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AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#136051: Aug 23rd 2016 at 9:35:13 PM

[up][up]Ignore him. He came to the CM Clean Up thread a couple days ago to lecture us all on how we treat Christians. He's just looking for a rise.

I do think that the entire Left-wing of politics in America has to be amputated, given its history of powermongering.

I mean look at this nonsense.

edited 23rd Aug '16 9:40:35 PM by AmbarSonofDeshar

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#136053: Aug 23rd 2016 at 9:42:37 PM

Oh, come on now; DL Abaoaqu has a point. I mean, sure, from a certain point of view, Hilary's not a monster, but she isn't perfect, and Trump isn't completely irredeemable either. Why, if I recently had a lobotomy, I'd vote for him too, and that's a fact.tongue

edited 23rd Aug '16 9:44:35 PM by kkhohoho

flameboy21th The would-be novelist from California Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
The would-be novelist
#136054: Aug 23rd 2016 at 9:44:26 PM

[up][up]What is your branch of politic then?

edited 23rd Aug '16 9:46:23 PM by flameboy21th

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#136055: Aug 23rd 2016 at 9:45:03 PM

{Ignore Post}

edited 23rd Aug '16 9:45:19 PM by kkhohoho

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Eschaton Since: Jul, 2010
#136057: Aug 23rd 2016 at 9:45:22 PM

>I also notice how NOBODY dares to criticize Bloody Hillary.

how new are you

edited 23rd Aug '16 9:45:30 PM by Eschaton

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#136058: Aug 23rd 2016 at 9:50:25 PM

Seriously, it's become almost routine for people to complain about how they're not allowed to complain about Hilary Clinton, while complaining about Hilary Clinton.

edited 23rd Aug '16 9:51:04 PM by LSBK

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#136059: Aug 23rd 2016 at 9:52:46 PM

I confess I'm genuinely curious about why DLAbaoaqu seems to honestly think Clinton is the worse candidate to Donald "We Have To Go After Terrorists' Families" Trump.

edited 23rd Aug '16 9:53:02 PM by sgamer82

flameboy21th The would-be novelist from California Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
The would-be novelist
#136060: Aug 23rd 2016 at 9:55:45 PM

I guess I have found my exact political opposite on this forum.

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Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#136061: Aug 23rd 2016 at 9:59:25 PM

Just remember, if you think the person is a troll, do not respond/engage and just holler.

Otherwise you're taking their bait.

I already hollered, so let's move on.

Annoyingly, on the latest Voting Day, we entirely forgot about it. It's only 3 people, but that's a lot of votes to do, albeit, still a small pool. I definitely want Hillary to win since she's the only feasible option at this point. I generally vote Democrat, mind you.

Shadow?
TerminusEst from the Land of Winter and Stars Since: Feb, 2010
#136062: Aug 23rd 2016 at 10:09:34 PM

Meh, any talk of Donald Trump these days just makes me watch this:

Si Vis Pacem, Para Perkele
AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#136063: Aug 23rd 2016 at 10:20:49 PM

You weren't impartial.

Yeah, because treating one religion the same way we do all others is somehow not being impartial. In any case, we probably shouldn't be talking about what happened in the other thread, but remember this—you got that thread modded, and the talk of "Bloody Hillary" will likely bring the wrath of the mods down in this thread too. If you want to make a point, make a point, but do it without the hyperbole and wild accusations.

edited 23rd Aug '16 10:20:59 PM by AmbarSonofDeshar

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#136064: Aug 23rd 2016 at 10:37:08 PM

I also want to stress that thing I said about human rights being at stake if Trump beats Hillary.

Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#136065: Aug 23rd 2016 at 10:46:53 PM

[up] That's what worries me the most. It's not just "country won't get much better or could get slightly worse" either.

Thankfully I intend to vote Hillary anyway, and it's not even cause I'm a Democrat. It's because "holy shit, this guy is nuts" is the only other viable candidate at this time.

Shadow?
Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#136066: Aug 23rd 2016 at 11:04:18 PM

You know, it says something about our political system when we actually have to describe the better candidate as "the lesser of two evils".

