Comments on: Sacrifice Your Issues http://blog.techfun.org/2007/11/sacrifice-your-issues/ Linux, Politics, Whatever... Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:23:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Techfun http://blog.techfun.org/2007/11/sacrifice-your-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Techfun Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:30:34 +0000 http://blog.techfun.org/sacrifice-your-issues#comment-151 I'm not sure that making everyone vote would be the best of all possible solutions but I think it would be better than what we experience now in the US with big surges of people to the voting booth when someone pokes at a "social issues" sore spot. I’m not sure that making everyone vote would be the best of all possible solutions but I think it would be better than what we experience now in the US with big surges of people to the voting booth when someone pokes at a “social issues” sore spot.

]]> By: Alan http://blog.techfun.org/2007/11/sacrifice-your-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Alan Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:49:32 +0000 http://blog.techfun.org/sacrifice-your-issues#comment-150 I am inclined to agree that requiring everyone to vote would be a better system, though I have not completely thought this through. I am inclined to agree that requiring everyone to vote would be a better system, though I have not completely thought this through.

]]> By: Techfun http://blog.techfun.org/2007/11/sacrifice-your-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Techfun Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:10:24 +0000 http://blog.techfun.org/sacrifice-your-issues#comment-149 Les, I think that would be better than what we have now. If we can't get single issue voters to stay at home, at least bringing out EVERYONE, including the people who have dropped out of the process because they feel that nothing will change, it could balance out. Les, I think that would be better than what we have now. If we can’t get single issue voters to stay at home, at least bringing out EVERYONE, including the people who have dropped out of the process because they feel that nothing will change, it could balance out.

]]> By: Les http://blog.techfun.org/2007/11/sacrifice-your-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Les Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:00:16 +0000 http://blog.techfun.org/sacrifice-your-issues#comment-146 Your fortunate you are not here in Australia where voting is compulsory - I don't even have the right to submit a blank ballot if I don't like any of the candidates. Your site has been reviewed by the radical blogger = you can see the results here: http://myradicalblogs.com/?page_id=98 It may take several hours for the front page article to appear. You review however has been published. Your fortunate you are not here in Australia where voting is compulsory – I don’t even have the right to submit a blank ballot if I don’t like any of the candidates.

Your site has been reviewed by the radical blogger = you can see the results here:

http://myradicalblogs.com/?page_id=98

It may take several hours for the front page article to appear. You review however has been published.

]]> By: Alan http://blog.techfun.org/2007/11/sacrifice-your-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Alan Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:05:12 +0000 http://blog.techfun.org/sacrifice-your-issues#comment-145 speaking of allowing people to press our buttons http://outofit-personal.blogspot.com/2007/11/moving-along-to-family.html or Why I've Been Offline and Haven't posted anything about the election meme... speaking of allowing people to press our buttons

http://outofit-personal.blogspot.com/2007/11/moving-along-to-family.html

or Why I’ve Been Offline and Haven’t posted anything about the election meme…

]]> By: Techfun http://blog.techfun.org/2007/11/sacrifice-your-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Techfun Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:27:17 +0000 http://blog.techfun.org/sacrifice-your-issues#comment-148 I know that all these issues matter. My problem is with these few issues being used to hold the rest of the nations business and problems hostage. I suspect that many candidates, in many areas, are selecting their parties based on positions on a few issues like immigration and abortion, instead of the merit in either party's over all agenda. I know that all these issues matter. My problem is with these few issues being used to hold the rest of the nations business and problems hostage. I suspect that many candidates, in many areas, are selecting their parties based on positions on a few issues like immigration and abortion, instead of the merit in either party’s over all agenda.

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.techfun.org/2007/11/sacrifice-your-issues/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Andrew Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:54:51 +0000 http://blog.techfun.org/sacrifice-your-issues#comment-147 The Republican part is on the decline. Rudy Giuliani is no match against Hillary. He is playing off the 911 attacks to his advantage in his campaign. His position as a mayor at the time of the attacks required him to help his city. On the gay issue, this is the new issue. It is comparable to the 60's civil rights movement. I know this movement will win. Americans just need to learn that this is a problem of hate vs. a need to accept others. It is a form of discrimination if we do not allow gay marriages and only allow straight ones. <My school recently had a school play and some nutjobs came from kansas to protest against the play. We held a counterprotest. It was well worth it. The Republican part is on the decline. Rudy Giuliani is no match against Hillary. He is playing off the 911 attacks to his advantage in his campaign. His position as a mayor at the time of the attacks required him to help his city.
On the gay issue, this is the new issue. It is comparable to the 60′s civil rights movement. I know this movement will win. Americans just need to learn that this is a problem of hate vs. a need to accept others. It is a form of discrimination if we do not allow gay marriages and only allow straight ones. <My school recently had a school play and some nutjobs came from kansas to protest against the play. We held a counterprotest. It was well worth it.

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