Posted October 07, 2016

zeogold
The Puzzlemaster
Registered: Dec 2012
From United States

DaCostaBR
Dayman: Fighter of the Nightman
Registered: Sep 2012
From Brazil
Posted October 07, 2016

You guys DO realize there's such a thing as voting for a third-party candidate, right?
I hate to just leave a link instead of explaining my points myself, but if you have 6min of free time, this video will do a better job explaining the problem of this type of voting system visually, than I could with a wall of text.
Keep in mind his ideal solution is employing the "Alternative Vote" system, but there are other ways. Here in Brazil, despite whatever problems we may have, there is a First Past the Post system, but we manage to also have several political parties by dividing elections into a 1st turn with all the candidates, and then a 2nd turn including only the two most voted for candidates.

Garrison72
New User
Registered: Apr 2010
From United States
Posted October 07, 2016
TIme to send an assassin after him.

Lin545
May. 24, 2022
Registered: Jun 2011
From Russian Federation
Posted October 07, 2016

StationaryNomad
Truckin' Along
Registered: Mar 2015
From United States
Posted October 07, 2016

richlind33
bong hits for beelzebub
Registered: Jan 2016
From United States
Posted October 07, 2016
Maybe we could rickroll him into the White House. o.O

Pangaea666
AC/DC Rocks!
Registered: Sep 2011
From Other
Posted October 07, 2016
Putting my hand in a wasp's nest here... Watched the video and you know it's pretty bad when Assad is more balanced, or at least less unbalanced, than the Western media about the situation in Syria.
It's an absolutely horrible situation, and there are so many hands stoking the fire there now, but it simply isn't as easy as remove Assad and that's that, there will be peace. What we know from other conflicts and countries is that once you remove the state apparatus, things will become worse. There are none (or few) good guys, and Assad, Russia, Gulf countries or USA is not one of them.
It's an absolutely horrible situation, and there are so many hands stoking the fire there now, but it simply isn't as easy as remove Assad and that's that, there will be peace. What we know from other conflicts and countries is that once you remove the state apparatus, things will become worse. There are none (or few) good guys, and Assad, Russia, Gulf countries or USA is not one of them.

KiNgBrAdLeY7
Слава России! ура́
Registered: Apr 2012
From Other
Posted October 07, 2016

It's an absolutely horrible situation, and there are so many hands stoking the fire there now, but it simply isn't as easy as remove Assad and that's that, there will be peace. What we know from other conflicts and countries is that once you remove the state apparatus, things will become worse. There are none (or few) good guys, and Assad, Russia, Gulf countries or USA is not one of them.
That aside, everyone knows whose constant, never ending meddling in the area, caused each and every big issue, over the last decades. Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya. Some people who pretend to care for the rights of the people they invade, butcher, bomb or mercilessly puppeteer through diplomacy, behind the scenes. Same people who are ready to elect the closest friend of the warmongering bastard woman Albright, responsible for dropping uranium bombs in Kosovo some years ago.