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[CMD]

So the electorate puts up two candidates, one is criminally insane and the other is dangerously stupid... but I'm the bad guy because I didn't vote?
Okay.

Yeah, it's ridiculous.

America was like a big group of friends all trying to decide on where to go to eat, and while there were plenty of places to choose from that served actual, edible food (even if none of it was all that particularly great), the majority decided that the only two viable options for consideration should be a couple of restaurants that serve nothing but big steaming piles of fecal matter. Then they all spent forever arguing tirelessly with each other over which restaurant served piles of crap that were the least rancid.

"Carl's Craphole is better because their crap isn't as slimy!" some of them shout.

"At least Fecal Freddy's crap doesn't have big chunks of corn in it!" a bunch of them shout back.

But when some like myself decided to say "hey, you know what, I'm not gonna choose between Carl's Craphole or Fecal Freddy's because, seriously you guys, come on now," everyone else looked at us like we were the crazy ones.

Then Carl's Craphole won, everyone is now sick and vomiting from their crappy meal, and somehow it's all our fault because we didn't vote for Fecal Freddy's which would have only resulted in uncontrollable diarhea instead of nonstop vomiting, which we're told would have been so much better.

It's complete insanity.

[JimL]

Yeah, it's ridiculous.

America was like a big group of friends all trying to decide on where to go to eat, and while there were plenty of places to choose from that served actual, edible food (even if none of it was all that particularly great), the majority decided that the only two viable options for consideration should be a couple of restaurants that serve nothing but big steaming piles of fecal matter. Then they all spent forever arguing tirelessly with each other over which restaurant served piles of crap that were the least rancid.

"Carl's Craphole is better because their crap isn't as slimy!" some of them shout.

"At least Fecal Freddy's crap doesn't have big chunks of corn in it!" a bunch of them shout back.

But when some like myself decided to say "hey, you know what, I'm not gonna choose between Carl's Craphole or Fecal Freddy's because, seriously you guys, come on now," everyone else looked at us like we were the crazy ones.

Then Carl's Craphole won, everyone is now sick and vomiting from their crappy meal, and somehow it's all our fault because we didn't vote for Fecal Freddy's which would have only resulted in uncontrollable diarhea instead of nonstop vomiting, which we're told would have been so much better.

It's complete insanity.

Does rationalizing away your civic responsibility make you feel better about your laziness?

[Meh Gerbil]

Does rationalizing away your civic responsibility make you feel better about your laziness?

You read his post and came away thinking the big problem is that he was just too lazy to vote?

[One Bad Pig]

You read his post and came away thinking the big problem is that he was just too lazy to vote?

JimL's never been confused with the sharpest tool in the shed.

[JimL]

You read his post and came away thinking the big problem is that he was just too lazy to vote?

Yep, thats right. Anyone can come up with an excuse for shirking their civic responsibility. Ya know, if you are going to whine and bitch about how awful your representative government is, then you actually have to be a participant. Perhaps the reason you have such lousy candidates, from your perspective, is your fault.

[Meh Gerbil]

Yep, thats right. Anyone can come up with an excuse for shirking their civic responsibility.

So in an election of Hilter vs. Stalin my recusal is the real problem.

Ya know, if you are going to whine and bitch about how awful your representative government is, then you actually have to be a participant.

Actually, I'm free to whine about it even if I don't participate.

Perhaps the reason you have such lousy candidates, from your perspective, is your fault.

There was a ground swell of support for Bernie Sanders.
The DNC colluded with Hillary Clinton to sabotage his chances.

The USA isn't a democracy, it is an oligarchy.
We don't really get to decide.

[Zymologist]

You read his post and came away thinking the big problem is that he was just too lazy to vote?

I notice he didn't object to the fact that Clinton was "Fecal Freddy's" in that lovely little illustration.

[JimL]

So in an election of Hilter vs. Stalin my recusal is the real problem.

Yep. How do you think a Hitler or a Stalin would get onto the ballot in the first place?

Actually, I'm free to whine about it even if I don't participate.

Yes, you are free, in a certain sense, to be irresponsible, but real freedom requires responsibility.

There was a ground swell of support for Bernie Sanders.
The DNC colluded with Hillary Clinton to sabotage his chances.

Yeah, so lets not participate at all and let the saboteurs win. Bernie almost pulled it of, without the DNC, and without big money. If voter participation were higher, he may have won.

The USA isn't a democracy, it is an oligarchy.
We don't really get to decide.

No, the USA is a Democracy infiltrated by oligarchs because of people not caring enough to participate.

[Meh Gerbil]

No, the USA is a Democracy infiltrated by oligarchs because of people not caring enough to participate.

Ah, you make me long for my idealistic phase.

[JimL]

Ah, you make me long for my idealistic phase.

I'm probably older than you my friend, give up your ideals and you give up your self.

[Meh Gerbil]

I'm probably older than you my friend, give up your ideals and you give up your self.

I'm 50.

[JimL]

I'm 50.

Well, now there is no doubt about it then.

[Meh Gerbil]

Well, now there is no doubt about it then.

What do you say we leave all these kids behind and go get a bite to eat at Denny's?
We can play checkers and talk about when T.V shows had a plot.

[rogue06]

Yep. How do you think a Hitler or a Stalin would get onto the ballot in the first place?

Historically speaking Hitler was on a ballot and was voted into office

[rogue06]

I'm 50.

In rodent years or human years?