Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 1783621)

I bet she wanted a recount because now she feels guilty for contributing to electing Trump

Originally Posted by [MERIT] (Post 1783622)

True. She had good IDEAS, but not necessarily SOLUTIONS. Thank you for the correction.

The Green part leans too far left on some issues for me, but they are better than the big two. But I don't like political parties to begin with. Anyone who would posit the same answer/solution for all sets of problems is clearly either myopic, ignorant, evil or pandering.

Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1783960)

I think of political parties more as a standard set of values. Politicians within a certain party come up with answer/solutions slightly differently to certain problems. It's more about what they value as a whole more so than just repeating the same solutions and expecting them to work all the time.

Originally Posted by [MERIT] (Post 1784099)

You should think about them more in terms of collectives of human beings who are shills. People who ignore morals in order to be paid off by corporations to pass laws that benefit them. Basically, they are prostitutes; except their constituents are the ones getting f*cked. So I guess they are more like pimps. They sell their vote to the highest bidder.

Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1784104)

I'm talking more about the individual than who they vote for though.

People in general are grouped into the set of values that they believe socially and then economically.

Originally Posted by [MERIT] (Post 1784108)

True, but politicians who don't "play ball" don't last long. *cough*JFK*cough*

Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1784111)

Did you know that the JFK conspiracy conspiracy is actually true? The KGB released misinformation to create divisiveness and distrust between foolish Americans and their government.

Originally Posted by [MERIT] (Post 1784206)

Which JFK conspiracy? LOL

Originally Posted by [MERIT] (Post 1784206)

Which JFK conspiracy? LOL

Originally Posted by [MERIT] (Post 1784206)

Which JFK conspiracy? LOL

Originally Posted by Justthefacts (Post 1784207)

LBJ actually pulled the trigger.