Meta !PARAdoxiHw started this discussion 13 years ago#28,935
Get one of the Democratic billionaires like George Soros or Warren Buffet to donate tens of millions of dollars to a right-leaning third party (like the constitution party) in swing states, thereby costing the republicans vital electoral votes. Its important to give the third party enough money to spoil the election, but not enough to actually win.
Now, the republicans could do this in reverse (by funding the green party in Florida and Ohio, causing a repeat of the 2000 election) but they're not smart enough.
HaikerensGuide !dBGi/iH4eY joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 5 minutes later[^][v]#425,537
We will never have a multi-party (that all have a chance at winning) political system in America. It's just a load of red/blue two-party-one-ideal bullshit.
Meta !PARAdoxiHw (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 5 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[^][v]#425,539
@previous (HaikerensGuide !dBGi/iH4eY)
There's honestly no difference anymore. Obama is Bush with a suntan and the ability to pronounce "nuclear".
Calm Cabbage !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#425,546
@previous (Meta !PARAdoxiHw)
I think that's a rather cynical view, Meta!
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#425,549
@previous (Calm Cabbage !!iNo3FkiZx)
Pray tell, what do you think of this view;
One sunday afternoon you're sitting in your house, relaxing. You're doing whatever you do on your days off, preparing yourself for another hard week full of work once more. There is a loud pounding on the door, and you hear shouting. Unsure what is going on, and getting scared, you reach for the phone. You dial the emergency number. You hear a shout, a crash, and suddenly you find yourself on the ground. A few moments later there are several men on top of you restraining you. You begin to panic. These men don't speak your language, nor do they seem interested in what you have to say. A hood is put over your head, and you get escorted to a vehicle in cuffs. A lot of time passes, and they hit you when you start to speak. Eventually you find yourself in a very bright room, your eyes no longer shielded by the hood. When you start dozing off, a loud alarm plays. Impossible to sleep. You wait, bound in your chair without any idea what is going on. More time passes, and finally your interrogator entes the room. He hits you. You fall over, chair and all. There's a kick, and then the questions come. Where is the bomb? When will you strike? Who are you working with? You have no idea what they are asking. You just do office work at a desk. You tell them, another kick. Eventually you find yourself bent over a table, forced down by two military man. A third behind you removes your clothing, and then forces himself inside of you, thrusting, ripping you apart. The questions continue, but you still cannot answer them. They leave you in the room after they are done with you, in the bright with an alarm pounding on your ears. The continues for months, until one day they grab you, take you from the room and dump you outside on a street. A mistake, they said it was. That was the last you saw of them. America.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 13 years ago, 10 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#425,550
@previous (D)
I think that's a rather cynical view, Anonymous D!
Meta !PARAdoxiHw (OP) replied with this 13 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#425,551
@425,546 (Calm Cabbage !!iNo3FkiZx)
Maybe, but I see no evidence to the contrary. @425,549 (D)
I trust Obusha to responsibly use the police state powers our Republicrat bipartisan congress has bestowed upon him.
Meta !PARAdoxiHw (OP) double-posted this 13 years ago, 23 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#425,552
@425,537 (HaikerensGuide !dBGi/iH4eY)
The American voting system is broken and voters feel that their vote is "wasted" if they vote for a third party, meaning that they will vote for the lesser of two evils. However, if you live in a solidly red/blue state (like California or Texas), your vote is meaningless anyway in a presidential election because of the electoral college.