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Sermokala
United States14075 Posts
On November 07 2012 03:51 Fueled wrote: None, but the White Sox did win a World Series while he was Senator and the Blackhawks won a Stanley Cup while he was president. and the red socks won the world series. 3-2 romney gg. | ||
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Fueled
United States1610 Posts
On November 07 2012 03:52 Sermokala wrote: and the red socks won the world series. 3-2 romney gg. well darn, I guess its been decided then | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
I'm just tired of Rep/Dem dichotomy tt | ||
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ParadoxFox
60 Posts
US is more crazy because the republicans are... well statements like "I do not believe in science". If you said that in the swedish government/senate someone would point at the door and say that you can bring your office stuff home with you. This is only one out of many Mitt Romney statements you just CANNOT say and work as politician in Sweden. The fact that a guy that said he does not believe in science might be in charge for the most powerful country on earth is concerning to me to say the least. | ||
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ParadoxFox
60 Posts
On November 07 2012 03:54 mordek wrote: I posted something about voting third party on facebook. What was I thinking -.- I'm just tired of Rep/Dem dichotomy tt Should you not vote against the system somehow rather then voting at another party? Republican and democratic party dominance are obviously only a consequence of the elector vote system. | ||
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urashimakt
United States1591 Posts
On November 07 2012 03:56 ParadoxFox wrote: Going to be exciting to follow the american president election. It is a lot more interesting then to follow the Swedish election actually. I do not like all parties in Sweden but I am not horribly worried if one of the 8th parties gets a little more influence in one election then they did in the one before. US is more crazy because the republicans are... well statements like "I do not believe in science". If you said that in the swedish government/senate someone would point at the door and say that you can bring your office stuff home with you. This is only one out of many Mitt Romney statements you just CANNOT say and work as politician in Sweden. The fact that a guy that said he does not believe in science might be in charge for the most powerful country on earth is concerning to me to say the least. I'm not a Republican and I don't recall Mitt Romney ever being opposed to science. A few Republican congressman lean that way and one of them came out and said it this cycle, you might be thinking of him. | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
On November 07 2012 03:58 ParadoxFox wrote: Should you not vote against the system somehow rather then voting at another party? Republican and democratic party dominance are obviously only a consequence of the elector vote system. I don't understand, how does one vote against the system? | ||
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ParadoxFox
60 Posts
On November 07 2012 04:00 urashimakt wrote: I'm not a Republican and I don't recall Mitt Romney ever being opposed to science. A few Republican congressman lean that way and one of them came out and said it this cycle, you might be thinking of him. I saw it in a documentary yesterday, I can see if find the clip again. Think it was called "The way to the whitehouse". I guess he actually refers to that he does not believe in evolution, which to me is kind of weird to me but at least that makes a lot more sense. | ||
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HardlyNever
United States1258 Posts
There were a few key local issues that were probably more important than who wins the presidency for my actual life. Get out there and vote on those local issues! | ||
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On November 07 2012 04:00 urashimakt wrote: I'm not a Republican and I don't recall Mitt Romney ever being opposed to science. A few Republican congressman lean that way and one of them came out and said it this cycle, you might be thinking of him. in sweden he'd probably be anti science just by being a vocal mormon | ||
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Lmui
Canada6220 Posts
http://what-if.xkcd.com/ Just perfect for today. What if there's actually a tie! | ||
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NovaTheFeared
United States7230 Posts
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ParadoxFox
60 Posts
On November 07 2012 04:00 mordek wrote: I don't understand, how does one vote against the system? Well you cannot, which to me is really fucked up. You have a system that ensures that only one out of two parties can rule your country, and there is no way that you can vote in this matter. The only thing that I find weird is how americans think this is a "good" system. Like how do you accept that is close to impossible for another party to have any real effect? Of course then again who is benefiting from the system? Well the two parties that are in power. I wonder why they never have changed the system. Tricky question. | ||
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MVega
763 Posts
On November 07 2012 04:03 ParadoxFox wrote: I saw it in a documentary yesterday, I can see if find the clip again. Think it was called "The way to the whitehouse". I guess he actually refers to that he does not believe in evolution, which to me is kind of weird to me but at least that makes a lot more sense. That sounds a lot more likely. There are definitely crazy politicians who have said they don't trust science, but that's just their general ignorance and not a reflection of any policy that their party has. However a lot of people do seem to get that idea because it's those crazies that scream the loudest. The more extreme ends of both political parties are equally batshit - or maybe not equally, I'll say the extreme end of the Republican party is probably a bit more batshit than their Democrat equivalents. Republicans are definitely the loudest though. | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
On November 07 2012 04:07 ParadoxFox wrote: Well you cannot, which to me is really fucked up. You have a system that ensures that only one out of two parties can rule your country, and there is no way that you can vote in this matter. The only thing that I find weird is how americans think this is a "good" system. Like how do you accept that is close to impossible for another party to have any real effect? Of course then again who is benefiting from the system? Well the two parties that are in power. I wonder why they never have changed the system. Tricky question. Therefore, I voted third party. And I agreed with the stances moreso than either major party candidate anyways. I'm not necessarily opposed to two parties. The way things currently are suck. A lot of this has to do with money in politics and the media. | ||
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urashimakt
United States1591 Posts
On November 07 2012 04:07 ParadoxFox wrote: Well you cannot, which to me is really fucked up. You have a system that ensures that only one out of two parties can rule your country, and there is no way that you can vote in this matter. The only thing that I find weird is how americans think this is a "good" system. Like how do you accept that is close to impossible for another party to have any real effect? Of course then again who is benefiting from the system? Well the two parties that are in power. I wonder why they never have changed the system. Tricky question. You can vote 3rd party. If 5% of America votes for a candidate, they're given access to public funds next cycle and they'd probably be able to bounce on into a debate (requires polling 15% or higher on the "who should be in the debate" poll). I don't endorse this method, just making sure it's known. | ||
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FeUerFlieGe
United States1193 Posts
On November 07 2012 04:03 ParadoxFox wrote: I saw it in a documentary yesterday, I can see if find the clip again. Think it was called "The way to the whitehouse". I guess he actually refers to that he does not believe in evolution, which to me is kind of weird to me but at least that makes a lot more sense. I think he believes in evolution, just as part of creationism. | ||
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farvacola
United States18845 Posts
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p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
On November 07 2012 04:15 FeUerFlieGe wrote: I think he believes in evolution, just as part of creationism. The term you are searching for is Intelligent Design. | ||
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p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
On November 07 2012 04:18 farvacola wrote: "Keep calm, VOTE, and trust Nate Silver" ftfy | ||
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