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#136067: Aug 23rd 2016 at 11:10:38 PM

If anything, I've complained several times that there's more a lack of enthusiasm for Clinton that anything else. So she's the lesser of two evils, who isn't? You're never going to find a politician who agrees with you 100% of the time. Someone you agree with 80% of the time shouldn't be looked down on as a "lesser evil".

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#136068: Aug 23rd 2016 at 11:23:56 PM

I'd argue the reason why he call the better candidate the "lesser evil" has less to do with the quality of our candidates under most circumstances and more to do with a flaw in how our culture views its political leaders (namely, we're too damn cynical).

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Greenmantle V from Greater Wessex, Britannia Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Hiding
V
#136069: Aug 23rd 2016 at 11:32:17 PM

@ DLAbaoaqu: Do you think the US Left is not radical enough?


OSCE rights group requests 500 international observers to monitor U.S. presidential vote

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe aims to send 500 international observers to observe November's U.S. presidential election, a tenfold increase from the number the group deployed in 2012.

A coalition of more than 200 U.S. civil rights groups urged the OSCE in a letter released on Tuesday to provide even more than the 500 observers the OSCE requested based on an assessment it conducted in May. The actual observers will be dispatched by the international security and rights organization's 57 participating states.

The letter from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights said the OSCE's role was "even more critical" in light of the U.S. Justice Department's July announcement, first reported by Reuters, that it would deploy election observers to far fewer polling sites this year than in previous elections.

Civil rights advocates say voters are more likely to face racial bias at the polls in November than they have in 50 years, because of voting laws that several states passed after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of the landmark anti-discrimination 1965 Voting Rights Act three years ago.

Supporters of the laws say they are necessary to combat voter fraud.

Wade Henderson, president and chief executive of the Leadership Conference, told Reuters that international observers could not fill the void left by Justice Department-deployed observers, who numbered 840 in 2004, the last election for which the department provided numbers for federal observers.

"We profess to bring democracy to various parts of the world where we monitor elections, but then our own country is embarrassed by its failure to ensure adequate elections here at home," said Henderson.

OSCE spokesman Thomas Rymer said the number of observers the group hoped to deploy to the United States was fixed at 500 but that the Leadership Conference letter would factor into the group's decision about where to send the observers.

The letter urged the OSCE to focus its resources on eight states in which it said "enhanced voter intimidation efforts" were likely, including Pennsylvania and North Carolina, where the Nov. 8 contest between Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton is expected to be close.

edited 23rd Aug '16 11:32:27 PM by Greenmantle

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Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#136070: Aug 23rd 2016 at 11:41:57 PM

"I'm not conservative but Hillary... more like Hitlery rite?" is a surprisingly good way of spotting someone as a Trump-supporting entity.

It's kind of weird to note that the GOP attacks on Hillary might have worked in the sense that we are all painting her as "the least of two evils" despite the entire "most progressive platform ever" issue.

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#136071: Aug 23rd 2016 at 11:45:47 PM

I'm not necessarily denying the validity of that observation but broadly speaking "lesser of two evils" is basically how a lot of people see politics, mostly because they have a low opinion of politicians.

edited 23rd Aug '16 11:46:32 PM by Draghinazzo

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#136072: Aug 24th 2016 at 2:12:22 AM

The only bias I'd say that exists in this thread is that Fox's continued "we need to purge the entire Republican Party from power, every last one of them!" isn't going challenged and I'm pretty sure isn't something someone would be allowed to say about the Dems.

But no you can criticise Hillary fine, many of us don't because we have other things to do but if someone would like to bring foward a legitimate criticism of Hillary we're all ears.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#136073: Aug 24th 2016 at 4:34:01 AM

>The letter from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights said the OSCE's role was "even more critical" in light of the U.S. Justice Department's July announcement, first reported by Reuters, that it would deploy election observers to far fewer polling sites this year than in previous elections.

In light of Trump's 'rigged system' rhetoric and probable encouragement of self-appointed thugs to "watch" polling places, who thought this was a good idea!?!

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#136074: Aug 24th 2016 at 5:00:22 AM

While it might be fun to play "taunt the troll", our emphasis on civility gives me no choice but to show DLAbaoaqu the door in a permanent fashion. Move along.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

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