Here's a simple yes or no question

[moof]

based on the premise
from Dead Zone.

For people that do not see the show or missed the movie
years ago, the main character (Johnny Smith) has the
ability/curse of seeing glimpses of the future
of people he comes into physical contact with, like in a
handshake.

In the orginal movie Smith shakes hands with a person
that is running for President.

During the "vision" Smith sees the person has become
President and is launching nuclear weapons.

It gets quite involved after that point but the question is,

if you had Smith's ability and shook hands with the person
you were going to vote for for president and you saw
that they were going to launch/use nuclear weapons
after they were elected would you still vote for them ?

That's it, no additional info.
You know for sure that if this person becomes president
atomic weapons will be used for a third time on planet
Earth.
You don't get to interfer or influence the outcome except
with your vote.
It's a simple yes or no.
Would you still vote the for person.

[NuckinFutz]

1. No ....n/t

[Angelus]

2. No.

[boobooday]

3. Well hell no

But this makes me think of an interesting script one of my students wrote last year.

The character is president of the U.S., and clearly based on W*. He realizes, after assuming office, that he is the ANTI-CHRIST. And it sends him into a moral turmoil (this is where the resemblence to * begins to break down). He ends up trying to kill himself to avoid bringing about the apocalypse, but he CAN'T, because he is the anti-Christ.

It was kind of funny, but I'll tell you, when you teach writing, you can really see what is on these young people's minds. I feel so bad for them! When Clinton was in office I got romantic comedies, and redemption stories about strippers with a heart-o-gold. Since the *coup of 2000, it's doom and gloom.

Sigh. Is it November yet?

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[bearfan454]

4. Fuck no !

That is too close to what these repuke assholes would try to pull off if the could.

[Ediacara]

5. I can't answer

Because your story leaves out one VERY VERY important detail:

Is the president's use of nuclear weapons preemptive or retaliatory?

[stopthegop]

7. I agree...plus

if the other candidate is elected, could the use of nukes be worse? ie: more bombs, more cities etc?

[moof]

9. Tried to ask the question in such a way as to eliminate as many variables,

but it says the third use so you might see that as the first use since WWII. To be true to the orginal movie though Smith never knew what the other canidate's future was, only that the Martin Scheen character was going to use them.

[LastKnight]

11. it really isnt a yes or no situation...

i mean, theirs craploads of other factors that can come into play, who knows, maybe something happened that provoked the use of nuclear force (if there is such a thing) or whatnot. besides, if the character saw the future, it wouldnt matter what he did or not from then on out, it would presumabley be set in stone.

-LK

[SCDem]

6. Have problem answering

If I am able to shake both candidates hands and one I see bombs the other not.... then I would be more likely to vote obviously for the one where I do not see bombs.

But if I only got to shake the hand of one of the candidates and not the other it would be hard for me to vote just on that sole reason alone. Because it could be that if I shook the hand of the other candidate I would see bombs as well.

[Whitacre D_WI]

8. Yes...

...if he were running against *.

[LastKnight]

10. i would not base the decision on the expierence alone...

considering its just a small glimpse completely out of context, you have no idea what actuially caused the event you see. it would not change my vote, so i would say i would have to still vote for the canadate, even though it would cause hesitation or second guessing.

-LK

[Insider]

12. no, and here's why

with this guy, there is NO chance it won't happen. regardless of whether it was retaliatory, or somehow justified, it is SURE to happen.

at least with the other candidate, there is a chance it wouldn't occur. and i would have to vote with that chance, that hope.