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Shoot Your President? Shooter Your Child?

Save your loved one? Save your president?

  • President/Leader

    Votes: 3 8.1%
  • Loved One

    Votes: 34 91.9%

  • Total voters
    37

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This is an age old question, perhaps brought about by Plato's Republic. The all important question of family before country or country before family? Plato saw it as the family cannot be had by the rulers because the rulers could not make a decision based upon protecting their family first. He understood that the dynamic would be protect the family first. My question is...do you choose the life of a loved one? Or the life of the President of whatever nation you belong?
 
Thread title and poll title do not agree.
 
This is an age old question, perhaps brought about by Plato's Republic. The all important question of family before country or country before family? Plato saw it as the family cannot be had by the rulers because the rulers could not make a decision based upon protecting their family first. He understood that the dynamic would be protect the family first. My question is...do you choose the life of a loved one? Or the life of the President of whatever nation you belong?

Oh, for heaven's sake. That's an age-old question?! It's family before anyone or anything. Period.
 
This is an age old question, perhaps brought about by Plato's Republic. The all important question of family before country or country before family? Plato saw it as the family cannot be had by the rulers because the rulers could not make a decision based upon protecting their family first. He understood that the dynamic would be protect the family first. My question is...do you choose the life of a loved one? Or the life of the President of whatever nation you belong?
Presidents are replaceable. My loved ones are not.
 
Since children do not destroy nations, while spinning it that they are helping nations, I would say that children are more valuable than presidents. Save the children, and give a big middle finger to the presidents. :mrgreen:
 
It would depend on who the "family" is. There are many, many members of my family I have not met, and others who I know well but who are disgusting, worthless idiots. If one of them were equally at risk at the same time as my president I think I'd throw the life saver to the president. If, on the other hand, it were one of the family members or dear friends who means anything at all to me, they're getting my undivided attention and consideration in a life-or-death scenario.
 
This is an age old question, perhaps brought about by Plato's Republic. The all important question of family before country or country before family? Plato saw it as the family cannot be had by the rulers because the rulers could not make a decision based upon protecting their family first. He understood that the dynamic would be protect the family first. My question is...do you choose the life of a loved one? Or the life of the President of whatever nation you belong?

We have a vice-President for a reason.
 
I have no children but I do have plenty of people I love. I will never love a president, a queen, king or prime minister. Even if the president were someone I admire above all other statesmen/women, even if it were Nelson Mandela, I would choose the person I love. Love conquers all, don't they say?
 
I would save my loved ones over the president. I wouldn't solely define this as family though because we all have those family members we don't really like or desire a relationship with, yet there are friends that are close to us like siblings. I would save my close friends over my uncle that I don't really care for, but that's just me.
 
Loved ones first for me, end of story. I am a family member, then a Catholic, then an American, then a Louisianian(interchangeably dependent on whether either state/nation is living up to the social contract) then I am me. All are important to me in a large way so the pecking order is important.
 
It would depend on who the "family" is. There are many, many members of my family I have not met, and others who I know well but who are disgusting, worthless idiots. If one of them were equally at risk at the same time as my president I think I'd throw the life saver to the president. If, on the other hand, it were one of the family members or dear friends who means anything at all to me, they're getting my undivided attention and consideration in a life-or-death scenario.

My family consists of my pets. So of course my pets come before a president or leader. Anyone related to me by birth? "You can't choose your family but you can choose your friends". I have a sign outside my door that says "Welcome to my home. If you are family, make an appointment first".
 
Oh, for heaven's sake. That's an age-old question?! It's family before anyone or anything. Period.

Agreed. I am surprised it is a question at all. Of coruse you will choose to save your family over anything. The president is replaceable after all.
 
Seeing that 98% of politicians don't care about me or my family anyways, the given is always family. This title is also really wierd for this thread.
 
This is an age old question, perhaps brought about by Plato's Republic. The all important question of family before country or country before family? Plato saw it as the family cannot be had by the rulers because the rulers could not make a decision based upon protecting their family first. He understood that the dynamic would be protect the family first. My question is...do you choose the life of a loved one? Or the life of the President of whatever nation you belong?

My family is more important to me than the life of my president. A president can be replaced my loved one can't. I do not care if the president is someone I really like or someone I am indifferent to or do not like.
 
All of you who voted to save your loved one are now on the FBI's watch list...
 
Seeing that 98% of politicians don't care about me or my family anyways, the given is always family. This title is also really wierd for this thread.

You think that 2% of the politicians out there care about you? Are you insane?
 
All of you who voted to save your loved one are now on the FBI's watch list...

That is why when I stepped outside I turned around, dropped my pants, bent over, and screamed enjoy it Gmen.
 
That is why when I stepped outside I turned around, dropped my pants, bent over, and screamed enjoy it Gmen.

Well, if they didn't have the scientists there with their magnifying glasses to help them out then I doubt they got your point.
 
I'm surprised that there aren't more Obama lovers stepping up on his behalf. Well done, lefties & liberals! Way to stay true to your loved ones! ;)
 
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This is an age old question, perhaps brought about by Plato's Republic. The all important question of family before country or country before family? Plato saw it as the family cannot be had by the rulers because the rulers could not make a decision based upon protecting their family first. He understood that the dynamic would be protect the family first. My question is...do you choose the life of a loved one? Or the life of the President of whatever nation you belong?
My cynical guess is that the answer of most people in this forum would change depending on which party holds the presidency.
 
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