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A Brief Summary of the 2016 Election Cycle (POL)

billryan
billryan
Apr 14, 2016
5:59am
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The problem is that the Libertarian Party is generally not Libertarian.
forkushV
forkushV
Apr 14, 2016
6:04am
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Originally posted by: DonDiego
Actually what DonDiego had in mind was someone other than a run-of-the-mill Democrat/Republican/Socialist.

Poor old DonDiego finds pretty much all the major-party candidates objectionable based upon personal honesty/responsibility as well as disagreements with governing principles...
Grieving-wise, DonDiego is right on schedule.

  • Denial
  • Anger
  • Bargaining
  • Depression
  • Acceptance

    • clcjim
    clcjim
    Apr 14, 2016
    6:31am
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    Originally posted by: forkushV
    I would compare the differences between today and January 19, 2009, but that would be ****Blaming Bush!!!!**** and that's not allowed around here. Apparently referencing history is discouraged for some reason.

    I feel sorry for forkush. He sounds sort of, well, . . . sad.

    Apparently, he's a little further down the grieving scale than DonDiego:

  • Denial
  • Anger
  • Bargaining
  • Depression
  • Acceptance

    Soon, we'll be calling him Mr. Acceptance.

    • Don
    Don
    Apr 14, 2016
    6:53am
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    Originally posted by: billryan
    The problem is that the Libertarian Party is generally not Libertarian.

    DonDiego doesn't understand.


    billryan
    billryan
    Apr 14, 2016
    7:02am
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    Originally posted by: DonDiego
    Quote
    Originally posted by: billryan
    The problem is that the Libertarian Party is generally not Libertarian.

    DonDiego doesn't understand.


    We know.
    Don
    Don
    Apr 14, 2016
    7:10am
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    Re: the grieving Scale
  • Denial
  • Anger
  • Bargaining
  • Depression
  • Acceptance

    Poor old DonDiego has found that he apparently doesn't respond to events as the Kübler-Ross model suggests one should.

    Whether learning of a loved one's death, or being informed of a serious illness, or recognizing the inadequacies of main-line politicians, or some other unpleasantness DonDiego has pretty much followed the path of checking for accuracy followed immediately by acceptance and moving on.
  • No denial; it is what it is.
  • No anger; at whom?, for what?
  • No bargaining; with whom?
  • No depression; sadness, yes! Then one moves on.
  • Acceptance; it is what it is.

    n.b. This does not mean poor old DonDiego never questions something, or gets angry. And heckfire he's often depressed, . . . and for good reason too! But he prefers to just maintain a tight grasp on the world as it is and keep moving through it as best he can.
    • Don
    Don
    Apr 14, 2016
    7:11am
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    Quote
    Originally posted by: billryan
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    Originally posted by: DonDiego
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    Originally posted by: billryan
    The problem is that the Libertarian Party is generally not Libertarian.

    DonDiego doesn't understand.

    We know.

    Well, . . . that certainly was not helpful.

    pjstroh
    pjstroh
    Apr 14, 2016
    1:10pm
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    Your average "libetarian" does not support getting rid of Medicare or Social Security. And they dont seem to understand how contrary that runs to the ideology they pretend to subscribe to.
    jatki
    jatki
    Apr 15, 2016
    6:09am
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    Originally posted by: billryan
    The problem is that the Libertarian Party is generally not Libertarian.


    It seems very little is as it seems anymore.
    jatki
    jatki
    Apr 15, 2016
    6:13am
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    Originally posted by: pjstroh
    Your average "libetarian" does not support getting rid of Medicare or Social Security. And they dont seem to understand how contrary that runs to the ideology they pretend to subscribe to.



    That's a pretty ridiculous statement PJ. Do you support evry issue of the DNC? Does every Republican support every issue of the RNC line? That's insane to fault any ideology because everyone doesn't support the line.
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