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Nov 5th 2018, 16:34:06

I could care less if ur a cross dressing libertarian, demoncrat, rebudlican, indiependent.
If you are an American,you need to vote
many people thru the decades has given up their lives, were disabled mentally or physically for your right to
VOTE.
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so vote or puke the choice is yours.
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Nov 5th 2018, 16:43:38

YESSSSSS THISSSS

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Nov 5th 2018, 16:53:55

Do it

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Nov 5th 2018, 16:54:25

Two party corrupt political system is off-putting to many, people need to do their Civic duty to turn this around, in meantime more corrupt political candidates will continue to slip through the cracks if we keep ignoring the process.
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Nov 5th 2018, 18:35:05

lol this whole american idea of "you must vote!" is ludicrous, maybe if your system wasn't corrupt and your vote mattered would this make sense but you are all slaves to the system and your vote means nothing.

Do you know the best way to vote? Pick up a gun and start a revolution, take your country back for the people. You're great country is fluffed and has been screwed over by greed and corruption, show them through action that you vote not to take their fluff anymore...

reminds me of a great quote actually

"Every country has the government they deserve" I guess the US deserves to have a corrupt, fluffed government that has spiraled out of control.
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Nov 5th 2018, 18:53:07

I vote so I can reserve my right to complain, mostly.

Our vote does little to impact how our country turns out because of the two parties that actually have a real chance of winning they are all too often so similar in office it's hard to tell the difference between the two.

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Nov 5th 2018, 18:59:18

Just vote for Scode
Write him in.


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Nov 5th 2018, 19:01:07

without mandatory voting you get a system which relies on appealing to extremists rather than centrists

what makes for really different parties though is having electorates where multiple candidates win and a smaller percentage of the vote is required to be elected

for example if you combined 6 congress seats into one then 6 people won

but that results in minority governments or coalitions which arnt always great

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Nov 5th 2018, 19:48:17

‘Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…’


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Nov 5th 2018, 21:01:25

I'm a 'merican…. u no tell we what to do …. I vote iffin I wanna … just so happens dat I did early vote … nut cuz ya told me to, but it wuz by free rite to do wut I wanna do

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Nov 5th 2018, 22:24:30

Unfortunately we made our bed by neglecting critical thinking, elections have become a popularity contest where the contestants aren't picked by we the people, we have allowed the elitests to tell us who from their corrupt circle we can vote for, now we have to sleep in it.


People have forgotten that we are a constitutional republic and allowed this fluff show to happen.
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Nov 5th 2018, 22:38:37

Originally posted by enshula:
without mandatory voting you get a system which relies on appealing to extremists rather than centrists

what makes for really different parties though is having electorates where multiple candidates win and a smaller percentage of the vote is required to be elected

for example if you combined 6 congress seats into one then 6 people won

but that results in minority governments or coalitions which arnt always great

Minority governments can be great for policy-making.

The Victorian state government in the mid 1990's was (for the first term) a minority government. The premier at the time still maintains that was some of the best govetning he did due to having to negotiate.

The Australian federal government under Julia Gillard, although a toxic political culture achieved some fantastic policies.

The issue is that politics across the globe has become populist - the movement that lead to Trump to becoming US President.

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Nov 5th 2018, 22:45:29

Originally posted by trumpoz:
Originally posted by enshula:
without mandatory voting you get a system which relies on appealing to extremists rather than centrists

what makes for really different parties though is having electorates where multiple candidates win and a smaller percentage of the vote is required to be elected

for example if you combined 6 congress seats into one then 6 people won

but that results in minority governments or coalitions which arnt always great

Minority governments can be great for policy-making.

The Victorian state government in the mid 1990's was (for the first term) a minority government. The premier at the time still maintains that was some of the best govetning he did due to having to negotiate.

The Australian federal government under Julia Gillard, although a toxic political culture achieved some fantastic policies.

The issue is that politics across the globe has become populist - the movement that lead to Trump to becoming US President.


I still believe the DNC gave Trump the presidency via Hillary's nomination....but that's just one man's opinion ;-)
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Nov 5th 2018, 23:05:38

Politics in most of the western world is an absolute joke. Its a straight up circus and the only people who don't realise it are the politicians (clowns) inside the bubble.

Parties spend hundreds of millions of dollars running a *candidate* but can knife the runners in the back and switch whomever they decide because you apparently voted for the party, not the candidate.

I think they genuinely believe that if they are not in the media, they aren't relevant. And if they aren't relevant the people won't think they are doing anything.




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Nov 6th 2018, 1:14:41

I will vote

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Nov 6th 2018, 1:33:39

Common America, the world is watching.

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Nov 6th 2018, 2:18:11

Already sent in my ballot, AND got my flu shot.
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Nov 6th 2018, 2:49:23

Your vote doesn't count :P
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Nov 6th 2018, 3:00:27

Originally posted by KoHeartsGPA:


I still believe the DNC gave Trump the presidency via Hillary's nomination....but that's just one man's opinion ;-)


Agreed. The DNC forcing Bernie Sanders out too early in the process cost them.

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Nov 6th 2018, 4:18:10

They literally shoved the man out lol
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Nov 6th 2018, 6:47:44

real democracies dont vote on tuesdays

sinistril Game profile

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Nov 6th 2018, 12:45:03

Originally posted by trumpoz:

The issue is that politics across the globe has become populist

Why is that 'the issue'? Populism as a perjorative in a democracy is hilarious. The issue is inept governments and politicians that are incentivised to have an extremely high time preference, which leads them to promise their voting base the world on the backs of future generations who will be universally worse off because of it. It doesn't matter if a politician is populist or not they all do it.
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Nov 6th 2018, 13:07:35

Originally posted by KoHeartsGPA:
Unfortunately we made our bed by neglecting critical thinking, elections have become a popularity contest where the contestants aren't picked by we the people, we have allowed the elitests to tell us who from their corrupt circle we can vote for, now we have to sleep in it.


