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"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat) 03/09/2016 at 19:08 • Filed to: None

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On a lighter tone of course.

it is donald trump the main idiot of america feeding people lies and hate through his poisonous milk and the more that people drink the more powerful he becomes so stop sucking on his big beige mounds america before it is too late and he destroys all of the world and everything that we have ever loved. love from your friend Chris (Simpsons artist) xox

RallyWrench > My citroen won't start 03/09/2016 at 19:17

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I would rather look at a Youbian Puma than that horrible and disturbing graphic. What has been seen...

Biased Plies > My citroen won't start 03/09/2016 at 19:23

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The lack of punctuation in that plea would almost have me vote for Trump.

Thank fuck I’m not actually in America.

ly2v8-Brian > My citroen won't start 03/09/2016 at 19:25

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The fact that it's likely going to be a choice of him or Hillary is depressing.

My citroen won't start > Biased Plies 03/09/2016 at 19:25

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I’m assuming you don’t know our friend Chris.

Nibby > ly2v8-Brian 03/09/2016 at 19:29

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Nibbles > ly2v8-Brian 03/09/2016 at 19:30

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Option number three will never be an option unless you vote for them.

Biased Plies > My citroen won't start 03/09/2016 at 19:30

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I did not and assumed he was literally a cartoonist on the TV show. The concept of fame and why people gain it, internet or otherwise, baffles and annoys me.

My citroen won't start > ly2v8-Brian 03/09/2016 at 19:38

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There is a third better option.

whoarder is tellurium > Nibby 03/09/2016 at 19:41

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/wrists

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > My citroen won't start 03/09/2016 at 19:41

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Cthulhu?

My citroen won't start > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 03/09/2016 at 19:45

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Turd Ferguson

ly2v8-Brian > My citroen won't start 03/09/2016 at 20:03

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Which is?

pjhusa > My citroen won't start 03/09/2016 at 20:14

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Please... Bloomberg... I'm depending on you to save a potential mess of America.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > My citroen won't start 03/09/2016 at 20:21

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This is why drinking raw milk is bad.

Always drink pasteurized milk you buy at the supermarket... and vote Democrat.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > ly2v8-Brian 03/09/2016 at 20:25

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You could always move to Cape Breton.

http://cbiftrumpwins.com/#intro

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > whoarder is tellurium 03/09/2016 at 20:25

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Nah... Cape Breton...

http://cbiftrumpwins.com/#intro

ly2v8-Brian > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 03/09/2016 at 20:33

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Lol.

My citroen won't start > ly2v8-Brian 03/09/2016 at 21:02

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Bernie

ly2v8-Brian > My citroen won't start 03/09/2016 at 21:10

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Note I said likely. He is who I’d vote for, however the Democrat party isn’t going to allow that to happen. Hillary’s lead is thanks in large part to super delegates (Dem. party members). They want the status quo rather than any real change.

BorkBorkBjork > My citroen won't start 03/09/2016 at 22:44

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Bernie and Trump are basically the same person. Starkly different viewpoints, but that is merely a matter of perspetive.

bhardoin > My citroen won't start 03/09/2016 at 23:29

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bhardoin > Nibbles 03/09/2016 at 23:34

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I don’t think there ever can be one in our current political system.

Nibbles > bhardoin 03/09/2016 at 23:36

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Could it be that thinking along those lines are the reason?

bhardoin > Nibbles 03/09/2016 at 23:57

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I don’t say that out of pessimism, just game theory.

Between two candidates there is a middle line drawn (I know, issues aren’t necessarily left or right, but for most issues there is a spectrum from one extreme to another). People on each side of that line will tend to pick the candidate that is most like them. In this way, whichever party represents more of the voting base will win.

BUT, when a third party gets involved, the math doesn’t necessarily work out in the most popular spectrum’s favor. Lets say we had a very close three party race involving a far right candidate, and middle right candidate, and a far left candidate. The middle line may be to the right; there are more right-minded voters than left-minded voters. But though the general right has a majority over the general left, the far left candidate has the best chance because their constituency isn’t torn between two more similar candidates.

That math encourages a two sided standoff, and punishes bases that vote for third party contenders. This phenomenon doesn’t happen in countries that form coalition governments - and notably it doesn’t happen in congress. A national party will line up its positions such that it is toing the line that will gain them the most voters in general elections. But local politics don’t necessarily line up with national politics, so third parties have a better chance to isolate a disenfranchised voting base.

Bernie Sanders (independent) and Ted Cruz (a “tea party” challenger to republican backed candidates) are examples of this. Each of them won local congressional elections in highly polarized regions where one of the national parties had no presence, but to run effectively on the national stage, they have to be one of the two viable candidates.

Rather than voting third party in general elections, it’s important to nominate candidates that you feel better represent the party is closest to your positions. Staying out of party politics is just shooting yourself in the foot, as you end up with no input as to who the viable candidates will be.