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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan
Yeah, that was kind of what generated the original comment I made. Political discourse is dead in this country. We have two accepted polar opposite viewpoints. It's a product of our stupid two party system. It's amazing how far we've regressed politically in the last 20 years.
Someone like myself who doesn't see things in black and white are effectively left out of the process. I chose not to vote for the President for the first time in my life. I didn't make that choice lightly either. I couldn't stomach voting against someone rather than for someone.
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Personally I think Political discourse is dead overall with sides split into two distinctive angry camps. The few people that are stuck in the middle just don't give a crap about getting involved because of the basically shouting and uncivil manner of the debate.
Even in a multiple party electoral system like Canada's I find myself lost in the middle of not having anyone that I'm comfortable voting for.
It used to be that you could lodge a protest vote for the party least likely to win just to say that you took part in the process, unfortunately we've seen the damage that can cause.
I'm prepared to cheer for the violent over throw of the government by alien lizard people.