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d_legendary1

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185. I'm sure working class families go home to watch dancing with the stars

Reply to The Green Manalishi (Reply #175)

Fri Jun 10, 2016, 04:12 PM

Jun 2016

especially between the two or three jobs some people are working now a days. Apparently its socially acceptable now to blame the victims of a corrupt system than to fix the mechanisms that are harming them. In California 2 million plus votes are not being counted because of problems on voting day (some of which I mentioned before). If someone took off work to vote and they get invalidated then what's the point of voting?

When the media announced that HRC was the winner two days ahead of the remaining voting states a lot of people stayed home. Why vote when someone already "won"?

Americans work longer hours because of necessity now a days thanks to outsourcing and HB1 visas. Tell me again how the Kardashians are to blame for them not wanting to vote. And for those who do take off work to vote and get invalidated, what's the benefit?

Its not that liberals don't want to get to the polls but when they get there and are screwed financially or by the voting system itself then why bother voting?

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Correction: a D with some undetermined amount of time. libdem4life Jun 2016 #127

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I think he thinks too highly of them. KPN Jun 2016 #89

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I hear ya! KPN Jun 2016 #219

HRC fans? SouthernDemLinda Jun 2016 #223

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It is called the Dunning-Kruger Effect elljay Jun 2016 #195

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Establishment game plan. Jackilope Jun 2016 #18

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bingo dembotoz Jun 2016 #144

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Most welcome. Raster Jun 2016 #148

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superb summation AntiBank Jun 2016 #42

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"Resistance is futile!" struggle4progress Jun 2016 #64

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I'm sure working class families go home to watch dancing with the stars d_legendary1 Jun 2016 #185

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Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #36

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We don't know? SouthernDemLinda Jun 2016 #213

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K/R Jack Rabbit Jun 2016 #135

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #166

Ut oh, RollingStone will soon be thrown under the bus Corruption Inc Jun 2016 #167

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K & R geardaddy Jun 2016 #179

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They will remain corrupt cowards. LS_Editor Jun 2016 #191

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The Solution is Simple Ccarmona Jun 2016 #200

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insincere words of praise SouthernDemLinda Jun 2016 #209

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Investigating her for the four years as SOS?? Gman Jun 2016 #232

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(kick) Electric Monk Jun 2016 #235

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2016 #237