Democracy - but only if we like the result...
Democracy - but only if we like the result...
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Don

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28,378 posts

314 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselect...

David Swanson said:
If your television declares John McCain the president elect on the evening of November 4th, your television will be lying.

You should immediately pick up your pre-packed bags and head straight to the White House in Washington, DC, which we will surround and shut down until this attempt at a third illegitimate presidency is reversed.

We may be there for days or weeks or months. But we must be there. We must be there by the millions. We must show each other, and the nation, and the world that we have had enough, that we will not stand for one more stolen election, that we will not give in to fear, lies, theft, and intimidation.
Err. WTF!? So if the American people elect the "wrong" guy you're going to go apest?

It's the USA not fecking Zimbabwe.

It's like saying if Labour manage to get re-elected I'm going to do a Guy Fawkes!

Jasandjules

72,611 posts

259 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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Ah, I bring you, Leftie attitudes.

A bit like "Freedom of Speech", for lefties means to spout out their cr*p, but not to permit right wing people to say what they want. A great man once told the Labour Council, Freedom of Speech means freedom for those things with which you disagree, as well as those with which you agree.

Don

Original Poster:

28,378 posts

314 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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Jasandjules said:
Ah, I bring you, Leftie attitudes.

A bit like "Freedom of Speech", for lefties means to spout out their cr*p, but not to permit right wing people to say what they want. A great man once told the Labour Council, Freedom of Speech means freedom for those things with which you disagree, as well as those with which you agree.
I don't know if it's "leftie" or not. But it would appear to be highly undemocratic.

beano500

20,854 posts

305 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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Don said:
Err. WTF!? So if the American people elect the "wrong" guy you're going to go apest?
Would have made sense in 2000 or 2004, though... scratchchin

Fittster

20,120 posts

243 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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People still care about democracy??

kambites

71,544 posts

251 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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Don said:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselect...

David Swanson said:
If your television declares John McCain the president elect on the evening of November 4th, your television will be lying.

You should immediately pick up your pre-packed bags and head straight to the White House in Washington, DC, which we will surround and shut down until this attempt at a third illegitimate presidency is reversed.

We may be there for days or weeks or months. But we must be there. We must be there by the millions. We must show each other, and the nation, and the world that we have had enough, that we will not stand for one more stolen election, that we will not give in to fear, lies, theft, and intimidation.
Err. WTF!? So if the American people elect the "wrong" guy you're going to go apest?

It's the USA not fecking Zimbabwe.

It's like saying if Labour manage to get re-elected I'm going to do a Guy Fawkes!
I think he's saying that the Republicans can only win by cheating so if they win, democracy is already broken. Does seem a bit of an idiot though.

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

280 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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I think your title is perfect, Don; "Democracy - but only if we like the result..."

Jazzer77

1,533 posts

224 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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Its only democracy if the votes are counted properly.

Marf

22,907 posts

271 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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Fittster said:
People still think democracy exists??
EFA

Don

Original Poster:

28,378 posts

314 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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anonymous said:
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Steady now. hehe

Don

Original Poster:

28,378 posts

314 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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Jazzer77 said:
Its only democracy if the votes are counted properly.
This is most certainly true. But the Americans' system is reasonably good isn't it? I remember the business about Florida and the "chads" when Bush was first elected but, really, this is the US not some banana republic.

JMGS4

8,932 posts

300 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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Jazzer77 said:
Its only democracy if the votes are counted properly.
Especially as the Obama camp are already under suspicion of rigging votes through some shady racist balck radical organisations....

FFS just because he's a half-caste it does NOT mean he's a feckin Messiah!!!
He has NO programme, NO answers apart from raising taxes, and the most important NO EXPERIENCE!!! He's a very smart sly lawyer who knows how to play the race card, especially to the scary biblebelt blacks, apart from that USELESS!!!
I'm not saying McCain is the be all and end all, but he's more experience in his little finger than this half Kenyan muslim turned born again radical Christian!!!
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!

Marf

22,907 posts

271 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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JMGS4 said:
Jazzer77 said:
Its only democracy if the votes are counted properly.
Especially as the Obama camp are already under suspicion of rigging votes through some shady racist balck radical organisations....

FFS just because he's a half-caste it does NOT mean he's a feckin Messiah!!!
He has NO programme, NO answers apart from raising taxes, and the most important NO EXPERIENCE!!! He's a very smart sly lawyer who knows how to play the race card, especially to the scary biblebelt blacks, apart from that USELESS!!!
I'm not saying McCain is the be all and end all, but he's more experience in his little finger than this half Kenyan muslim turned born again radical Christian!!!
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
So wait wait wait, you're saying don't vote Obama, right?

funk odyssey

1,983 posts

259 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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JMGS4 said:
Jazzer77 said:
Its only democracy if the votes are counted properly.
Especially as the Obama camp are already under suspicion of rigging votes through some shady racist balck radical organisations....

