The problem I had with monopolies is that the government is still so worried about them, they seem to ignore the oligopolies and other bullshit. Sure, we don’t have one company running a monopoly, instead we have bullshit like the MPAA, or banks, or insurance companies, or farmers getting together and making wheat organizations.
Government needs to simply grow a pair of balls, and tell these people with money NO. WIll they bitch and whine and cry? Obviously yes. Will we be helping the people who truly need help? Yes.
RIch fucks will always try to find ways to fuck the rest of us over, and maximize profits for themselves.
We need to ABSOLUTELY put people ahead of businesses. I understand they’re necessary for the economy, but individual lives are necessary for LIFE
while I understand the need to avoid electing somebody who becomes a dictator, I never understood why you guys would fire a president who is doing a great job of running the country, for somebody isn’t prepared to handle such a daunting task, all because they’ve already been at the job for 8 years.
It could be way worse. I’m in a close to developed country, that of course is no match for the moneyhouse that is the US, and gas is $6 the gallon down here.
If he pardons every non-violent drug offender I will say “I was wrong. Bowza you are god” and I’ll get a RP tattoo on my ass. Fair enough?
During Obama’s first presidential campaign he was all about bringing the troops home as fast as possible. Once again I think he will fail.
I think half of RP supporters just want to see weed legalized, which probably won’t happen with a divided Congress which will be against him on every single issue EXCEPT shrinking the government (as long as Republicans are the majority).
We should just elect Dr. Doom as our leader. He ran Latveria and there was no crime, poverty, hunger, or unemployment. Can’t be any worse than all the other fucks in every office. >.>
You know, I’m conflicted. Political discussions on SRK have never gone well. You guys seem to be handling your shit well, so I’ll leave it open.
Also, I think it’s really interesting how many people think the President can do whatever he wants, whenever he wants. We obviously need more money to go to education.
There’s nothing wrong with people stating how they feel. Further, Regulate’s statement of
is dead on. Is it worse some where else, of course it is. Bringing in that kind of argument is stupid though. People in here aren’t bitching cause they can’t buy their 4th house, they’re bitching because wages have been stagnant for 30 years, and most people seem to be realizing that the entire game is rigged against them. What’s worse, is when people point that out, people like you come in and go “HERPADERP, IT’S WORSE SOME WHERE ELSE!”. What does that even add to the conversation? That’s just as stupid as when people let off one political party that did some foul shit because the other side has done it before too. It’s still fucking wrong, it doesn’t matter who does it.
What’s worse is arguments like yours, which have nothing to do with the issue btw, add nothing to the discussion. There are no solutions, no questions, nothing. Just “YOU GUYS SHOULD FEEL LUCKY YOU AREN’T IN A 3RD WORLD COUNTRY”. No shit, I’m thankful everyday, but having some asshole come into a thread and try to downplay the issues at hand that are causing people to struggle IN THIS COUNTRY, is fucking asinine.
i thought the president could circumvent congress through executive orders.
and to the poster asking for news sources: Every news outlet is good as long as you take with a grain of salt. no matter the outlet, its always going to be biased/spun/whatever you want to call it. there are blogs out there that do a good job of analyzing current events but we are all human and have agendas.
and back to world events, I find it interesting that the world again is being split up between “factions” if you will. the obvious west vs the middle east (Iran & Syria with its supposed allies) but more curious is the semi coldness of the us and Latin america and the subsequent bloc-ing of south America.
considering the emerging demographics, I would have thought America’s priorities would focused more on this hemisphere than over there.
Has anyone ever thought of the idea of not voting at all? What do you all think would happen if a noticeably large amount of Americans didn’t vote one good time? Would it have an effect or would thinks keep on going.
I think it’s a new world, and political discussions are not only welcomed, but NEEDED, as government and corporations have quite simply fucked up our lives to the point where everybody realizes a change is needed, and all we can do now is basically brainstorm, and point out the moments when government or big business crosses the line TOO much.
It’s an uphill battle, for sure, but it’s not unwinnable
Hasn’t voter turnout been insanely low for awhile now? Every year it dips lower and lower. If all the people who didn’t vote, actually voted, the political parties would shit themselves. I figure at some point in time it will come to that. Two leaders will go at it, and the public will just NOT care, and a third party candidate will get voted in, and yes, it will be somebody stupid.
And that’s when everybody will finally admit that America failed
my opinion on that is: if you don’t vote then don’t bitch. then again if no one votes or complains things stagnate or it stops being a “democracy” and turns into some sort of aristocracy or plutocracy.
you know i can see that happening down the road, as everyone becomes apathetic and heavily medicated.
You vote for the candidate that you feel will do a good job, that you feel will represent you and your concerns well. If no candidate fits the bill, then none of them deserve your vote.
There is the danger that your active abstention will be interpreted as laziness or apathy, and that the candidate who wins the majority of a laughably small number of votes will interpret it as a “mandate”. But that’s hardly your fault.
If you’re a citizen of this country and you contribute to society, you have every right to be unhappy with how it’s run. Voters and non-voters alike are subject to the laws and effects of the activities of those who have been given/seized power.
The conversation in this thread has often turned toward how little power we have over our elected officials and how too many people put too little thought into what they vote for. In light of this, bagging on others for exercising a conscious, carefully wrought decision to vote for nobody seems a little silly. It is as much of a choice as the other alternatives.
If anything, it’s the people who voted for the politicians and policies currently making a mess of shit who shouldn’t get to bitch. The non-voters, of all people, didn’t validate this nonsense.
I’ll agree to disagree. I see what your saying but to me I feel differently about voting. everyone should vote to the closest approximation of their choice. if there isn’t an agreeable choice then work within the system to make it an option if viable. if candidates talk the talk but don’t deliver then we should have an option to do a vote of confidence on the public level. but we all know that would just perpetually dead lock the government.
The big reason some of the clowns in office today are where they are is BECAUSE of low voter turnout. Who do you think is voting these tea party candidates in? College students? No. It’s old people who sit at home and bitch about how the world is going to shit. Not the people, like us, who these policies actually affect.
I’m not sure. I know some college students who could give old people a run for the “incomprehensibly gullible, bordering on senility” award.
I guess it comes down to one question: what do you hope to accomplish with your vote? If you’ve put a lot of thought into this and have rationally arrived at your conclusion, then I can’t take issue with your decision to vote or not vote either way.
As for the specific vote, I’ll take issue with that up and down.
What America needs is a strong third party candidate to make the Republicans and Democrats have to earn their votes again, rather than just relying on the name of their party.