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Technosoul · Sep 17, 2004, 10:53 am

As simple question.

Technosoul · Sep 17, 2004, 10:55 am

Please indicate in remarks if you would vote for Kerry ONLY because you hate Bush. Let's find out.

combatrhino · Sep 17, 2004, 02:38 pm

hate is bad karma... just because our president is a bigot, tyrant, racist, elitist, self-serving "dictator in mind" doesnt mean we should hate. maybe bush just needs a hug from the diverse community in america that he tries to imprison every day with his fascist policies. but i dont hate.

Technosoul · Sep 17, 2004, 02:45 pm

Quote:

Originally posted by combatrhino,
hate is bad karma... just because our president is a bigot, tyrant, racist, elitist, self-serving "dictator in mind" doesnt mean we should hate. maybe bush just needs a hug from the diverse community in america that he tries to imprison every day with his fascist policies. but i dont hate.

Very good attitude

".....for they know not what they do".

Technosoul · Sep 17, 2004, 02:46 pm

For good Karma we should take pride in being humble.

Samildanach · Sep 17, 2004, 02:48 pm

Hate breeds hate. I voted No. Doesn't mean I like him though. Quite frankly I think hes a moron.

Sonart · Sep 17, 2004, 04:05 pm

Ridiculous question: Do you hate Bush or his policy? Yes or No?

It's like, do you like red or blue? Yes.

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Sep 17, 2004, 04:21 pm

Quote:

Originally posted by Sonart,
Ridiculous question: Do you hate Bush or his policy? Yes or No?

It's like, do you like red or blue? Yes.

???????????????????????????????????????????????????

I concur. This poll is silly. I do hate Mr. Bush's policies, and that's all I can judge from what I know about him. And yet, I'm forced to vote yes for both?!

Put some more effort into these topics plz. I'm wasting valuable work time

Gorgo · Sep 17, 2004, 04:25 pm

I don't hate anyone. Why would I do that to myself?

tusaki · Sep 17, 2004, 05:59 pm

What an amazingly sensible comments. I don't hate either.. I "'disagree with" and "I don't like" many things about the bush administration. If I hate anything, it is the redneck rhetorics.. damn the rhetorics. Courage is being humble and taking in consideration the ideas of others and respecting their view. Courage is being able to look back at things which you have done and think: maybe I was wrong, what can I do to make it better. Courage is being able to accept that you are not the worlds 'best' or 'greatest' and that maybe others are 'as good' or 'different' and respecting them for it. Humbleness is a sign of a great man.

Ken Carman · Sep 17, 2004, 06:40 pm

Shouldn't you have three options... Bush... Policy... BOTH??? Yes or no doesn't cut it.

PatrickHenry · Sep 18, 2004, 12:15 am

Bush Sucks
So does Kerry
Nader is a gun grabber
Who are we left with?

Technosoul · Sep 18, 2004, 02:06 am

The reason I put up this poll was to find out if hate is the main motivating factor among voters, because so many were saying people vote for Kerry because they hate Bush. So wanted to find out if this is true or false.

I added policy because "we shall know them by their words" and eather way that is what you got as the next possible President.
I doubt if will change much policy to become better liked.

With 14 votes now tabulated on this "touch machine" things are close, neck to neck. Sort of like all those other polls about who is ahead of whom.

Speedobomb wins by a nose. (that one was for you old Spike Jones fans).

Technosoul.

Ken Carman · Sep 18, 2004, 09:11 am

Damn, I loved Spike.

m5lange1 · Sep 18, 2004, 01:40 pm

ummm... the question conflicts.
I would think MANY hate his polocies without hating him.

Sonart · Sep 18, 2004, 03:45 pm

Obviously many disagree, but with the Florida vote as microscopically close as it was, I never had a problem with either Bush or Gore fighting as hard as they could with every legal means at their disposal to win the outcome. I'd expect nothing less from the future President of the United States. And while disappointed at the outcome, if figured that a man who had grown up at the feet of a Congressman, Director of the CIA, US Ambassador to the UN, Vice President of the US and finally President HAD to have learned something about governing and America's place in the world... and he certainly SOUNDED reasonably moderate.

Alas, not only has he turned out to be possibly the most conservative, reactionary President in modern times, he's pig-headedly gone against the expressed advice of his own military and intellegence communities to launch an unprovoked war of aggression and an occupation that we cannot afford to lose and which it now appears - as was warned - we cannot win.

If I don't hate the man, it's something damn close to it.

Technosoul · Sep 19, 2004, 04:09 am

Quote:

Originally posted by m5lange1,
ummm... the question conflicts.
I would think MANY hate his polocies without hating him.

You are no doubt correct, because some of the policy might have been a collective "think tank" result anyway and not all just his own brain ticking away.

So I should have left out the policy part or made it seperate.

No doubt if Bush was not President and if we did not talk politics and we happened to meet somewhere out fishing, or at some social gathering, we would get along just fine and even be friends. There is a lot more to a person then just their politics or philosophy.

But no matter, I still wanted to find out if people hate Bush and/or his policy and if that would amount to enough people to give Kerry and his policy the vote (by those who vote for the less of two evils) sort of thing.

I should have wrote the poll to read "Would you vote for Kerry just because you hate Bush". And then I would have attained the data I was seeking, now I am not sure if the poll proves anything?

Technosoul.

