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WHEN WILL IT STOP?
Topic Started: Oct 10 2006, 02:53 PM (721 Views)
ihateguitarists
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otlset
Oct 11 2006, 07:58 AM
What scares and disgusts me is that negative political ads seem to work. Come on people, stop being sheep!

Yep yep. I believe those "swift-boat" adds worked well.
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TheSmashedGuitar
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ihateguitarists
Oct 10 2006, 10:11 PM
Wow, dirty rotten politics have been played in America since the day She was born, what makes you think that now, after you've seen a few commercials one too many times that it's time for it to stop?

And I think that we're better off with elites and rich folk running things than we are with the huddled masses yearning to be free. I mean, generally, the rich folk, are more educated than your average schmuck off the street. And our Founding Fathers knew this, that's why we don't directly elect the president. I trust the average American voter as far as you can throw my 8th of a ton.

That post scared me shitless. :cigar:

Honestly, the average American voter sucks now BECAUSE of the corrupt politicians polarizing every issue and dividing the country, spreading lies etc.

The day we lose in faith in democracy is the day democracy starts to fail.

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Oct 11 2006, 10:45 AM
ihateguitarists
Oct 10 2006, 10:11 PM
Wow, dirty rotten politics have been played in America since the day She was born, what makes you think that now, after you've seen a few commercials one too many times that it's time for it to stop?

And I think that we're better off with elites and rich folk running things than we are with the huddled masses yearning to be free. I mean, generally, the rich folk, are more educated than your average schmuck off the street. And our Founding Fathers knew this, that's why we don't directly elect the president. I trust the average American voter as far as you can throw my 8th of a ton.

That post scared me shitless. :cigar:

Honestly, the average American voter sucks now BECAUSE of the corrupt politicians polarizing every issue and dividing the country, spreading lies etc.

The day we lose in faith in democracy is the day democracy starts to fail.

There's always been a reason the average American voter sucks. Yesterday it was communication. The voters weren't up to date at all on what the candidates were up to so their vote would be that of an uninformed outdated opinion. Today it's a different reason. It's the media, it's this or that.

The point is, America has always been divided! Patriots/Loyalists, Ferderalsits/Anti-Federalists, Democratic Republicans/Federalists, North/South, Republicans/Democrats, etc etc. America has always been able to muddle through and get through things, devided or united, either way. We have the oldest lasting constitution and it's hugely in part due to the fact that we have been the same! The constitution is what we call a "living constitution", it can easily adapt to changing times, and it has. Sorry for getting all patriotic, but one last thing...

You know, looking back on how devided we were, dragging Anti-Ferderalsit governors in to ratify the constitution at gun point, the Civil War, etc etc, I'd say things are better now than they've ever been!
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It didn't sound liek you were patriotic before. It sounded as if you were giving up. " Oh well, at least they're not as bad as regular voters. We'll deal."

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Oct 11 2006, 11:03 AM
It didn't sound liek you were patriotic before. It sounded as if you were giving up. " Oh well, at least they're not as bad as regular voters. We'll deal."

I know enough to be thankful that this is a representative democracy and not a direct one.
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ihateguitarists, i completely agree with you.
very philosphical of you, we're learning about that in western culture/ philosophical and legal theory class.
hobbes would like you.

i agree that things arent "worse than ever" now because the politicians are somehow "MORE corrupt and evil". Politics has always been dirty because PEOPLE arent perfect. The corruption might be bad now, but just think throughout history!! in my opinion it was waaaaay worse.
and i AM thankful for a representative form of democracy instead of a direct one. i mean look at the athenian democracy and how well it dealt with foreign affairs (sparta), legal matters (trial of socrates), etc. The founding fathers knew what the heck they were doing, and i'm glad.
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Yea I agree with you guys. I just was mistaken, I thought for a second he was saying our government was fuctionally useless or something ha. SO my bad. :peace:

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ihateguitarists
Oct 11 2006, 03:23 PM

I know enough to be thankful that this is a representative democracy and not a direct one.

Great line! I agree.
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i KNOW!! Those fucking adds are sooo full of shit!!! They're hysterical sometimes :lol: Like here in illinois there is some braud running for some orffice name Tammy Duckworth or some shit (hysterical ass name too) and her opponent puts up this advert about her supporting amnesty for illegal aliens and then you see this picture of like an army of thirty or some Mexicans jumping fences into America. its like, YA FUCKING RIGHT!!!!
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Here's the video for that. Omfg i love YOUTUBE.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FkVBcG8hCsg

i love how they show a white ass family when the commercial says "and for us she promises to raise taxes".

(isn't that Peter Roskam a saint ;_;) LMFAO!!
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Yeah the commercials suck... California has some VICIOUS ones to deal with -_-
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^^^ click it!!! It's so awesome when you move the mouse over the pic. CLICK
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