[Liberator]

The middle are sheep.  They will follow whoever has the louder voice and stronger opinion.  Validity of argument or logical thought processes seldom have any bearing sadly.  If it did, we'd have a small(relatively), non-invasive government who handles foreign affairs, providing a basic education and providing an up to date infrastructure so industry and businesses want to come here and give us they're money and jobs.

Of course if wishes were real, I'd have a wizard tower for a house, dragons in the sky and people would get along better because they don't take things too seriously, sometimes and apple is an apple, an orange is an orange and bad people need to be squashed because they're bad not pandered too because it might make you feel bad.

[General Battuta]

Validity of argument or logical thought processes seldom have any bearing sadly

story of your life

is he banned from gendisc yet

[NGTM-1R]

KARAJ, YOU PROMISED.

OUR LEADERSHIP HAS BETRAYED US! ELECTION PROMISES UNFULFILLED! OTHER VAGUELY POLITICAL CALLS HERE!

Stop flinging your poo and running for the exit, Lib.

[Nuke]

The middle are sheep.  They will follow whoever has the louder voice and stronger opinion.  Validity of argument or logical thought processes seldom have any bearing sadly.  If it did, we'd have a small(relatively), non-invasive government who handles foreign affairs, providing a basic education and providing an up to date infrastructure so industry and businesses want to come here and give us they're money and jobs.

Of course if wishes were real, I'd have a wizard tower for a house, dragons in the sky and people would get along better because they don't take things too seriously, sometimes and apple is an apple, an orange is an orange and bad people need to be squashed because they're bad not pandered too because it might make you feel bad.

who's the bigger sheep? the sheep that votes in favor of a particular political party, or the sheep that votes for whatever politician they think will do a good job. your a sheep either way. i personally vote based on how likely the candidate is to start a nuclear war. of course if there was a scotched earth party id probably be a member.

[Snail]

of course if there was a scotched earth party id probably be a member.

SNP?

[Liberator]

I'm all for a scorched earth, more for me!

[Black Wolf]

The middle are sheep.  They will follow whoever has the louder voice and stronger opinion.  Validity of argument or logical thought processes seldom have any bearing sadly.  If it did, we'd have a small(relatively), non-invasive government who handles foreign affairs, providing a basic education and providing an up to date infrastructure so industry and businesses want to come here and give us they're money and jobs.

Hmm... doesn't it make just as much sense to say that if the middle weren't "sheep" you'd finally have the kinds of socialized health-care and government supported education and welfare programs that most of the rest of the civilized world take for granted?

I hate to dogpile, I just want to see if you concede that it's even a possibility.

[Nuclear1]

The middle are sheep.  They will follow whoever has the louder voice and stronger opinion. 

Extremists are sheep too.

Just louder sheep.

[Liberator]

So...
I want to reveal some info about myself that has just come to light and offer an apology.

I'm a moron. 

That's not quite right, moron's aren't responsible for their stupidity. 

I am an idiot. 

A modestly educated idiot who like poking ant mounds with sticks and firecrackers.  Sometimes I will say things I don't necessarily mean to say the way I say them and for that I am sorry.

[karajorma]

Too little. Too late.

Permaban from Gen Disc.

[General Battuta]

weirdly enough for all the rage liberator induces i still feel compassion for him as a human being and as a result I am modestly sorry/filled with feelings of regret and remorse

[iamzack]

permaban? :<

the responses to liberator's posts are always so funny and informative, though

[karajorma]

While that is true, it's rare that the responses are actually on topic. This topic is a great example. I really was hoping to hear from one of the Republicans why they continue to vote for a party that they must know intends to dick them over in favour of people who are already rich.

That would have been far more informative than anything I've heard in response to Liberator and might have actually sparked a discussion.

[General Battuta]

frankly the persistent and most frustrating problem is that there are never any responses to the responses to liberator's posts

[Mars]

Often people vote for the politician rather than the party. I suspect maybe many Republicans win by seeming better to the population.

[TopAce]

Often people vote for the politician rather than the party. I suspect maybe many Republicans win by seeming better to the population.

Indeed? I was under the impression that it was the other way around.

[General Battuta]

i'd have to look at the data in my lab but I believe that party loyalty is very strong, so i suspect topace may be correct

[Mars]

Honestly, I suspect he's correct to. I just don't like thinking about the alternative explanation: You can convince people of almost everything.

[Nuke]

my main reason for not voting for obama was that his campaign promises seemed generic as if he was reading them from a textbook. mccain seemed way more interesting, had way more experience. ive always ranted about how palin got bashed so badly in the lower 48, everyone in alaska thought she was awesome, and frankly i didnt mind having a vp who would think of alaska as a state and not just a reserve gas tank. as for biden i just hated him and his pro media industry stance. frankly id rather have an extreme right vp than a media tyrant. i must point out that i am not a member of the republican party, i merely vote republican most of the time. sometimes they do something i dont like.

[Kosh]

I don't think it matters who we vote for anymore. The dollar is sinking, and not too long into the future it may implode entirely into wonderful hyperinflation if this is accurate. Buckle up folks, next year should be very interesting.