I can cope with absention :)
I think that it reflects the dilemmas of modern politics. Who is there to vote for who could get selected, and then act sensibly? - and i think that explains much of what is happening.
a lot of us are aware that forces beyond them are not responsive to them. Some of those forces are not ones that can be influenced in the first place. This is unsettling for humans....
jon
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I doubt Sanders will get in as well, but I'd certainly vote for him over Trump. I will abstain before I ever vote for Hillary though.
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Personally i don't think Sanders will get in, although he is the most inspiring of the candidates. The corporate elites and their media will do everything possible to stop him, and if that includes supporting Trump well they will do that. And if he got in, he could only do anything if the people voted a congress and senate he could work with.
Post by Tom EllisI'd vote for Trump of the morally bankrupt Hillary though, but I'd do
it with a bitter taste in my mouth as I chose the lesser evil.
I'm always a little suprised at the extent of the dislike for Clinton. I've heard lots of people say they have no trust for her, but i'm not quite sure why clinton would be seen as more morally bankrupt than Trump. Personally I don't know if Trump has any morals other than 'I'm for Trump' :), but that is just an impression, based on a few memories of his past business and marital dealings.
To me Trump seems easily the 'greater evil', or more accurately the greater harm, possibly even as great as Bush Jr.
Even if clinton is corrupt, she is at least, relatively sane, and relatively well informed about the world, which must count as a relative good.
What has Clinton done that is bankrupt, that has actually been demonstrated, as opposed to beaten up and reasonably standard?
jon
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