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[thearchimage]

I've been doing a lot of reading about politics lately. No, this is not going to become a political blog. I can't be that long-winded that consistently. But I have trouble in political discourse in person; I like to rely on things like "evidence" and "logic", neither of which is necessarily quick to have on-hand in a face-to-face chat. To say

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[tansyrak]

You see, the obvious problem for this is that by settling for less we've progressively gotten to the point where both candidates are a disaster waiting to happen, courting the same moronic group of voters who'll believe anything they say without evaluating its honesty or on the basis of superficial things like whether they want a woman or a black man as president or who's spouse is better dressed. Between this and the ridiculous amount of money needed to even make a campaign competitive, the nomination process does a pretty decent job of weeding out anyone who might be qualified, and simply acquiescing to this state of affairs is what's put us into this position to begin with. I honestly think we're screwed regardless of who wins, and the sheer selfishness and obliviousness of Americans who never gave a damn about anyone else before (donating pocket change and spending the rest of one's excess income on frivolous crap hardly constitutes "caring"- and yes, I'm a self-centered bitch, but that's why I'm not crying foul now) and honestly

[thearchimage]

I think it's possible to work within the system to guide it to a better path. You think there's nothing to do but kiss our asses goodbye. I think we're going to have to agree to disagree. All I'm saying is, historically we've been a lot worse off than this before and people didn't magically get dumber in the last ten years (even if it does seem that way).

[tansyrak]

It's not an issue of getting dumber, it's the way the system works- it simultaneously favors poor choices in candidates and catering to voters who make choices based on poor criteria, and creates a self perpetuating cycle. The only way to break it is to not buy into it as is- a third party or a protest vote may seem like a joke, but people from both sides of the political isle are becoming more and more dissatisfied, and it won't surprise me if "third party" votes make up a larger percentage this year than the norm. It shows that you care enough to vote, but that you find both Republican and Democratic choices unacceptable. There's a difference between voting for a candidate with whom you don't entirely agree with but can still mostly support, and candidates with whom you can only regard as the lesser of two evils. Honestly, The latter, at best, just forestalls an inevitable descent

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