Registering and voting

[user 423]

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-Don't forget the war on democracy. Who benefits from that one?

 

[LargeMarge]

...High employment...producing the machinery of war is one way it helps the economy...

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As I understand your position:
* increase employment to explode a bomb
* explode a bomb to increase employment.
Is this accurate?
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Do you get the impression somebody (or something) enjoys destruction?
Somebody (or something) enjoys manipulating certain susceptible individuals into proxy destruction?
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Do you get the impression some people believe TheEconomy© is a physical being -- with thoughts and feelings -- instead of just a vague collection of unfulfillable promises and predictions without a due-by date?
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Required Reading:
I strongly recommend SUPERMOB by Russo.
Although this mighty tome may seem imposing, about half the book is references and photo-copies of evidence.
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The conclusion Russo presents is clear:
* everything we were required to memorize in government schools... is, to be polite, "mis-leading".
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*****
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Remember, your vote's value is identical to anybody else's vote.

 

[user 423]

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for dinner. So, please, if your unresolved childhood trauma issues compel YOU to vote for anyone that pushes any variant of authoritarianism, or any thing that raises taxes and thus destroys our liberties, then PLEASE DO NOT VOTE!

Trouble with that is you will help one side or the other by not voting. Many times you have to pick the lesser of two evils. We're going to end up with all kinds of problems one way or the other but letting the greater of the two evils win can't be seen as a good thing.

 

[user 423]

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As I understand your position:
* increase employment to explode a bomb
* explode a bomb to increase employment.
Is this accurate?

My 'position' was just stating what took place. Not that I agree that it was a good thing.

You could point out that many things in America are 'good for business' but wreak havoc on some lives. Big Tobacco. Big Food. Anything that pushes harmful lifestyles or habits that can cause early death or disability for millions. Sure there's a lot of manipulation but in the end the population makes choices.

Most of the wars that later proved to be big mistakes had wide public support early on.

 

[user 423]

I would argue that the only just war in US history was the Revolutionary War.

You feel WW2 was an unjust war? It would be a totally different world right now if the US hadn't entered that war. The Civil War was unjust? LOL....I guess we sure won't go there, will we?

 

[user 423]

Remember, your vote's value is identical to anybody else's vote.

Not sure how that relates to the war/economy thing. Anyway, you're right, my vote is identical to anyone else's. But it's very different from those votes that aren't cast.

 

[rvwandering]

I closed this thread because it drifted into politics when the intention was to just encourage everyone to vote.