Walker is out.
The world of Politics thread
archnemesis
#22
[BBC | Canada election: Liberals head for historic victory][1]
This is a good thing, right? Iâve never heard anything positive about Stephen Harper.
[1]: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34578213
Leo
#24
Third Republican debate happened last night in Boulder, Colorado.
Breakdown on what happened: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34664275
It was mostly a clown show on both the candidate and moderator side. I would at least expect debate moderators to conduct themselves on a neutral side, and focus on the issues, but their questions were framed in such a way to provoke them, and also for the candidates to attack each other.
This isnât to say the candidates didnât make stupid remarks either, but the clear bias from the moderators was strikingly obvious, and it spoke more towards US presidential elections largely being a joke when the media are involved. I think I am warming up to Rubio and Kasich. Both are sharp and charismatic guys. Rubio taking the edge over Kasich because of his youth and energy. I believe in the near future, weâre going to start to see Trump and Carsonâs numbers beginning to fall, and Rubio will surge forward in the polls. One thing is certain: El ÂĄJeb! is done.
MidnightTrain
#25
Yeah, the moderators were so bad last night it made the candidates look intelligent -_-
MidnightTrain
#27
Yeah, watched like 80% of it. Rand & Kasich are the only ones who have remotely sane rhetoric, but both of them cater to the crazy. The rest are legitimately mentally ill, evil, or just inept. Cruz might be the only one Iâd define as Evil, really. But he IS evil. To the very center of his void where a human soul would be.
The fact that they hate Hillary so much makes the Bernie nomination seem like an ever better idea. Their entire platform is âFUCK HILLARYâ but what if there was no Hillary? They canât attack Bernie personally, and they canât fight him on issues. Theyâll probably make it all about the socialism at that point.
Leo
#29
Iâm going to do my part in voting for Bernie Sanders in March. I leave the rest to my fellow citizens to do the right thing.
wanda
#32
Iâm British, so I have a question about this whole Democrat/Republican thing.
Can someone tell me how itâs possible for a political party to remain a legitimate contender despite its obviousâand even flauntedâreligious bias/agenda and general philosophy of ignorant redneckism?
You can argue that this is not the case, that the Republicans are just conservative, but they are against stem cell research on the grounds that embryos are people, and more importantly, that it should matter whether they are people or not, given that stem cells and genetic engineering could spell the end of sickness and old age.
Should there by ethical constraints? Yes, but nothing beyond common sense, nothing beyond basics like âmurdering people is badâ, âbetraying people is badâ, âassuming people are guilty without evidence is badâ etc. You donât need primitive bullshit to arrive at that conclusion.
Politics and religion should be separated. Religion is a hobby. A hobby that should be discouraged as much as sexual exhibitionism and drug abuse, at least on the same basis. Take drugs, you get a slap on the wrist; sell drugs and youâre locked up. Same for religion, since it is a drug for stupid people, at least if you think of drugs as crutches for weak or downtrodden people.
So anyway why are religious people given political office? Executive power should be in the hands of somebody objective, rational and curious, three qualities which are orthogonal to the religious personâs values.
Iâm not saying the Democratic candidates/incumbents are better leaders or more rational or whatever. Iâm just curious as to why the very premise of religion being intertwined with politics/executive power isnât a problem for the American citizenry.
Leo
#33
Because they have the support of many, many evangelists and other religious fundamentalists, particularly in the southern states. Not to mention that theyâve had a stronghold in the House of Representatives and Senate for quite some time. Itâs difficult to destroy the tradition of a very powerful and influential political party that has been backed by rich and powerful corporations and organizations for over 50 years. In general, the US has worshiped the concept of God since its inception, and has intertwined it with politics for a long time. For example, the Republican party is backed by the NRA, and many gun owners. Gun ownership and God. Those are the two driving forces behind the party.
Speaking of Republicans, Rubio got slaughtered by Christie in 9 minutes during tonightâs GOP debate.
Das
#39
From the NY Times and Redglass Pictures, a video in which political advisor Mark McKinnon details how to win an election. His short answer: âsuccessful campaigns tell a good storyâ.
