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Election rigged? Nah ;)
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<blockquote data-quote="Harte" data-source="post: 12379" data-attributes="member: 443"><p><strong>Re: Election rigged? Nah <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite39" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></strong></p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(\"K@t 5\")</div></p><p> </p><p>I do see your point, only I wish to point out that you leave yourself open to the charge of Christian bashing. For example, you imply that fundamentalists cannot think for themselves. Isn't it possible for a person to come to the fundamentalist viewpoint after a process of thinking for himself? This is similar to the outrageous implication that there is something wrong with the average citizen of Kansas as I mentioned before.</p><p> </p><p>By the way, I read an editorial response to that book entitled "What's the Matter With Central Park West?" Apparently the entire (100%) CPW neighborhood voted for Kerry, notwithstanding the fact that the CPW population is primarily made up of big business movers and shakers, supposedly all solid Bush supporters.</p><p> </p><p>It would be more correct to say the remainder of <em>the voting population </em>decides on other factors. We who don't vote based on religious issues do not constitute the remaining 80% of the population, I assure you. Anyway, it is absolutely true to assert that the Republicans pander to the fundamentalists. That's the same as saying that they wish to be re-elected. Any large voting bloc is pandered to by one side or the other.</p><p> </p><p>As far as the media reporting that the election was won on "moral issues", that was really a stretch for them. If I recall correctly, the polling showed people based their vote on several things and many of these issues were lumped together with "moral issues". Even then, "moral issues" was barely leading that poll over security issues (I think). It was disingenuous of the media to overblow the effect of moral issues on the outcome of the election in my mind.</p><p> </p><p>Lastly, I agree with you that politicians are mostly to be reviled. I certainly wouldn't want my kids to enter that field, at least not at the State or Federal level. In order to be successful in big time politics, you have to do things that would turn my stomach. Once my kids are a little older, I will be pointing out to them every inconsistency, every lie, every bit of posturing and all the cynicism I see in politics so they can laugh at them the way I do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harte, post: 12379, member: 443"] [b]Re: Election rigged? Nah ;)[/b] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(\"K@t 5\")</div> I do see your point, only I wish to point out that you leave yourself open to the charge of Christian bashing. For example, you imply that fundamentalists cannot think for themselves. Isn't it possible for a person to come to the fundamentalist viewpoint after a process of thinking for himself? This is similar to the outrageous implication that there is something wrong with the average citizen of Kansas as I mentioned before. By the way, I read an editorial response to that book entitled "What's the Matter With Central Park West?" Apparently the entire (100%) CPW neighborhood voted for Kerry, notwithstanding the fact that the CPW population is primarily made up of big business movers and shakers, supposedly all solid Bush supporters. It would be more correct to say the remainder of [i]the voting population [/i]decides on other factors. We who don't vote based on religious issues do not constitute the remaining 80% of the population, I assure you. Anyway, it is absolutely true to assert that the Republicans pander to the fundamentalists. That's the same as saying that they wish to be re-elected. Any large voting bloc is pandered to by one side or the other. As far as the media reporting that the election was won on "moral issues", that was really a stretch for them. If I recall correctly, the polling showed people based their vote on several things and many of these issues were lumped together with "moral issues". Even then, "moral issues" was barely leading that poll over security issues (I think). It was disingenuous of the media to overblow the effect of moral issues on the outcome of the election in my mind. Lastly, I agree with you that politicians are mostly to be reviled. I certainly wouldn't want my kids to enter that field, at least not at the State or Federal level. In order to be successful in big time politics, you have to do things that would turn my stomach. Once my kids are a little older, I will be pointing out to them every inconsistency, every lie, every bit of posturing and all the cynicism I see in politics so they can laugh at them the way I do. [/QUOTE]
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