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Third Party or maybe a more understanding Republican or a more well rounded Democrat.
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Maybe they do need term limits after so long in office. Sometimes when you are in office that long, you just like to argue for the sake of arguing. We need good, fresh and serious ideas and not silly, juvenile fixes.
The main stream media says there will be more blue in Washington but after the people of this country see how governments have been failing to control their citizens for safety’s sake, they may vote for the party that will protect them and their interests better which is Republican. Don’t think people aren’t noticing what’s happening in this country. Thugs are being allowed by local governments to hold our lives hostage. Where you see thousands of rioters in the streets, you’ll find 100 of thousands just waiting to cast their vote against those rioters and their supporters. They’ve got the numbers because they are scared their country is being taken over by thugs. The elderly, whites, Asians, even many African Americans are seeing these riots as a unstabling of America. We want peace and security.
The main stream media says there will be more blue in Washington but after the people of this country see how governments have been failing to control their citizens for safety’s sake, they may vote for the party that will protect them and their interests better which is Republican. Don’t think people aren’t noticing what’s happening in this country. Thugs are being allowed by local governments to hold our lives hostage. Where you see thousands of rioters in the streets, you’ll find 100 of thousands just waiting to cast their vote against those rioters and their supporters. They’ve got the numbers because they are scared their country is being taken over by thugs. The elderly, whites, Asians, even many African Americans are seeing these riots as a unstabling of America. We want peace and security.
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Hume
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I understand the perspective. To be honest, the Republican party has always been substantially driven by fear. “Protect me, please.”
The problem is that these same districts experiencing protests largely identify with the protesters.
The wealthy, white and Christian demographic largely doesn’t like it, but that demographic has been steadily shrinking my entire life.
America is undergoing a demographic shift, as inevitably happens in all societies over history. And like most these shift, it’s being led by progressives, regardless of party.
The problem is that these same districts experiencing protests largely identify with the protesters.
The wealthy, white and Christian demographic largely doesn’t like it, but that demographic has been steadily shrinking my entire life.
America is undergoing a demographic shift, as inevitably happens in all societies over history. And like most these shift, it’s being led by progressives, regardless of party.
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Hume
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The biggest issue in our government is that it forces a two party system through its electoral structure.
Amend all constitutions to kill primaries and award elections to the largest vote-getter, eliminating 50+% requirements and you’ll see a multi party system bloom.
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That sounds sensible but make sure every candidate has enough money and airtime to convey their views to the public. I think though too the top two candidates should have their names on the ballet just to make sure we don’t have a mob rules outcome.
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Hume
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That’s the kicker, there’s always a bar that has to be met to be on the ballot, but when you vote everyone is on the ballot. The dem and rep candidate as well as the tea, constitutionalist, socialist, libertarian, green and other parties.
I also like that system when everyone gets to pick two candidates, but surprisingly difficult to implement.
I also like that system when everyone gets to pick two candidates, but surprisingly difficult to implement.
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Hume
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Through an active protest?Hume:
Exactly.
It’s her fault. How dare she drive on a public roadway.
If my wife did that, in no uncertain terms I’d ask her where she left her brain before getting into the car.
“Hmmm. Potentially volatile situation up ahead. Let’s take the family wagon through it and see what we see…” :crazy_face:
Not saying it’s her fault, but the first step in maximizing your probability in surviving conflict is to avoid conflict whenever possible. That’s top of the list.
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You are blaming the victim.
And it is repugnant.
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Hume
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If you stand in a frying pan, you increase your chances of getting burned.Hume:
You are blaming the victim.
And it is repugnant.
Best to avoid the frying pan.
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It was not a frying pan.
It was a public roadway.
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Hume
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Running through an active protest. Yes.Hume:
It was not a frying pan.
It was a public roadway.
Pick another route. I did.
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You make it sound like people are actively seeking out the protest march.
They don’t distribute a map with the route and timing beforehand.
I can see how someone might panic if they are caught unexpectedly, and protesters start shouting at them, maybe banging on the car for emphasis.
All those media stories of alt right drivers attacking protesters are far more likely the reverse, of drivers trying to flee for their safety and protesters refusing to allow their departure.
Victim blaming is repugnant.
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Hume
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I didn’t consult a map when I saw the protest in my town.
I was driving, saw the mass of people at the square and picked another route.
What happened was undoubtedly wrong. But if you see a protest up ahead and you choose to drive through it, the legal principle of shared fault may kick in.
Don’t drive through protests, folks.
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Hume
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I’m saying that the victim may have engaged in contributory negligence for their own safety by choosing to drive through what appeared to be a protest zone.Hume:
‘if?’
You are blaming the victim based upon an if?
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I’ve tried to do that in Seattle, but still was caught once.
You still are inferring people are actively driving into protests rather than being caught by the protest as it moves. I suspect you haven’t spent much time with said protests.
There is no evidence to support that.
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Who does?Hume:
I’ve tried to do that in Seattle, but still was caught once.
You still are inferring people are actively driving into protests rather than being caught by the protest as it moves. I suspect you haven’t spent much time with said protests.
When I see large masses of unorganized people like I did in college back at the turn of the century in Louisville, KY, I go the other way. It’s a good rule.
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