Woody -- "What’s with the division in Americans? Why is always Dummycrats or the idiots? I’m a Marine and am consequently surrounded by lots of Republicans. We engage in alot of political-themed conversations. They get pretty heated but they never end up in name calling. I’m not even a Democrat. I just go either way depending on the issue. I never understood why loving my Second Amendment rights outlines how I should feel about abortion or any other divisive issue."Well, that's a bit of a tough answer.
I hate both republicans and democrats. I think they are both awful, and will bring about the eventual downfall of the country. The only reason I vote for republicans, is because they will at least “let” me be prepared for it when it happens, rather than being lead like a sheep to the slaughter.
I frequently call the republicans "The stupid party", and the democrats "The stupud and evil party".
The Republicans don't trust you with your dick, your veins, your nose, your lungs, your womb, or your soul.
The Democrats don't trust you with your soul, your brain, your speech, your pen, your language, your fists, your guns, your cars, your kids, or your money.
And they all want to control you.
I've said this before in my post on "liberal and conservative thinking"
Okay, so what I don't understand about the way both Liberals and Conservatives think, is this:
1. Liberals dont trust people to make the best decisions for themselves, their children, or society (Social spending, Education, "hate", Religion)
2. Based on this distrust, liberals believe that government should make legislation to force people to do that which they believe is correct
3. Conservatives dont trust people to make the best decisions for themselves, their children, or society (Drugs, Sex, "Love", Religion)
4. Based on this distrust, conservatives believe that government should make legislation to force people to do that which they believe is correct (or not do what they believe is incorrect)
5. The government is made up of comittees of people
6. The intelligence and wisdom of a commitee is almost invariably equal to that of the stupidest member, divided by the number of members in the committee
7. There are 435 members of the house of representatives and 100 members of the senate
8. There are 9 members of the supreme court
9. There is one president
10. If neither liberals, nor conservatives trust people to make good decisions for themselves or their children; why do they trust the government, with a collective IQ of (to be charitable) 120 divided by 545 ( 0.22) to implement legislation making decisions for OTHER peoples lives and children?
So why do I vote for either? Why don't I jsut vote libertarian?
Tactics, and crises.
I could not imagine a worse result from the 2000 elections than Al Gore becoming president. I voted against Gore.
I could not imagine a worse result from the 2004 elections than John Kerry becoming president. I voted against Kerry.
Give me a valid candidate, who isn't a tax evading, fraud commiting, pothead, anarchosocialist etc... and I'll vote for them.
But not when the stakes are so high that my vote will make a catastrophic result more likely.
I voted for Perot. Bill Clinton got two terms as president primarily because of him.I won't be doing that again any time soon; unless the options presented me are impossible for me to vote for.
