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Ameer wrote:

sjfcontrol wrote:

Ameer wrote:

sjfcontrol wrote:

Purplehood wrote:
I won't be voting for the lesser of two evils. I did that last time with John McCain despite my severe reservations about him.

Of course you realize: "Those that don't vote for the lesser of two evils, vote for the greater"

That's provably wrong and it's the type of thinking that got us in this mess. If a mugger gives you the choice of "your money or your life" and you choose the lesser evil, the mugger wins because you let him limit your choices. A smarter choice might be "none of the above" in the form of fighting back, escaping, or something else that doesn't benefit evil.

So, a (presumed) republican voting in the 2008 election for "none of the above", would have elected, who exactly? (We were talking elections, not armed robberies.)

There's only one POTUS at a time. No matter who you individually voted for, "we" all elected Obama.

Fighting the mugger doesn't work all the time, but it's a better choice in the long run.

OK -- I'll try one more time, then I'll give up.

1) We are not talking about muggers -- or at least I wasn't. I/We are talking about elections.

2) Once you get to the full election, you typically have a choice between a Republican and a Democrat. Looking at the 2008 election from the perspective of someone who wanted to promote the conservative agenda, we had a choice between a weak conservative republican -- McCain, and a Socialist Democrat, Obama.

Now anybody who took the attitude "I will not vote for the lesser of two evils" (i.e., McCain), is left with a choice between voting for Obama, voting for a third-party or write-in candidate who simply cannot win, or not voting at all. I state that ANY of those choices simply accrue to the advantage of Obama, the "greater" evil.

If you'd like to argue that we need stronger republican candidates -- I whole heartedly AGREE! But once you get to the day of the election, you're stuck with the candidates you have.

3) Although "WE" may have all elected Obama, I'd like to think I did my part to see that he didn't win.

Ameer wrote:

sjfcontrol wrote:

Purplehood wrote:
I won't be voting for the lesser of two evils. I did that last time with John McCain despite my severe reservations about him.

Of course you realize: "Those that don't vote for the lesser of two evils, vote for the greater"

That's provably wrong and it's the type of thinking that got us in this mess. If a mugger gives you the choice of "your money or your life" and you choose the lesser evil, the mugger wins because you let him limit your choices. A smarter choice might be "none of the above" in the form of fighting back, escaping, or something else that doesn't benefit evil.

So, a (presumed) republican voting in the 2008 election for "none of the above", would have elected, who exactly? (We were talking elections, not armed robberies.)

mgood wrote:

sugar land dave wrote:

Purplehood wrote:

mgood wrote:...I do not believe in politicizing personal preferences and imposing my mores on another.

I have to give you bonus points for the use of the word "mores." Excellent!

I don't think I said that. But I do agree with it. So, carry on.


EDIT: Should look like this:

Purplehood wrote:

mgood wrote:

I do not believe in politicizing personal preferences and imposing my mores on another.

Purplehood said it.

I think Purplehood actually meant "smores" not "mores". He didn't want to impose his SMORES on somebody else!

74novaman wrote:

canvasbck wrote:I am SOOOO hungry for a candidate with libertarian views without the insane foriegn policy ideas of Ron Paul. This absense of a palatable candidate is making me take a serious look at Herman Cain..........man, I want a VIABLE candidate that sounds more like him.

This times about a billion. Ensure the national defense, maintain the roads, keep the mail running. Beyond that, LEAVE ME ALONE!

Assuming you mean the outdated, bloated, semi-government agency that delivers nothing but paper-based junk -- who needs it? Might as well have the government keep buggy-whips in style.
They want to eliminate deliveries on Saturday. They should also eliminate deliveries on Monday thru Friday!
Let everything be done by email, and that that MUST be paper, ship via UPS or Fedex.

Purplehood wrote:
I won't be voting for the lesser of two evils. I did that last time with John McCain despite my severe reservations about him.

Of course you realize: "Those that don't vote for the lesser of two evils, vote for the greater"