On 11/16/2016 08:19 AM, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:

It doesn't do what you think it does.


   Quite simply, you're wrong. But I guess it depends on your POV of what
   you consider "Broken".
   Unfortunately the shitstem repairs itself as soon as everyone stops
   hammering on it.
   We need more 'hammers', and people who don't turn their back as soon as
   the oppressor they desired opressor (Carter, Obama, pick a blue faction
   president) is elected. Democrat progressive liberals and Republican
   Libertarians, the majority of IS libertards, are ABSOLUTELY part of the
   problem, and closeted Fascists. Just ask anyone whose (formerly) lived
   in a 'hipster gentrified' community.

It does nothing to break the system. In Texas, if you voted for Stein, Johnson,
McMullin, or Mickey Mouse... you effectively voted for Trump and made it that mu
ch more difficult to turn Texas blue.

   I'll repeat something I KNOW I said on this list somewhere along the
   line:
   I don't give a fuck about your "Blue" faction of the one party state
   with an ideology of American exceptionalism, and global war as it's
   economic basis.
   Ps. Just gave this link [1]<https://pando.com/2015/06/22/we-got-geeks/>
   to someone researching the connection between a Google exec who lives
   locally and a local anti-homeless hate group/gentrifier/property
   development org.
   I understand you work for Google. If you do, you're working for
   Fascists-in-America.
   Rr

On 11/16/2016 10:12 AM, Razer wrote:



On 11/16/2016 02:53 AM, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:

On 11/12/2016 02:41 PM, Cecilia Tanaka wrote:

Quinn tried to explain you how the (North!) American elections work.
It's pretty illogical, unfair and doesn't make any sense to the rest
of the world, but hey, it is _not_ his fault!  He was just trying to
help you, guy.  There was no sarcasm or lie in his message.

Exactly. Sure, technically you can write in anybody and vote for anybody
on the ballot. But the reality is, unless an overwhelming number of
people vote third-party, it's just going to take more votes away from
the second-place candidate and it's effectively a vote for the eventual
winner. Doesn't matter if the votes are for Jill Stein, Gary Johnson,
Evan McMullin, or Mickey Mouse.


You know... When people tell me voting for a third party does this or
that, or how it will break the system...

That's EXACTLY what I want.

It doesn't do what you think it does. It does nothing to break the
system. In Texas, if you voted for Stein, Johnson, McMullin, or Mickey
Mouse... you effectively voted for Trump and made it that much more
difficult to turn Texas blue.

What I'm wondering is how many people voted for the guy with the
little hands just to break the motherfucker, not because they thought
he'd 'do a good job'. Probably more than anyone knows.

I'd like to know why there are so many stupid people in this country
that actually thought Trump would be a good president.

References

   1. https://pando.com/2015/06/22/we-got-geeks/