doing basically the same thing (but unlike Parker you probably don't think Obama is a lizard man), not voting gives a tacit support to the very two party system you claim to hate.

If you do nothing to try and effect change you have no right to ***** and whine about nothing changing.

Originally posted by dadudemon
So, I'm supposed to vote for a candidate that is not there/running?

Good one.

There's like a hundred political parties in the US. Ron Paul is the only one that appealed to you?

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Just how far do you have to go to vote?

35-45 minutes, depending on traffic, cause that's how far away I live.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
By not voting in elections you're not giving yourself a voice. People that play politics with their votes do a terrible damage to democracy and are one of the biggest reasons that the US can't establish a strong third party.

Luckily for me, voting is by far not the only option I have as a "voice".

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Consider the Simpsons episode...

I will do no such thing.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
If you do nothing to try and effect change you have no right to ***** and whine about nothing changing.

How about I do way better than that and poison those around me and on the internet with my ideas? You do know that's just one way to do something that is far better than a single vote, right?

Why vote once when I can vote as many times as people I can convince? 😐

I would take another 4 years of President Bush over Barack.

Originally posted by KidRock
I would take another 4 years of President Bush over Barack.

Oh, that's a shocker right there

Originally posted by Bardock42
Oh, that's a shocker right there

You obviously mean this:

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Just how far do you have to go to vote?

By not voting in elections you're not giving yourself a voice. People that play politics with their votes do a terrible damage to democracy and are one of the biggest reasons that the US can't establish a strong third party.

Consider the Simpsons episode when aliens replace the two major candidates (David Icke must have creamed himself). No one votes for a third party because they start with the notion that third parties never win and let that dictate their votes. You're doing basically the same thing (but unlike Parker you probably don't think Obama is a lizard man), not voting gives a tacit support to the very two party system you claim to hate.

If you do nothing to try and effect change you have no right to ***** and whine about nothing changing.

There's like a hundred political parties in the US. Ron Paul is the only one that appealed to you?

thanks for showing that you put words in peoples mouths they never said in the fact I never said that once on this thread or anytime ever since I been here fool.find a post somewhere where i said I believe in Lizard people,you wont.stop being a fool confusing me with Deano.

Originally posted by KidRock
I would take another 4 years of President Bush over Barack.

Originally posted by Mr Parker
thanks for showing that you put words in peoples mouths they never said in the fact I never said that once on this thread or anytime ever since I been here fool.find a post somewhere where i said I believe in Lizard people,you wont.stop being a fool confusing me with Deano.

Someone call the waaaaaaaaambulance.

😆

Dude, he was just joking.

Symetric Chaos, you need to start using the sarcasm symbol. You got Mr Parker all upset about lizard people.

Originally posted by Mr Parker
thanks for showing that you put words in peoples mouths they never said in the fact I never said that once on this thread or anytime ever since I been here fool.find a post somewhere where i said I believe in Lizard people,you wont.stop being a fool confusing me with Deano.

😂

Sorry, I keep hearing Mr. T in my head when I read that.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
😂

Sorry, I keep hearing Mr. T in my head when I read that.

😆 Oh, my! I'll never be able to read anything Mr Parker writes without hearing Mr. T. 😂 It works in so many ways.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
There's like a hundred political parties in the US. Ron Paul is the only one that appealed to you?

Some do, but not as much as Ron Paul's platform did.

For example, I like some of the green party ideas, but not all of them (because some of the ideas are retarded)

Originally posted by dadudemon
Someone call the waaaaaaaaambulance.

😆

Dude, he was just joking.

Symetric Chaos, you need to start using the sarcasm symbol. You got Mr Parker all upset about lizard people.

Hard to tell since there have been other fools here that have mistaked me for Deano and HAVE been serious saying I believe in Lizard people in the past. 🙄

Originally posted by Mr Parker
Hard to tell since there have been other fools here that have mistaked me for Deano and HAVE been serious saying I believe in Lizard people in the past. 🙄

lulz That makes a tad more sense, then.

Next time, just reply with, "Keep on dreaming with the rest of the sheeple."

Originally posted by dadudemon
lulz That makes a tad more sense, then.

Next time, just reply with, "Keep on dreaming with the rest of the sheeple."

good idea.I might even make a sig saying I DONT BELIEVE IN LIZARD PEOPLE,I AM NOT A SOCK OF DEANO.

I have defended Deano many times in the past when people such as him have called him names just for not agreeing with his views on government corruption so they automatically assume that I have the same views he does that there are Lizard people amongst us when thats ONE view of his I dont share.

Deano has made some great threads before in the past on government corruption that he has been unfairly attacked for many times but Lizard people is not one of those great threads.

When he makes those threads,he wont find me defending him then.

Originally posted by Mr Parker
good idea.I might even make a sig saying I DONT BELIEVE IN LIZARD PEOPLE,I AM NOT A SOCK OF DEANO.

I have defended Deano many times in the past when people such as him have called him names just for not agreeing with his views on government corruption so they automatically assume that I have the same views he does that there are Lizard people amongst us when thats ONE view of his I dont share.

Deano has made some great threads before in the past on government corruption that he has been unfairly attacked for many times but Lizard people is not one of those great threads.

When he makes those threads,he wont find me defending him then.

Gosh, you feel strongly about this anti-lizard people stuff, huh?

Yeah, I think you should update your sig with something other than the die-man spider thing.