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Originally Posted by politicophile
I find it heartening that so many people who are unable to see the differences between Republicans and Democrats are not interested in voting. Seriously, Bush/Kerry: the lesser of two evils? That is a complete misapplication of the word "evil", as neither of those men even approach being evil. Voting is about looking at the ideological positions of two opposing candidates and deciding which platform is most appealing to you. I hear complaints in these forums on occasion about how we must choose between professional politicians in most elections. But who would you prefer to run: some naive outsider who would leave the whitehouse after four years with a broken heart and a record of failures? I'm looking for a leader with the prior experience that assures that he/she has a realistic understanding of the political process.
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Well if a person thinks that larger more inefficient government is evil, I don't know how you couldn't see them as the lesser of two evils. Or if you oppose the war how could either of them not be evil. I think you are kinda of blinded by the two party system as you pointed out by saying
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"Voting is about looking at the ideoligcal positions of two opposing candidates and deciding which platform is most appealing to you."
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Voting should be about more than just 2 candidates or parties. You can't see how similar the two parties are because you limit yourself to this two party perspective. Take a more peripheral view of politics and you might see just how similar they really are.