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Quote Gringo.Floripa Replybullet Posted: 08 June 2011 at 10:07
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Elections are won on issues like "abortion" and "family values" and not on real political issues.


Elections aren't "won" in the US, they are predetermined, at least where office of President is concerned (antiquated electoral college concept, not popular vote).  The citizen's "participation" in democracy is an illusion when it comes to electing someone to the highest office in the land, and the Presidential campaigns and debates not much different from the dog and pony show at the circus.  Every circus needs a clown, so this time around we have Sarah Palin as part of the entertainment.


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Quote sven Replybullet Posted: 08 June 2011 at 11:07
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Originally posted by sven

Elections are won on issues like "abortion" and "family values" and not on real political issues.
Elections aren't "won" in the US, they are predetermined, at least where office of President is concerned (antiquated electoral college concept, not popular vote).  The citizen's "participation" in democracy is an illusion when it comes to electing someone to the highest office in the land, and the Presidential campaigns and debates not much different from the dog and pony show at the circus.  Every circus needs a clown, so this time around we have Sarah Palin as part of the entertainment.


Party members don't even get a vote on who the party candidate will be. They elect delegates that elect the candidate, but these delegates are not bound by the vote of the people that elected them in the first place.

The electoral college concept was great in the age it was constituted in the US. Imagine having a direct ballot in the early 1800's. But now, it's ripe for the Smithsonian, as is, IMHO, most of the American constitution.

I mean, two parties, come on. That's dangerously close to one party only.
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Quote Gringo.Floripa Replybullet Posted: 08 June 2011 at 11:24
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I mean, two parties, come on. That's dangerously close to one party only.


Exactly!  Two sides of the same coin.

Yet the real mystery is, who owns that coin?!?



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Quote Gringo.Floripa Replybullet Posted: 08 June 2011 at 18:47
Is it sychronicity, or just coincidence?  Who knows...?
Happened to read this article today:  US government shaking down dual national foreigners
It coincides with, even confirms what was the content of the original post of this thread.
For those who might click the link above days, weeks, or months after today, you want to look for the article dated June 8, 2011.

Scary stuff!!!  Shocked



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Quote Dom Pedro Replybullet Posted: 08 June 2011 at 19:34
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Originally posted by sven

I mean, two parties, come on. That's dangerously close to one party only.
Exactly!  Two sides of the same coin.Yet the real mystery is, who owns that coin?!?


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Quote Gringo.Floripa Replybullet Posted: 08 June 2011 at 19:44
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ET


But which ones DP?  Greys, Reptilians, Nephilim?  Maybe it's the Klingons, or quite possibly the Borg.  "Resistance is futile"  Confused


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Quote Kalle Anka Replybullet Posted: 08 June 2011 at 19:46
Originally posted by sven

I mean, two parties, come on. That's dangerously close to one party only.
Originally posted by Sven
 
Exactly!  Two sides of the same coin.Yet the real mystery is, who owns that coin?!?
It could be ET but who is the CFR, as in Council on Foreign Relations?
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Quote Kalle Anka Replybullet Posted: 08 June 2011 at 19:50
Gringo.Floripa posted
Scary stuff!!!  Shocked

Well, they've always been scary.  Can't change that.  Switch to decalf might help?
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Quote Gringo.Floripa Replybullet Posted: 08 June 2011 at 20:29
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It could be ET but who is the CFR, as in Council on Foreign Relations?


They might just lock me away as a crazy, for talking about aliens, but you've hit a home run Kalle.  You might want to start working on an alternate identity!  Cool
I've long suspected this site is actually run by the CIA (the server for this site is in the US, in case anyone  didn't know).  I mean, why pay to have operatives to go live in another country, to gather facts, when you can have a bunch of expats blathering about the internal affairs of a country, as well as "homeland" issues on the Internet.  What a data farm!


Hey... a black Suburban with tinted windows just pulled up in front of my house!  Gotta go....  Shocked





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Quote Esprit Replybullet Posted: 08 June 2011 at 22:11

Professional politicians need no introduction as their universal ways are well known. If a two party system is dangerously close to a one party system, certainly a multi party system has shown itself to be a recipe for the chaos of coalition compromise governance. Such management in a restaurant kitchen would result in a single plate comprising, stew and ice-cream tossed in a salad. Another current example of such chaos is the appalling turmoil in Portugal and Greece and, of course, the corruption in Brazil. In the final analysis we, as individuals, have to learn to manipulate the world as it presents itself; if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. The alternative is to fill in those tax forms diligently, convince yourself that the husbandry of your tax money is for the greater good and that Jesus loves you.Broken%20Heart     

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