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Message 185 of 478 (781226)
04-02-2016 11:17 AM

Reply to: Message 184 by jar
04-02-2016 9:33 AM

Re: On Wisconsin

This election gives me an uneasy feeling like no other. I realize that the vote will likely go down as Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton, and am concerned at the direction our country is taking. Personally I like Sanders. That being said, I was just exposed to quite a nifty piece of propaganda sent to me by one of my Christian friends.

The video is pro Trump and yet it paints a picture of the guy that is almost Messianic.

In my belief, other Christians can no more tell me how to vote than can they tell me how to believe!

This isn't funny anymore.

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Message 188 of 478 (781239)
04-02-2016 2:27 PM

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04-02-2016 1:11 PM

Primary School

Why are there potential voters in the US today who are not aware of the book or Huey Long?

To be honest, I have heard of Huey Long and also of Sinclair Lewis (The Jungle) but have never read this particular book. Yet.

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Message 199 of 478 (781941)
04-11-2016 11:35 AM

Reply to: Message 190 by Blue Jay
04-03-2016 12:14 PM

The Face Of A Nation

Mod writes:

I’m looking forward to a Trump presidency. When he is President, maybe people will realize the President doesn’t actually have all that much power.

Maybe not that much legislative power--but in this age of sound bites, instagrams, and image, the leader of a country represents the image of that country. Think Abdinajab or Khomeni in Iran. Most Americans who watched the news thought of Iran as they thought of the leaders. Look at North Korea! Does anyone care how "nice" individual citizens are or do we watch only what the leader says.

Blue Jay writes:

I can sort of agree with this sentiment: none of the candidates is really likely to accomplish the objectives they're setting out in their campaigns, because all their ideas involve legislation, which isn't the President's job.

But, the "power" that Trump wields is the ability to rally the wackos.

And God knows we have an abundance of wackos. If Trump gets elected, we will see far more terrorism, I believe. People wont mind hating us so much.

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