View Poll Results: Do you hate President Bush or his policy?
Yes.	9	42.86%
No.	9	42.86%
Luke warm.	3	14.29%
Voters: 21. You may not vote

Sep 17, 2004, 02:38 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
combatrhino Molten Ash Location: university of iowa, iowa Posts: 26	hate is bad karma... just because our president is a bigot, tyrant, racist, elitist, self-serving "dictator in mind" doesnt mean we should hate. maybe bush just needs a hug from the diverse community in america that he tries to imprison every day with his fascist policies. but i dont hate. my cachinnation my rhino

Sep 17, 2004, 02:48 pm	#6 (permalink) (top)
Samildanach Pragmatist Location: UK London Posts: 1,979	Hate breeds hate. I voted No. Doesn't mean I like him though. Quite frankly I think hes a moron. I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs and insanity for everyone, but its always worked for me. Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime." (Ernest Hemingway)

Sep 17, 2004, 04:05 pm	#7 (permalink) (top)
Sonart It's simply logical Location: San Diego Posts: 4,333	Ridiculous question: Do you hate Bush or his policy? Yes or No? It's like, do you like red or blue? Yes. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? I don't suffer from insanity... I thoroughly enjoy it

Sep 17, 2004, 05:59 pm	#10 (permalink) (top)
tusaki Playful Location: Groningen, the Netherlands Posts: 805	What an amazingly sensible comments. I don't hate either.. I "'disagree with" and "I don't like" many things about the bush administration. If I hate anything, it is the redneck rhetorics.. damn the rhetorics. Courage is being humble and taking in consideration the ideas of others and respecting their view. Courage is being able to look back at things which you have done and think: maybe I was wrong, what can I do to make it better. Courage is being able to accept that you are not the worlds 'best' or 'greatest' and that maybe others are 'as good' or 'different' and respecting them for it. Humbleness is a sign of a great man. Hope & Dream

Sep 17, 2004, 10:53 am	#1 (permalink) (top)
Technosoul Volcanic Erupter Posts: 8,663	As simple question.

Sep 17, 2004, 10:55 am	#2 (permalink) (top)
Technosoul Volcanic Erupter Posts: 8,663	Please indicate in remarks if you would vote for Kerry ONLY because you hate Bush. Let's find out.

Sep 17, 2004, 02:46 pm	#5 (permalink) (top)
Technosoul Volcanic Erupter Posts: 8,663	For good Karma we should take pride in being humble.

Sep 17, 2004, 04:25 pm	#9 (permalink) (top)
Gorgo BANNED-Warned multiple times about instigating. User then reported topics multiple times to mess with staff. Posts: 4,412	I don't hate anyone. Why would I do that to myself?

Sep 17, 2004, 06:40 pm	#11 (permalink) (top)
Ken Carman Just plain WEIRD Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,526	Shouldn't you have three options... Bush... Policy... BOTH??? Yes or no doesn't cut it. Ken's weekly column... Inspection... on site Inspection... off site.

Sep 18, 2004, 12:15 am	#12 (permalink) (top)
PatrickHenry 9/11: Inside Job Location: Hawai'i, Big Island Posts: 10,438	Bush Sucks So does Kerry Nader is a gun grabber Who are we left with? "Arms in the hands of the citizens may be used at individual discretion for the defense of the country, the overthrow of tyranny or private self-defense." -- John Adams

Sep 18, 2004, 02:06 am	#13 (permalink) (top)
Technosoul Volcanic Erupter Posts: 8,663	The reason I put up this poll was to find out if hate is the main motivating factor among voters, because so many were saying people vote for Kerry because they hate Bush. So wanted to find out if this is true or false. I added policy because "we shall know them by their words" and eather way that is what you got as the next possible President. I doubt if will change much policy to become better liked. With 14 votes now tabulated on this "touch machine" things are close, neck to neck. Sort of like all those other polls about who is ahead of whom. Speedobomb wins by a nose. (that one was for you old Spike Jones fans). Technosoul.

Sep 18, 2004, 09:11 am	#14 (permalink) (top)
Ken Carman Just plain WEIRD Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,526	Damn, I loved Spike. Ken's weekly column... Inspection... on site Inspection... off site.

Sep 18, 2004, 01:40 pm	#15 (permalink) (top)
m5lange1 Igneous Magma Posts: 649	ummm... the question conflicts. I would think MANY hate his polocies without hating him. Protester against the culture war!!!!

Sep 18, 2004, 03:45 pm	#16 (permalink) (top)
Sonart It's simply logical Location: San Diego Posts: 4,333	Obviously many disagree, but with the Florida vote as microscopically close as it was, I never had a problem with either Bush or Gore fighting as hard as they could with every legal means at their disposal to win the outcome. I'd expect nothing less from the future President of the United States. And while disappointed at the outcome, if figured that a man who had grown up at the feet of a Congressman, Director of the CIA, US Ambassador to the UN, Vice President of the US and finally President HAD to have learned something about governing and America's place in the world... and he certainly SOUNDED reasonably moderate. Alas, not only has he turned out to be possibly the most conservative, reactionary President in modern times, he's pig-headedly gone against the expressed advice of his own military and intellegence communities to launch an unprovoked war of aggression and an occupation that we cannot afford to lose and which it now appears - as was warned - we cannot win. If I don't hate the man, it's something damn close to it. I don't suffer from insanity... I thoroughly enjoy it