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Election rigged? Nah ;)
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<blockquote data-quote="Harte" data-source="post: 12391" 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>Dear <a href="mailto:K@T">K@T</a> 5,</p><p> </p><p>I don't mean to accuse you of bashing anyone except those that deserve bashing. I agree with you about the influence of religion in politics, although if a person is a true believer then I don't see how you can completely separate the two, a sentiment I have heard Bush utter a few times. I would expect atheism to influence the political decisions of an atheist, for example.</p><p> </p><p>I have been accused in the past of bashing Christians when I have used language and logic similar to yours. I only want you to benefit from my experience.</p><p> </p><p>In an earlier post, you said: "Remember, only about 20% of our nation?s population happens to be Christian fundamentalist. That leaves about 80% of the population who sits and decides on other factors."</p><p> </p><p>I only want you to realize that the 20% you referred to have a very high voting percentage. As you know, usually barely half the eligible voting population actually votes. This means that, of the other 80% you refer to, it is likely that far, far less than 50% even vote at all. In other words, if the "other 80%...sits and decides on other factors..." then the most common decision among them is not to vote at all.</p><p> </p><p>Lastly, please keep in mind that (at least this time) Bush won with a majority of the popular vote. Therefore the (mathematically) average American voted for Bush. That is the root of my comment about slamming the average American.</p><p> </p><p>As an aside, I couldn't bring myself to vote this time around. I don't agree with the multitudes of people out there trying to shame people into voting. I agree with George Will when he explains that the lack of turnout in our country, compared to other democracies, reflects a certain contentment, but I would add that it also reflects a certain cynicism - see Paul J. Lyon's posts in this thread.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harte, post: 12391, member: 443"] [b]Re: Election rigged? Nah ;)[/b] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(\"K@t 5\")</div> Dear [email=K@T]K@T[/email] 5, I don't mean to accuse you of bashing anyone except those that deserve bashing. I agree with you about the influence of religion in politics, although if a person is a true believer then I don't see how you can completely separate the two, a sentiment I have heard Bush utter a few times. I would expect atheism to influence the political decisions of an atheist, for example. I have been accused in the past of bashing Christians when I have used language and logic similar to yours. I only want you to benefit from my experience. In an earlier post, you said: "Remember, only about 20% of our nation?s population happens to be Christian fundamentalist. That leaves about 80% of the population who sits and decides on other factors." I only want you to realize that the 20% you referred to have a very high voting percentage. As you know, usually barely half the eligible voting population actually votes. This means that, of the other 80% you refer to, it is likely that far, far less than 50% even vote at all. In other words, if the "other 80%...sits and decides on other factors..." then the most common decision among them is not to vote at all. Lastly, please keep in mind that (at least this time) Bush won with a majority of the popular vote. Therefore the (mathematically) average American voted for Bush. That is the root of my comment about slamming the average American. As an aside, I couldn't bring myself to vote this time around. I don't agree with the multitudes of people out there trying to shame people into voting. I agree with George Will when he explains that the lack of turnout in our country, compared to other democracies, reflects a certain contentment, but I would add that it also reflects a certain cynicism - see Paul J. Lyon's posts in this thread. [/QUOTE]
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