Thread: How can educated people really still buy into the two party system?

I do not vote simply because either way a vote is cast the system is broke and no one politician or party will ever be able to change things. I remember how many people hated Bush for his war stance and in 2008 Obama seemed to be a beacon of hope and change that dimmed very quickly.

Obama promised transparency and what did the country get? Sealed records and cover-ups. Where is Obama’s college records or other such transcripts? Obama promised to close Gitmo in his first year and the government is expanding Gitmo. Obama promised to end wars and bring back troops but what has he done, he has extended some tours and moved troops but the wars still continue.

So regardless of who you vote for it will be the same spending, same wars, and same lip service so why even waste time voting on a corrupt fraudulent fake two party system?

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Educated people believe a lot of crazy stuff. Used to be that phrenology, the study of psychology based on bumps in the skull, was widely regarded as scientific among the educated. Homosexuality used to be listed as a mental illness. People just become indoctrinated by authority, even smart people. I think, at root, the problem is that questioning authority is not a trait that is rewarded in academia, so the highly educated often get to where they are precisely because they are able to swallow the moll aid, or at least fake it.

I would be ready interested to see how many people truly believe in the two party system be how many people are just going along wih it, despite knowing better, out of pragmatism.

Personally, I don't think adding a third or fourth party to the "system" would actually change things because there is more than ample evidence to prove that a "person of good intent" is corrupted beyond repair once the they are settle into the DC culture. Barack Obama is a prime example of someone who rode into office on a Magic Carpet with a mandate unparalleled since Reagan deposed Carter, and yet he has turned out to be yet another Politician Of Cronyism. There is nothing to suggest to me that the two party system is the problem. The problem is that the First Amendment 100% guarantees that influence peddling in Washington will never subside and no President will be able to escape, no matter what political ideology they hail from.

It's very simple. If you have a Venn diagram of evil people and liberals/Democrats/leftwingers/socialists/communists/baby eaters/satanic devils, there would be no area on said Venn diagram where these two groups did not overlap. They are synonymous. Period.

I am a die hard hater of liberals like all great people are. No, Einstein with his anti-corporatist beliefs does not count as a "great person".

I totally agree with not voting for national offices. We don't have a "No Confidence" option on the ballot so the only way to vote "No Confidence" is to not vote. The media keeps the public divided over simple minded issues via the "think tanks" that feed talk radio and mainstream news. Meanwhile, the banks get a rigged system and we keeping building all kinds of expensive weapons. I have a rather long theory on why people shouldn't vote which i don't feel like writing now. The thrust of it is that something needs to happen that verifies to people that they are not alone in realizing the differences between the parties are minor compared to the bullsh*t they agree on. Maybe a "No Confidence" vote of 70% could be that something. It is a very steep climb though because the system is wired to keep people thinking in terms of "libtards" and "tea baggers". The choices are so sh*tty this time that maybe people will wakeup. I think many people suspect they have been hoodwinked by their donkey or elephant but they just can't admit to themselves they've been wrong. How else can you explain a society that considers Limbaugh and Matthews insightful or informative.

Originally Posted by TrueRightWinger

It's very simple. If you have a Venn diagram of evil people and liberals/Democrats/leftwingers/socialists/communists/baby eaters/satanic devils, there would be no area on said Venn diagram where these two groups did not overlap. They are synonymous. Period.

I am a die hard hater of liberals like all great people are. No, Einstein with his anti-corporatist beliefs does not count as a "great person".

All great people are liberal haters? Where did you come up with that one? There are alot of great people in both parties. What I find interesting is when the economy is good people generally have no complaints with the government. But when time are bad everyone becomes frustrated and lash out, including politicians. There is no easy fix to our economic woes and no one has a magic wand. Drastic times call for drastic actions? Does that really work? I think not.

Originally Posted by TrueRightWinger

I am a die hard hater of liberals like all great people are. No, Einstein with his anti-corporatist beliefs does not count as a "great person".

What about Ghandi, or Martin Luther King?

Originally Posted by zstep18

What about Ghandi, or Martin Luther King?

Both pseudo-intellectuals who were really just liberal attention seeking freaks behind closed doors. Haters of greed are haters of the glorious Ayn Rand, and that would include Ghandi, MLK and Einstein and Jesus Christ.

All evil and liberal.