People have forgotten that we are a constitutional republic and allowed this fluff show to happen.


Its the illusion of choice. Trump is the first evidence in my lifetime that American elections are not precisely as pointless as the USSR system. But even then, the only reason he was able to win was because he had fluff you money, so the entire system still alienates most of the population that is paying attention.

Honestly, most people want new voting systems, or more parties or whatever, but the real soluion is dismantling the party system altogether. It's the reason why 'we the people' is not a real thing. The reason I don't think Russia rigged the election or even tried is because Russia deserves a little respect. Russia knows just as well as the DNC that the right way, and maybe only way, to rig an American election is in the primaries. Hell, the DNC knows it so well that they set up their primaries in such a way as to make it easier to rig (less people to pay off).
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Nov 6th 2018, 15:05:49

Vote galleri


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Nov 6th 2018, 15:48:46

NEVER EVER
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Nov 6th 2018, 17:56:27

Never missed a midterm vote, this is my 12th
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Nov 6th 2018, 19:52:33

Originally posted by enshula:
real democracies dont vote on tuesdays

So true...

But their holy constitution says so. Actually the Tuesday vote was decided in a time when it made logistical sense to vote on Tuesdays as Sundays would have been impossible for many rural voters. Interesting how intelligent thinkers 2 centuries ago could have come up with something that was so right then and so wrong now. And its also interesting how fundamentalists are perpetuating this failiure. Most muslims no longer agree with marrying 9 year olds or stoning women to death for being raped even tho that must have made total sense 1300 years ago; Americans still have not realized that horse and chariot is no longer the fastest mode of transportation and that people maybe work Tuesdays.

There are not many western democracies with lower voting participation than the US as a result.


Edited By: Gerdler on Nov 6th 2018, 20:01:05

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Nov 6th 2018, 20:05:06

I voted 2 weeks ago on a Saturday, right after I left the bar. I am pretty sure I wrote in Gerdler's name for most of the positions. Good luck Gerdy.
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Nov 6th 2018, 21:46:07

The absentee voting requirements are too strict. I'm not driving 3 hours to vote. The voting system is silly. If you are voting in a district that results in republican, but you voted democrat, then your vote no longer counts for the whole election.
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Nov 7th 2018, 0:27:29

Originally posted by sinistril:
Originally posted by KoHeartsGPA:
Unfortunately we made our bed by neglecting critical thinking, elections have become a popularity contest where the contestants aren't picked by we the people, we have allowed the elitests to tell us who from their corrupt circle we can vote for, now we have to sleep in it.


People have forgotten that we are a constitutional republic and allowed this fluff show to happen.


Its the illusion of choice. Trump is the first evidence in my lifetime that American elections are not precisely as pointless as the USSR system. But even then, the only reason he was able to win was because he had fluff you money, so the entire system still alienates most of the population that is paying attention.

Honestly, most people want new voting systems, or more parties or whatever, but the real soluion is dismantling the party system altogether. It's the reason why 'we the people' is not a real thing. The reason I don't think Russia rigged the election or even tried is because Russia deserves a little respect. Russia knows just as well as the DNC that the right way, and maybe only way, to rig an American election is in the primaries. Hell, the DNC knows it so well that they set up their primaries in such a way as to make it easier to rig (less people to pay off).


Agreed 200% and to add to your statement, look no further than the Californian process for their candidates, it literally is a fluff you to democracy!
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sinistril Game profile

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Nov 7th 2018, 0:38:42

Originally posted by Gerdler:
Originally posted by enshula:
real democracies dont vote on tuesdays

So true...

But their holy constitution says so. Actually the Tuesday vote was decided in a time when it made logistical sense to vote on Tuesdays as Sundays would have been impossible for many rural voters. Interesting how intelligent thinkers 2 centuries ago could have come up with something that was so right then and so wrong now. And its also interesting how fundamentalists are perpetuating this failiure. Most muslims no longer agree with marrying 9 year olds or stoning women to death for being raped even tho that must have made total sense 1300 years ago; Americans still have not realized that horse and chariot is no longer the fastest mode of transportation and that people maybe work Tuesdays.

There are not many western democracies with lower voting participation than the US as a result.



What strange examples to use...
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enshula Game profile

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Nov 7th 2018, 12:10:43

i think it was markets on the first tuesday of a month so it was just november market day

thats obviously silly now though

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Nov 7th 2018, 19:54:49

Originally posted by iScode:
lol this whole american idea of "you must vote!" is ludicrous, maybe if your system wasn't corrupt and your vote mattered would this make sense but you are all slaves to the system and your vote means nothing.

Do you know the best way to vote? Pick up a gun and start a revolution, take your country back for the people. You're great country is fluffed and has been screwed over by greed and corruption, show them through action that you vote not to take their fluff anymore...

reminds me of a great quote actually

"Every country has the government they deserve" I guess the US deserves to have a corrupt, fluffed government that has spiraled out of control.


I'm American and completely agree with Scode..... best comment thus far. Yes, We Americans are fluffed.

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Nov 8th 2018, 2:02:30

i voted almost 2 weeks ago, went to the court house and did the early vote thing it was easy and quick.

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Nov 9th 2018, 12:48:27

I voted

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Nov 9th 2018, 14:50:37

I voted
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