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 Apr 28 2008, 09:29 PM
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 mercenary on call  Group: Member Posts: 926 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 447,606  |
The fact that people are always bitching about how we have horrible politicians, but isn't it us who elect them? Should one person or group of people choose our government, or continue the way we have been and let the people choose?
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Jan 15 2009, 10:49 PM
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 Sing to Me Group: Member Posts: 1,825 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,808 |
Even in the event that 100% of the people choose the same person to be president, that person might not necessarily stick to his/her campaign or end up screwing things badly.
People choose the person they THINK would do a good job. Not someone they KNOW for sure can do a good job. |
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Jan 16 2009, 12:19 PM
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QUOTE(Comptine @ Jan 15 2009, 09:49 PM)  People choose the person they THINK would do a good job. Not someone they KNOW for sure can do a good job. barely. TWO PARTY SYSTEM. people choose who they are told they should think would be able to do a good job. in reality, there are millions of people who qualify & thousands that register for the opportunity. most people are only aware of two. QUOTE(NoSex @ Apr 29 2008, 01:07 AM) Because of the internalized election process, and because of the two-party system, to say that anyone truly "chooses" their government representatives is quite arbitrary. When a psychotic mugger offers you the barrel of a gun or the release of all your immediate material good, you couldn't possibly fabricate such an instance as a free "choice." In the case of American politics, it isn't quite different. An institution nominates two major candidates (which receive an obnoxious majority of all media coverage) within that institute's (and the infrastructures' that inform it) own self-interest. Then, the American public is permitted to vote for the puppet on the left, or the puppet on the right. Which side of the same shit coin would you like? |
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freeridefight peope choose their government Apr 28 2008, 09:29 PM
brooklyneast05 i duno if it's that accurate to say we choose ... Apr 28 2008, 09:32 PM jesusisthebestthing The point is whether we have one person choose pol... Apr 28 2008, 10:08 PM NoSex QUOTE(freeridefight @ Apr 28 2008, 09:29 ... Apr 29 2008, 02:07 AM doughnut QUOTEShould one person or group of people choose o... May 3 2008, 07:39 AM
freeridefight QUOTE(doughnut @ May 3 2008, 08:39 AM) an... May 5 2008, 11:53 PM doughnut well it really depends on what you think. maybe if... May 8 2008, 07:00 AM NoSex QUOTE(doughnut @ May 8 2008, 06:00 AM) we... Jan 15 2009, 06:27 PM Aberisk Our votes are pretty much not choosing the preside... Jan 15 2009, 06:39 PM dosomethin888 Part of the problem is that few people vote in loc... Jan 15 2009, 10:08 PM brooklyneast05 QUOTE(dosomethin888 @ Jan 15 2009, 11:08 ... Jan 15 2009, 10:08 PM superstitious ^ Something I've often found funny, maybe iron... Jan 16 2009, 12:53 PM illmortal QUOTE(freeridefight @ Apr 28 2008, 09:29 ... Feb 12 2009, 01:36 PM |
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