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Cincydawg

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6090 on: August 08, 2020, 05:20:58 PM »
It's funny.

In your world, "the masses" are idiots who can't be trusted to tie their shoes.
Until it's election time.  Suddenly they are sages who represent "the will of the people."

Huh, funny that.  We tend to like what we like and disregard the rest.

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6091 on: August 08, 2020, 05:39:43 PM »
The right v. left tends to sort itself out.  The Republican party is almost desperately catering to a whites, which is a shrinking part of the electorate.  The props such as the electoral college allow them to do that, but man are we paying for it right now.  In any event, it's not like the party just disappears once the electoral map becomes rougher.  They just have to come up with ideas and gain support from different people.  When I was growing up they prided themselves on religious values, family values, and supporting business, especially small business.  You know who are more likely to share those values?  Immigrants.  Especially muslims.

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6092 on: August 08, 2020, 05:41:06 PM »
It's funny.

In your world, "the masses" are idiots who can't be trusted to tie their shoes.
Until it's election time.  Suddenly they are sages who represent "the will of the people."
Are both not true?  

I believe in the right for all idiots to cast their vote.  I'd love for the populace to be informed.  Step 1 of that goal would be to acknowledge a lack of informed voters.  And as they (ideally) improve, they're voting all along. 

I don't see the conflict in my opinions here.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6093 on: August 08, 2020, 06:18:08 PM »
Are both not true? 

I believe in the right for all idiots to cast their vote.  I'd love for the populace to be informed.  Step 1 of that goal would be to acknowledge a lack of informed voters.  And as they (ideally) improve, they're voting all along.

I don't see the conflict in my opinions here.
I think there are a lot of informed voters that are silent right now

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6094 on: August 08, 2020, 06:36:04 PM »
Are both not true? 

I believe in the right for all idiots to cast their vote.  I'd love for the populace to be informed.  Step 1 of that goal would be to acknowledge a lack of informed voters.  And as they (ideally) improve, they're voting all along.

I don't see the conflict in my opinions here.

I think it reasonable to despair over citizens who cast their votes either uninformed, or simply for D or R no matter what.  Both are problems, in my view.

This is a key issue with "democracy" of whatever form, uninformed or biased voters.

That is why we had Electors, back in the day, to shield us from this, but that has of course gone away in effect.

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6095 on: August 08, 2020, 06:45:56 PM »
A lot of times uninformed means they dont agree with me

There was a time when women could not vote I guess cause the founding fathers felt they were uninformed and also for the most part did not own property
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6096 on: August 08, 2020, 07:26:56 PM »
The right v. left tends to sort itself out.  The Republican party is almost desperately catering to a whites, which is a shrinking part of the electorate.  The props such as the electoral college allow them to do that, but man are we paying for it right now.  In any event, it's not like the party just disappears once the electoral map becomes rougher.  They just have to come up with ideas and gain support from different people.  When I was growing up they prided themselves on religious values, family values, and supporting business, especially small business.  You know who are more likely to share those values?  Immigrants.  Especially muslims.
Complete hogwash. With all due respect. 
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6097 on: August 08, 2020, 07:28:44 PM »
This line is sort of nonsensical.  Better to whom?  If everyone votes, the will of people is heard. 

Now anyone who knows about who votes and who doesn't also knows that no republican would ever win another national election if everyone 18 and up voted.  All the young, all the poor...this balancing act of leaning one way and leaning the other way from 4-year cycle to 4-year cycle would be over.
Also complete hogwash.  With all due respect. 
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6098 on: August 08, 2020, 07:40:29 PM »
I hate expensive people.
You see I like expensive people. Because I can make money with expensive people.

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6099 on: August 08, 2020, 07:41:16 PM »
Not if they're poor.
These are usually the worst cheap people. Because they want everything under the sun but can’t afford it and expect to receive everything but don’t want to pay for it. They are stupid. 

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6100 on: August 08, 2020, 07:46:04 PM »
These are usually the worst cheap people. Because they want everything under the sun but can’t afford it and expect to receive everything but don’t want to pay for it. They are stupid.
and what party is responsible for this
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6101 on: August 08, 2020, 07:47:55 PM »
Complete hogwash. With all due respect.
LOL well what is the hogwash?  That Republicans cater to white people?  Look at the polls, and their rhetoric, it's not something they really try to hide.  That demographics are moving against this strategy?  Texas and Georgia are looking at being tossup states.  That once you get past race Republicans can offer something to people who aren't white?  

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6102 on: August 08, 2020, 07:52:35 PM »
I just hate cheap people period.
Shrug. I'm fine with people who are thrifty and live within their means. When someone's thrift causes offense, less OK with that, but they have to live with the social consequences.

But if as you said later in the thread, non-cheap people are there to be taken advantage of, then I'm fine with cheap people. Some folks fight for their money and don't care what others think. It's a way to be. 

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #6103 on: August 08, 2020, 07:54:36 PM »
The right v. left tends to sort itself out.  
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