[quote]MaximusB wrote:
Why can’t we just nominate the best candidate, with experience, intelligence, and common sense ? And not look at what he or she looks like ?[/quote]
Because the majority of our society are fucking idiots. AND because without the war on women, racism, the war on the poor/income inequality, the people who our media want to win…wont.
or maybe I’m just as ignorant as them…[/quote]
No, I’d say you hit the nail on the head.
This is politics, the best candidate often is the biggest loser. The best shit talker and liar, is often the winner.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
Why can’t we just nominate the best candidate, with experience, intelligence, and common sense ? And not look at what he or she looks like ?[/quote]
Because the majority of our society are fucking idiots. AND because without the war on women, racism, the war on the poor/income inequality, the people who our media want to win…wont.
or maybe I’m just as ignorant as them…[/quote]
No, I’d say you hit the nail on the head.
This is politics, the best candidate often is the biggest loser. The best shit talker and liar, is often the winner.[/quote]
And I would argue in a two party system when the parties are so closely aligned to certain power interests even if the team we may prefer wins we all lose in various ways.
I don’t view Barack Obama as any different than George W. Bush on most of the biggest issues. Sure we have different flavors of a few things, but for the most part? Pretty much the same type of thinking.
At this point I think a lottery system, similar to how juries are picked, would result in better governance that what we have now. Set minimum standards of education and experience, weed out any wackos, and let her rip.
He, and the woman who was impregnated, ARE the facilitators in bringing about the child. She and She are splits-ville, so the one turns to the government for tax payer money. Ok, well, time to get the other side of the genome for child support.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
Why can’t we just nominate the best candidate, with experience, intelligence, and common sense ? And not look at what he or she looks like ?[/quote]
Because the majority of our society are fucking idiots. AND because without the war on women, racism, the war on the poor/income inequality, the people who our media want to win…wont.
or maybe I’m just as ignorant as them…[/quote]
No, I’d say you hit the nail on the head.
This is politics, the best candidate often is the biggest loser. The best shit talker and liar, is often the winner.[/quote]