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Osborn F Enready · Apr 12, 2006, 09:33 am

Exactly,

THE MAJORITY SUPPORTS NONE OF THE ABOVE.

Yet they still rule, because THEY only give us THOSE choices.......and the majority are too ignorant, to loyalist, or to blind to DEMAND more choice.....

(even though we demand choice for EVERY other thing under the sun) :rolleyes:

phoenix_fire · Apr 12, 2006, 10:27 am

Well, the problem is that although other people run, they are widely unknown. Those that are known are often on one of the fringes like Nader or Perot. It is self defeating: no one will vote for third party candidates because they don't think anyone else will vote for them. Also, after dem and rep, there are a multitude of lesser known parties and they tend to just dissipate the remainder of the vote. Most people, in the end, force themselves to stomach someone from what are seen as the only competitive parties. I, however, have not been able to force myself to do so.

Osborn F Enready · Apr 12, 2006, 11:14 am

The reason they aren't known, is because the corporate owned media establishment don't WANT you to know.

Quote:

“Our job is to give people not what they want, but what we decide they ought to have.”
-Richard Salant, former President of CBS News

Scribbler1 · Apr 12, 2006, 11:47 am

And then there's money. The deep pockets contribute to BOTH parties because they know they know the Democrats and Republicans have the best chances to do something for them in exchange for their contributions (bribes). Anyone who believes multibillion-dollar corporations contribute to parties and candidates from a sense of patriotic duty is just plain nuts.

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George Bush	5	20.83%
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None of the above.	12	50.00%
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Apr 12, 2006, 09:33 am	#21 (permalink) (top)
Osborn F Enready Principled Observer Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 13,873	Exactly, THE MAJORITY SUPPORTS NONE OF THE ABOVE. Yet they still rule, because THEY only give us THOSE choices.......and the majority are too ignorant, to loyalist, or to blind to DEMAND more choice..... (even though we demand choice for EVERY other thing under the sun) :rolleyes: Petition of Redress of Grievances: http://www.givemeliberty.org/default.htm Canadian Lawsuit Against Their National Banks: http://www.freewebs.com/classaction/ Osborn F. Enready

Apr 12, 2006, 10:27 am	#22 (permalink) (top)
phoenix_fire Paladin Location: Narnia Posts: 4,277	Well, the problem is that although other people run, they are widely unknown. Those that are known are often on one of the fringes like Nader or Perot. It is self defeating: no one will vote for third party candidates because they don't think anyone else will vote for them. Also, after dem and rep, there are a multitude of lesser known parties and they tend to just dissipate the remainder of the vote. Most people, in the end, force themselves to stomach someone from what are seen as the only competitive parties. I, however, have not been able to force myself to do so. Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. -- Song 8:6

Apr 12, 2006, 11:47 am	#24 (permalink) (top)
Scribbler1 Skeptical Patriot Posts: 7,746	And then there's money. The deep pockets contribute to BOTH parties because they know they know the Democrats and Republicans have the best chances to do something for them in exchange for their contributions (bribes). Anyone who believes multibillion-dollar corporations contribute to parties and candidates from a sense of patriotic duty is just plain nuts. Not a day goes by that I don't see something that reinforces my belief that people are idiots.