FFS just because he's a half-caste it does NOT mean he's a feckin Messiah!!!
He has NO programme, NO answers apart from raising taxes, and the most important NO EXPERIENCE!!! He's a very smart sly lawyer who knows how to play the race card, especially to the scary biblebelt blacks, apart from that USELESS!!!
I'm not saying McCain is the be all and end all, but he's more experience in his little finger than this half Kenyan muslim turned born again radical Christian!!!
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
he's not a Muslim

JMGS4

8,932 posts

300 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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According to the various newspaper reports of all political directions he was born and brought up Muslim in (Hawaii) SORRY WRONG - In Jakarta Indonesia the largest MUSLIM state in the world in a Muslim school, then turned "born again"... if you have reliable other sources then please quote them and I'll retract...
IMO he's deliberately hiding his upbringing...

Edited by JMGS4 on Friday 24th October 10:04

SamHH

5,078 posts

246 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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Jasandjules said:
Ah, I bring you, Leftie attitudes.

A bit like "Freedom of Speech", for lefties means to spout out their cr*p, but not to permit right wing people to say what they want. A great man once told the Labour Council, Freedom of Speech means freedom for those things with which you disagree, as well as those with which you agree.
I don't think that attitude is particular to any one political group.

Edited by SamHH on Friday 24th October 09:58

Jazzer77

1,533 posts

224 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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JMGS4 said:
Jazzer77 said:
Its only democracy if the votes are counted properly.
Especially as the Obama camp are already under suspicion of rigging votes through some shady racist balck radical organisations....

FFS just because he's a half-caste it does NOT mean he's a feckin Messiah!!!
He has NO programme, NO answers apart from raising taxes, and the most important NO EXPERIENCE!!! He's a very smart sly lawyer who knows how to play the race card, especially to the scary biblebelt blacks, apart from that USELESS!!!
I'm not saying McCain is the be all and end all, but he's more experience in his little finger than this half Kenyan muslim turned born again radical Christian!!!
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
Thread was about democracy and voting and this post arrives.

"Shady racist balck (sic)radical"
"Half-caste"
"Sly lawyer"
"Play the race card"
"Scary biblebelt blacks"
"Half Kenyan muslim"

Wow - just wow.

Swilly

9,699 posts

304 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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JMGS4 said:
Jazzer77 said:
Its only democracy if the votes are counted properly.
Especially as the Obama camp are already under suspicion of rigging votes through some shady racist balck radical organisations....

FFS just because he's a half-caste it does NOT mean he's a feckin Messiah!!!
He has NO programme, NO answers apart from raising taxes, and the most important NO EXPERIENCE!!! He's a very smart sly lawyer who knows how to play the race card, especially to the scary biblebelt blacks, apart from that USELESS!!!
I'm not saying McCain is the be all and end all, but he's more experience in his little finger than this half Kenyan muslim turned born again radical Christian!!!
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
Until a person or party gets into power, there is really little point in tabling anything but very general outline policies.

Why on earth detailed policies should be presented prior to having the proper resource and info sources, that the elected gov would have, is beyond me.

And the President is just the guy on top of the pyramid, the pyramid being all the clever policy makers below.

Politics is about persona not policies.

simba1

547 posts

230 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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JMGS4 said:
Jazzer77 said:
Its only democracy if the votes are counted properly.
Especially as the Obama camp are already under suspicion of rigging votes through some shady racist balck radical organisations....

FFS just because he's a half-caste it does NOT mean he's a feckin Messiah!!!
He has NO programme, NO answers apart from raising taxes, and the most important NO EXPERIENCE!!! He's a very smart sly lawyer who knows how to play the race card, especially to the scary biblebelt blacks, apart from that USELESS!!!
I'm not saying McCain is the be all and end all, but he's more experience in his little finger than this half Kenyan muslim turned born again radical Christian!!!
WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
Not racist, certainly an idiot. So you are saying all those jews prefer supporting a muslim (Obama) than a Christian.

jeff m

4,066 posts

288 months

Friday 24th October 2008
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Democracy has become a bit of a one day event.
Once in the driver's seat executive power is the game.

Trial by jury is/was considered part of democracy, judged by your peers etc.
Limiting excesses by govenments.