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RainDog

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10. Republicans don't offer a viable option

Sat Jun 8, 2013, 04:37 PM

Jun 2013

I'm not going to vote for the party that wants to treat women as brood mares, wants to insert religion into others' health care decisions, science classrooms, and government.

I'm not going to vote for the party that hates the poor.

what I WANT to be able to vote for is a party that cares about the poor, not the corporate. I want to vote for a party that supports human rights and equitable treatment under the law.

I want to be able to vote for a party that gives a shit about the working class and the poor and sees our mission, as a democracy, is to provide optimal conditions for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

I want to be able to vote for a party that doesn't support the War on Drugs with all its racist applications - and with its legacy of destruction of limits on the 4th amendment.

But, even tho I want that, I don't have that as an option.

So, I vote for the best option I have.

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Musk Ox don't break ranks when they are vurnerable [View all] Shankapotomus Jun 2013 OP

Great examples, but Democrats are famous for shooting themselves in the foot. It is the Repubs that Pisces Jun 2013 #1

Yes but Republicans stand together Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #2

The challange will be to stand togther without sinking to the Tepublicans level. wandy Jun 2013 #6

for myself, I'm part of a society, not a herd. KG Jun 2013 #3

Yes but some societies Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #5

I would be hard put to defend Democrats under any and all conditions. BUT............. wandy Jun 2013 #4

A bison shows exactly what NOT to do muriel_volestrangler Jun 2013 #7

Wish I could rec this Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #8

So you want Democrats to be mindless lemmings? burnodo Jun 2013 #9

Not asking them to be mindless lemmings Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #12

Doesn't really make sense burnodo Jun 2013 #15

Republicans don't offer a viable option RainDog Jun 2013 #10

Keep doing what you're doing Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #14

Yes, it's called a herd mentality. Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #11

You are not standing against Republicanism and Corporatism by assimilating and executing the same. TheKentuckian Jun 2013 #13

I'll put you down for "No", then..lol Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #19

Some people define "we" as something more relevant than simple party affiliation. Marr Jun 2013 #16

I'm not talking about simple Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #20

That would be fine if there weren't so many Democrats who were wolves themselves. forestpath Jun 2013 #17

That bottom picture looks photo-shopped. egduj Jun 2013 #18

It's a museum exhibit, I think. Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #21