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95. RUSH: "If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice"

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F*** Russell Brand. Anybody who encourages young people to NOT vote can go to hell [View all] scheming daemons Oct 2013 OP

George Carlin said the same thing. Francois Jeopardy Oct 2013 #1

So we have 2 comedians encouraging the "utes" not to vote legcramp Oct 2013 #3

Ehhh, where's My Cousin Vinny, to make it a threesome! MADem Oct 2013 #9

No just one - the other guy is dead. AAO Oct 2013 #51

He doesn't have to keep anything to himself. The fact that you think not voting should be ridiculed liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #2

Do you really believe leftynyc Oct 2013 #5

Criticizing an abysmally stupid public statement is not bullying, by any stretch of the imagination. arcane1 Oct 2013 #10

I get so tired of people telling people how they should vote. I get bullied into voting for any liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #17

When were you ever bullied into voting? treestar Oct 2013 #100

thanks treestar Cha Oct 2013 #115

You have to be bullied into voting for Democrats? MH1 Oct 2013 #149

I get so tired of people cheapening the word "bullying". MH1 Oct 2013 #150

+1 Bobbie Jo Oct 2013 #170

It is not possible to "not vote". jeff47 Oct 2013 #47

Agreed. I had a college professor once, who said, "Not making a decision IS a decision." razorman Oct 2013 #53

RUSH: "If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice" 7962 Oct 2013 #95

BINGO! If you don't vote, the bozos vote counts MORE! .. . . . n/t annabanana Oct 2013 #68

I double agree. airplaneman Oct 2013 #71

Exactly, it is childish plea for attention treestar Oct 2013 #99

He was referring to Brand "encouraging people not to vote" not the same thing as okaawhatever Oct 2013 #70

Criticism of public statements is bullying? Cali_Democrat Oct 2013 #125

I hate it when people don't vote. They are full of opinions about things and spew them roguevalley Oct 2013 #127

Agreed. If the asshole wanted people to make a statement whe would urge them to vote SamYeager Oct 2013 #4

Voting sure as hell worked for the Teahadists! Are they smarter than us? Huh, huh? freshwest Oct 2013 #6

Paulbot talking points from the Disruptive, Anti-Political crowd. MADem Oct 2013 #7

Righteous rant! Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #26

+2 nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #80

I get what he's saying - this system sucks... polichick Oct 2013 #8

your last sentence is EXACTLY what the teabaggers say scheming daemons Oct 2013 #11

Congrats on your closed fearful mind. I'm not talking about end times "crash and burn." polichick Oct 2013 #13

Yes. The dismay and anger that McAuliffe is up bigg Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #29

Yup. Some people were spreading scandal about McCauliffe. MineralMan Oct 2013 #61

Or "the system" could wind up a lot worse. treestar Oct 2013 #101

have to agree with Scheming bettydavis Oct 2013 #12

Maybe people who want to control what other people do are the a$$holes. liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #21

I have to point out indigoth Oct 2013 #54

Is it possible that they have no control regardless, think Diebold, SCOTUS... Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #69

The House majority also has investigative power, which Issa is currently tblue37 Oct 2013 #156

If there are no good candidates, why vote? tinrobot Oct 2013 #14

there are always worse candidates scheming daemons Oct 2013 #15

you sure like to call people who don't agree with you names don't you? liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #27

Sounds like you're a third party person Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #30

The rules on DU say that you must not advocate for the defeat of Dem candidates. tblue37 Oct 2013 #157

Ah, the ole "lesser of two evils." MattSh Oct 2013 #120

Because there are really bad candidates. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #16

Then you get what you deserve. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #24

Because the greater evil must be opposed. SolutionisSolidarity Oct 2013 #58

+1000. nt tblue37 Oct 2013 #158

I was wondering when Godwin's Law would show up in this thread. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #159

Godwin's Law is hardly applicable here. People are asking why they should participate in politics. SolutionisSolidarity Oct 2013 #161

The OP said nothing about Nazis. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #163

The 1920s Germans were nowhere near the 1930s Germans, friend. SolutionisSolidarity Oct 2013 #168

And if you don't vote, the *very worst* candidate is more likely to win. nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #81

lol treestar Oct 2013 #102

When there's not a candidate I can vote for, I still show up to vote and leave that SharonAnn Oct 2013 #108

John Kerry was the first president I voted for quinnox Oct 2013 #18

What made you not vote in 2000? That was my first Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #31

Just not paying attention, you might say the 2000 election debacle quinnox Oct 2013 #39

Understandable. Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #41

In 2000, when I turned 18, I voted for Gore. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #160

K & R. n/t FSogol Oct 2013 #19

If you don't vote, you forfeit any right you have to complain about the gov't ajk2821 Oct 2013 #20

No you don't Bgno64 Oct 2013 #46

Or do like the GOP did ajk2821 Oct 2013 #59

You know why Mickey Mouse can't win? treestar Oct 2013 #103

Uh, even IF he Mickey gets the most votes... MattSh Oct 2013 #121

Mickey is certainly old enough treestar Oct 2013 #129

I remember Homer Simpson beating Mickey Mouse tabbycat31 Oct 2013 #164

But the OP's own sigline promotes George Carlin, who disagrees with you. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #133

Civil Rights Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2013 #22

thank you. liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #23

you're thanking someone for blatantly lying about the civil rights movement? nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #35

Do you mean me? Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2013 #48

Either you're completely ignorant, or completely dishonest on the subject geek tragedy Oct 2013 #55

He didn't sign it because a bunch of people voted. He signed it because they took to the streets and jtuck004 Oct 2013 #112

the Civil Rights act of 1964 most definitely was achieved by voting scheming daemons Oct 2013 #28

Certainly Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2013 #38

Must be why MLK encouraged youth to work inside the system Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #32

Painfully ignorant post. Pathetic. geek tragedy Oct 2013 #33

Seriously. There's days one wants to reach into the tubes.....nt msanthrope Oct 2013 #37

My, lately I have been attracting all sorts of vitriol Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2013 #43

Jesus, you're doubling down on the stupidity. geek tragedy Oct 2013 #52

First of all I'm not an ignoramus Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2013 #62

"you are fixated on my use of the word vote" geek tragedy Oct 2013 #64

This discussion Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2013 #65

Voting does work. It's not sufficient, but it does work. nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #66

Yeah, if voting isn't important, why do they try so hard to keep the "wrong" people from doing it? nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #84

I said the main point Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2013 #85

And I agree. I *do* think voting by itself is insufficient. nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #86

If anything, it showed that "working within the system" AND working outside it are BOTH necessary. nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #83

Who the hell passed the Civil Rights Act? PEOPLE WHO WERE VOTED FOR!!!! nt msanthrope Oct 2013 #36

Don't ever become a history teacher. PLEASE. MADem Oct 2013 #45

You are correct. After all the failed lawsuits and attempts at voting, it took people jtuck004 Oct 2013 #113

The problem with Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2013 #118

First, please realize that not being asked for advice has never stopped me from offering it jtuck004 Oct 2013 #126

He's British, his opinons about the current system are about Westminister Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #25

And yet it's blowing up big here in DU with no less than Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #34

Sorry but people reacting to a Brit not voting by shouting about Al Gore and the SCOTUS Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #56

Plus he was married to Katy Perry for a nano-second. nt mimi85 Oct 2013 #105

It's sad that this kind of thing even needs to be said. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #40

Here's a wild idea. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #42

then write in a vote or vote third party. not voting at all is moronic scheming daemons Oct 2013 #44

Brand is a Brit they have more than two Parties. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #60

But voting for somebody who'll get maybe ten votes is brilliant? MattSh Oct 2013 #122

I note your lack of response about Carlin's attacks on voting. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #135

yep. good post. Run inspiring candidates, and maybe the young people will show up quinnox Oct 2013 #49

Who voted for a "third way corporate shilling blowhard" lately? BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #50

"Liberal"? Hardly.... truebrit71 Oct 2013 #89

There's a South Park episode in here somewhere... n/t DRoseDARs Oct 2013 #57

I have no respect for people who discourage others from voting Politicub Oct 2013 #63

But the OP's own sigline promotes George Carlin, who very famously told Americans this: Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #131

Carlin is treated like a sage from on high by some Politicub Oct 2013 #145

Point is the OP uses Carlin as his sigline while claiming to curse all who discouage voting Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #166

This message was self-deleted by its author Cronus Protagonist Oct 2013 #67

are your knickers properly twisted then? whirlygigspin Oct 2013 #72

Look at the real point he's trying to raise Saviolo Oct 2013 #73

Finally somebody in this thread who actually GETS what Brand was........ socialist_n_TN Oct 2013 #87

Until... Saviolo Oct 2013 #97

Exactly. Many of us vote anyway TBF Oct 2013 #93

The real tragedy Saviolo Oct 2013 #96

in great part because people were too lazy and stupid to vote in the midterms. bettyellen Oct 2013 #132

Speak for your own territory, the entire West Coast did fine in 2010, Oregon set turnout records Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #136

nationally, we were fucked because idiots think the president does everything and it never occurs to bettyellen Oct 2013 #137

Our elections are State by State events, not nationally run. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #140

1/3 less young people vote in the midterms, skewing the vote conservative. bettyellen Oct 2013 #142

Actually much of the electoral outcomes here have to do with better election systems and Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #165

Sadly other states are interested in limiting the vote bettyellen Oct 2013 #171

Well f*** me too! MyNameGoesHere Oct 2013 #74

Scripted dangin Oct 2013 #75

Adding Russell Brand to my "word trash" list because, really...I don't know or even ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #76

He is a British comedian quinnox Oct 2013 #77

Yes. If liberals don't vote, this is what happens ~ Zorra Oct 2013 #78

There are a few comedians Flatpicker Oct 2013 #79

How tolerant of you. DeSwiss Oct 2013 #82

I think you completely missed the point... truebrit71 Oct 2013 #88

Sooooo, don't vote against the larger of two evils? DetlefK Oct 2013 #90

No. Demand REAL change instead. truebrit71 Oct 2013 #92

You can demand all you want, while sitting on your hands. DetlefK Oct 2013 #154

His rant was unbearably non-productive. DetlefK Oct 2013 #91

His answer to that is something I've said a lot too....... socialist_n_TN Oct 2013 #94

But he didn't deliver ANYTHING. DetlefK Oct 2013 #155

That kind of thing is self indulgent and stupid treestar Oct 2013 #98

I'm siding with Katy Perry on this topic ... JoePhilly Oct 2013 #104

+1,000 nt MADem Oct 2013 #110

Well, he IS British. WinkyDink Oct 2013 #106

He doesn't vote and yet... Bonobo Oct 2013 #107

Yes, he has a big microphone scheming daemons Oct 2013 #114

But do you say the same about Carlin, who also advocated abstaining from the vote? Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #138

Anyone who blowhards about "not voting" is an idiot who Cha Oct 2013 #109

People who don't vote are the first to be screwed. gulliver Oct 2013 #111

I do not support not voting Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #116

Do you think that is true in all countries with elections? Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #139

Brand is advocating a cultural revolution, not aiding apathy. Cronus Protagonist Oct 2013 #117

Occupy The VOTE RESPECT Our VOTES Cha Oct 2013 #119

So, you want to curtail his free speech? AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #123

No, scheming wants to point out that what Brand is saying is facile and idiotic Recursion Oct 2013 #128

Then call it facile and idiotic. (which it is) AtheistCrusader Oct 2013 #146

If he thinks non-voting revolutions are easy and bloodless he's very naive to say the least nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #124

Hey, it's Russell Brand ourfuneral Oct 2013 #130

Why can't we do both? Shankapotomus Oct 2013 #134

That's the real problem with Brand's rant. Voting takes a few minutes once every two years. stevenleser Oct 2013 #141

exactly! This either/ or thing is facile bullshit. bettyellen Oct 2013 #143

Not to mention all the political advantages to voting Shankapotomus Oct 2013 #144

the point is moo whirlygigspin Oct 2013 #147

Yes, but may I point out -- it's EVERY YEAR, everywhere I've lived. MH1 Oct 2013 #151

Good point. Its important to vote in those elections too! nt stevenleser Oct 2013 #152

Agreed. Not voting is a stupid idea Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #148

all this fuss over a call for a little metanoia in the noos, lol whirlygigspin Oct 2013 #153

144 Incitatus Oct 2013 #162

Russell Brand is a fuckwit ourfuneral Oct 2013 #167

Democracy only works with FULL PARTICIPATION. Avalux Oct 2013 #169