This is where you're wrong. They do realize. They voted for him based on the same bullshit that kerry spits at his audience. There are no deep dark secerts here.
I Voted... ...now it's just a waiting game.
#46
Posted 03 November 2004 - 08:44 PM
This is where you're wrong. They do realize. They voted for him based on the same bullshit that kerry spits at his audience. There are no deep dark secerts here.
#47
Posted 03 November 2004 - 09:52 PM
Here in Canada, we have ridings, and each riding contains an actual representative of that party, who will represent that area in Parliament. So you could have the majority of the votes in the Province of British Columbia, but one neighborhood in the city of Vancouver could go to the opposition. And they'd keep it: their guy would hold that seat and be that region's representative in Ottawa.
It's dumb and arbitrary as well, I agree, but it is loosely based on population. Large cities will contain several ridings while large rural areas will be represented by one riding. So while the rural areas with the lower populations will have lesser representation, it's harder for one party to take over the entire Urban vote. And, yes, by and large, the election is decided in two provinces, but these two provinces together contain most of the people, so that's maybe as it should be.
*Note please : I have oversimplified the Canadian electoral process, and I think it too is awful and terribly terribly flawed. I just like it more than yours.
Anyway, hooray for Bush. Too bad for fags, dykes, ragheads, teenage moms and niggers. Those people are fucked.
#48
Posted 03 November 2004 - 09:59 PM
#49
Posted 03 November 2004 - 10:29 PM
You forgot Jews. Don't forget, Bush is only friends with Israel because he wants to make sure they're all in one place for when the Apocalypse comes. They can't die now, they have to be judged by the Lord when the time is right, and then will all go to hell. Makes sense to me.
#50
Posted 04 November 2004 - 01:16 AM
Sadly, the Liberal(equivelent of American Republican)party managed to win a vast majority in the last election not just in the Lower House, but in the Senate as well. So, like America, we are quite fucked.
We run a similar voting system to Canada, wherein the country is broken into n different seats, each containing approximatly 1/n of the population. Each electorate votes on who they want to represent them in the Upper and Lower Houses, and then which ever party has >50% of the seats in the House of Reps will be the government, and that parties leader will be the Prime Minister(assuming they win their own seat). As such, we didn't vote for Howard or Latham directly, but rather for our local member.
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#51
Posted 04 November 2004 - 01:29 AM
Your Republican equivalent is your Liberal party? How are the horses and buggies doing down there?
#52
Posted 04 November 2004 - 01:34 AM
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#53
Posted 04 November 2004 - 02:50 AM
Yes, it's a weighted average. I use the same principle in my hydrology course when determining which region will contribute the most rainfall runoff (rain that flows along the ground) to determine where culverts, ditches, storm drains, porous soil, trees and dykes need to be placed. It's a perfectly logical approach in science.
It was the young voters who pulled for Kerry, not the older ones. Our generation is predominately liberal. And sure why not, as a Christian you should probably vote for Bush if you base it on social issues. Just like an atheist would vote for Kerry if he/she only measures social issues.
No, it's the conservative party aka reform aka CRAP
This post has been edited by Jordan: 04 November 2004 - 02:52 AM
#54
Posted 04 November 2004 - 03:03 AM
#55
Posted 04 November 2004 - 04:09 AM
Edit: This poses an interesting idea. Now to create a poll.
This post has been edited by SimeSublime: 04 November 2004 - 04:11 AM
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#56
Posted 04 November 2004 - 04:24 AM
Also, he is an affront to the environmental movement and is oppressing people left, right and centre...
Why are you at all surprised at our posts here? I am just dumbfounded that so many people were so stupid and irresponsible as to vote him back in.
On a secondary note to Laura -
You knew what I meant, Chefelf. These areas do have a very high concentration of gun lobbyists, wife beaters, and negro-haters.
Are you serious? That's an extremely ignorant attitude. Do you even know anybody from the southern States?
Yes, I am serious. No it's not ignorant. Yes, I do know people from the southern states. And as an well educated person in a DIFFERENT country, I do know a little bit about other places in the world, such as the southern states in America.
I never said that those states are entirely populated by those people but they are there... and in large numbers.
Those people are everywhere, that is true. But these states are a haven for nutbars.... just check out "the Bible belt" for instance.
It was a generalisation, Laura, I know. But not all generalisations are wrong.
Lastly, on the idea of living in Australia.... we're not as fucked as America... but our population can't vote either. They've voted John Howard three fucking times now.
Why am I ranting like this? Well, I'm pretty angry, disappointed and overal, I'm frustrated. I'm having a crisis of faith.... in humanity.
#57
Posted 04 November 2004 - 04:29 AM
To try and brighten things up, on the radio today they were saying "Today Today would like to congratulate George Bush for being elected by the American people for the first time."
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#58
Posted 04 November 2004 - 06:08 AM
#59
Posted 04 November 2004 - 06:37 AM
The problem here is that the decision made by the American people does not just affect them. It affects everybody. And I really wished they could have been a little more considerate of other people.
I wished they could have thought about all the innocent children who've been maimed and killed in Iraq. I wish they could think of the poor men in Korea who must do a compulsory two years of military service... and now, they all have to worry about being sent to a real war. On that note, I wish they could think about all the countries around this area that are concerned by the way the Bush administration keeps prodding North Korea with a big stick.
This election, the world put its trust in all Americans, hoping that they would set things right. And the majority of American voters decided they'd let the world down.
That's why I am angry and frustrated.
#60
Posted 04 November 2004 - 07:25 AM
Yeah, maybe where you're from. But I live in "the bible belt." I'm not talking about all young people in general. I'm alking about the young people here, locally. Out of every single classmate that I have, I know three Kerry supporters. THREE. I'm not saying that it's like that everywhere in the south, because I honestly don't know. But in my town, there are a fucking lot of young people who voted Bush.