GivinUDaHimelik wrote:Vortex_Master wrote:Bernie still exists. Besides, I find pleasure in knowing there are people with likable personalities despite political affiliation and ideology. I would rather like someone for who they are than who they support. I have several Trump supporting friends I like and several Bernie supporters I despise.
Now, as for the real topic of this thread (American Politics), I wouldn't call anyone's candidate a joke, Trump or otherwise. Some people are stupid and follow leaders blindly, but this thread is about policy. If you can't talk policy, maybe it's best to stay ignorantly quite than boastfully stupid. (I believe that is a paraphrase of a famous Lincoln quote.)
The electoral college frustrates me, but not nearly as much as our 2 party system. Much of American politics needs to be overturned and reinvented. I would totally recommend people watching CGPGrey's videos about voting on YouTube.
I believe Bernie is hanging by a thread. Because of the superdelegates, Hillary only needs something like 78 more delegates for the nomination, if I understood the article I read correctly.
I'm not a party guy, but most of my core values are enforced by the Republican candidates and this year is no different.
My thoughts on the electoral college are that it should represent the people's wishes more, and the politician's less. % of electoral votes from a state for a candidate should be the same % as popular vote for the same candidate in the same state.
GivinUDaHimelik wrote:Ok, new question. This doesn't really pertain to this year's election.
Do you like how the Electoral College currently works? If not, what would you change?
Curious to hear your opinions.
GivinUDaHimelik wrote:I'm not a party guy, but most of my core values are enforced by the Republican candidates and this year is no different.
Vortex_Master wrote:We see socialism work every day in our roadways, our schools (which many Republicans like Governor Matt Bevin of Kentucky keep cutting funding for, making them worse), our largest shipping service, our MILITARY (the largest gov't work opportunity), multiple social services, and more.
There are definitely problems with every system, and every individual weighs risks, costs, and pros vs cons (and what are actually pros and cons) differently.
infected wrote:Vortex_Master wrote:We see socialism work every day in our roadways, our schools (which many Republicans like Governor Matt Bevin of Kentucky keep cutting funding for, making them worse), our largest shipping service, our MILITARY (the largest gov't work opportunity), multiple social services, and more.
There are definitely problems with every system, and every individual weighs risks, costs, and pros vs cons (and what are actually pros and cons) differently.
Ahem, we spend so much on our military and get nothing in return there has to be a reason why we r trillion dollars in debt AND socialism will NEVER EVER EVER work because of the way people are. People are greedy and lazy. So say this if you got the pay as someone at your job for doing the 5x more work but because it's equal pay he got the same amount you would be pissed. Therefore you would start to become lazy yourself and therefore producing less of what the company does.
History has proven it and will prove it again- SOCIALISM WILL NEVER WORK
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