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**corolaelwis** · 02-22-2007, 09:18 PM

Through lies, deciept, and the complete miseducation of voters. Standard political fair.

Okay so basically we we were conned into a second Bush term were we? Is that the standard for us or everyone in the world. The thing is that for 4 years evryone knew what Bsh was about...so say the first time we put him in office the voters were duped, how can you explain the 65 millon who came out and re-elected him the second time?? We obviously liked what we had.

Did you know that the vast majority of Bush supporters in 2000 though he was for Kyoto???

No i certainly didn't; though to be honest i didnt ever think that and that made me support him all the more, and i'm sure was the case for a lot of folk.

Polls constantly show that people want what their politicians refuse to talkabout. This is true especially in the US.

Right but when it comes down to it there is always generaly a right or left government in place an very rarely a centrist/inependant one. People however frustrated always seem to vote an "old boys club" style government, a "typical" politician as usual. A classic example would be Britain in which over the last 200 years only two parties have had power. Can you giv me an example of single country where an "independant" or "third rail" party has ever succeeded? Another example would be us, or even Australia, look how long 2 parties have had dominance...

A minority government that represents less than 30% of the population. Not the majority.

Fair enough but the biggest chunk of votes that went to any one party went to them. You yourself spoke of how corrupt the rulng liberal party was, but which way did you vote? For them again?

Against the will of the majority of the people, which is why he lost. Which is my point.

Really? Apparenty the will of the British and Australia and obviousy American people is against the war so why did we al re-elect leaders who took us to war?

02-22-2007, 09:18 PM	#31
corolaelwis Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	Through lies, deciept, and the complete miseducation of voters. Standard political fair. Okay so basically we we were conned into a second Bush term were we? Is that the standard for us or everyone in the world. The thing is that for 4 years evryone knew what Bsh was about...so say the first time we put him in office the voters were duped, how can you explain the 65 millon who came out and re-elected him the second time?? We obviously liked what we had. Did you know that the vast majority of Bush supporters in 2000 though he was for Kyoto??? No i certainly didn't; though to be honest i didnt ever think that and that made me support him all the more, and i'm sure was the case for a lot of folk. Polls constantly show that people want what their politicians refuse to talkabout. This is true especially in the US. Right but when it comes down to it there is always generaly a right or left government in place an very rarely a centrist/inependant one. People however frustrated always seem to vote an "old boys club" style government, a "typical" politician as usual. A classic example would be Britain in which over the last 200 years only two parties have had power. Can you giv me an example of single country where an "independant" or "third rail" party has ever succeeded? Another example would be us, or even Australia, look how long 2 parties have had dominance... A minority government that represents less than 30% of the population. Not the majority. Fair enough but the biggest chunk of votes that went to any one party went to them. You yourself spoke of how corrupt the rulng liberal party was, but which way did you vote? For them again? Against the will of the majority of the people, which is why he lost. Which is my point. Really? Apparenty the will of the British and Australia and obviousy American people is against the war so why did we al re-elect leaders who took us to war?
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