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2016 Postmortem

treestar

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16. hear hear, and also this vote for the lesser evil stuff

Reply to Saviolo (Original post)

Sun Jan 8, 2017, 10:10 AM

Jan 2017

They got the greater evil in office, so are they satisfied? If you are going to see things only from the negative side, of course you have to vote for the lesser of two evils, or you will get the greater of two evils! Pure logic fail not to get that.

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This has got to stop [View all] Saviolo Jan 2017 OP

A better description than circular argument would be circular firing squad still_one Jan 2017 #1

I like some of what you have written. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #2

Likewise zipplewrath Jan 2017 #4

I'm over it metroins Jan 2017 #3

The general is not like the primary HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #5

Very well said mtnsnake Jan 2017 #6

Well, the last one is true, but you're right: it's not productive to keep up primary arguments when BlueCaliDem Jan 2017 #7

The comment I heard over and over in the real world,... Binkie The Clown Jan 2017 #8

yes, Hillary partisans boast about the 3 million more votes Hillary got as proof she is adored m-lekktor Jan 2017 #9

And this takes the fight to Trump how? Saviolo Jan 2017 #10

hope we can all agree that DWS's ill-advised crusade to put medical marijuana users in prison Warren DeMontague Jan 2017 #13

Agree, but will not change board realities. I don't OP the topics, but I admit I get sucked into JCanete Jan 2017 #11

we need to look forward. I think leaders like Gavin Newsom are the future. Warren DeMontague Jan 2017 #12

When you said "this has got to stop" I thought you meant the constant Vinca Jan 2017 #14

That is exactly what I meant Saviolo Jan 2017 #15

hear hear, and also this vote for the lesser evil stuff treestar Jan 2017 #16