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Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by tothetenthpower
I must respectively disagree. I haven't the cynicism that many have concerning the "system". I think it is flawed, I think the people in leadership positions are flawed.
But the system isn't broken. The game is not rigged. Why have candidates spend upwards of a billion dollars, if the outcome is so predetermined.
We'll have to wait four months, of course, to see if your hypothesis holds, but I predict that the outcome will present itself long before then.
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
You don't think the game is rigged? Really?
You don't think that people who you don't know the names of determine the outcome of major political elections, legislation, foreign policy etc..?
Ok...that's fine. We will have to agree to disagree.
~Tenth
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
reply to post by beezzer
Yikes.
Ok, well good luck with that beezer. If there's one thing I respect in this world it's loyalty and unfortunetly, I can't be loyal to a system that only rewards greed and nonsense.
But to each his own
If the system does solve itself, I will eat my words and give you 1000$ bucks
~Tenth
Originally posted by jheated5
reply to post by tothetenthpower
There is no conspiracy here, with either candidate they will get what they want, since they are essentially the same.... So this is how it goes... Obama wins he tanks the economy/Romney wins we got to war with Iran.... It's a win win situation is it not?
Originally posted by tallcool1
Originally posted by jheated5
reply to post by tothetenthpower
There is no conspiracy here, with either candidate they will get what they want, since they are essentially the same.... So this is how it goes... Obama wins he tanks the economy/Romney wins we got to war with Iran.... It's a win win situation is it not?
I have to respectfully disagree with you on this point. What is more likely are the following scenarios:
1) Obama wins, he takes is to war with Iran, possibly sparking WWIII, and tanks the economy.
- or -
2) Romney wins, he takes us to war with Iran, possibly sparking WWIII and tanks the economy.
For the average American, it's a lose/lose situation - hell, for the average citizen of planet Earth it's a lose/lose situation.
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
reply to post by beezzer
AH but the country isn't run by the Constitution anymore. The system we have is nowhere near resemblant to what your founding fathers put in place.
I've always said that America, at it's core, the system, the constitution is perfect and made for a perfect society.
But the American System is currently a shadow of it's former self, for many many reasons.
~Tenth