News Donald Trump's Popularity To Date

[EveHarrington]

Are we all sick of politics at this point?

I know I am! :-/

 

[The Albatross]

Actually even though it's from Slate, it's a pretty solid article that cuts through Trumps crap and whining about the system for candidate selection being "rigged".

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_...imaries_aren_t_supposed_to_be_democratic.html

 

[Anarchy]

Democracy is a completely false ideal

A gang of drunken teenage males staggering down a road towards a good looking woman.

If the drunken males offer her a vote in deciding which of them gets to assault her first - have they granted her a new right?

If will of a majority justifies the use of force, then as an instance of will of a majority - a gang rape must therefore be justified.

We are each well capable of making our own decisions, or if we want to, of each selecting advisors, or people to represent us on each issue that we individually want help with.
Such an advisor has a vested interest to give the best advice they can, or they'll soon find themselves getting fired.

none of that selection of advisors or representatives implies that:

• one group of people should decide for everyone
  
• that the group appointed should define the extent to which they'll decide for everyone
  
• that they should do it for a fixed term, rather than be hired and fired as each individual sees fit
  
• that a majority (or the largest minority) should decide for everyone
• that the advisors decide how much they'll get paid and can print the money, or run up debts in your name to do it.

even if it was accepted that we must all have people to make decisions for us (something which I dis agree with) then claiming that we must all have the same group of advisors or decision makers...
Is like claiming that because we each had to have a biological father, then we all had to have the same biological father.



If it would be wrong for me as an individual to order another individual to give me money, to go to war for me, to do this that and the other... or else, I'll shoot their dogs, put them in a cage, beat them up, take even more of their property from them etc!

then it would also be wrong for two of me to do so

and equally wrong for two hundred million of me to do so

Social contracts and constitutions:
Did you sign one?
Did anyone you know sign one?
would anyone who you know be stupid enough to sign a contract that puts all of the onus to pay and obey onto you, while leaving all of the details of what you're to do and how much you are to pay completely open to change, and absolutely no obligation on the other side of the contract to deliver anything that they might promise to deliver?

[GALLERY=media, 3045]Lysander-Spooner-didnt-sign-shit by Anarchy posted Apr 24, 2016 at 4:24 PM[/GALLERY]

Democracy: two wolves and a sheep deciding who to have for supper.
Representative republic: two wolves and a sheep voting for a third wolf, who'll decide who to have for supper.

 

[hodge]

Wow!

"Ted Cruz and John Kasich issued startling statements Sunday night about their paths ahead, the first sign the two campaigns are coordinating to deny Donald Trump the Republican presidential nomination.

"Within minutes of each other, the pair issued statements saying they will divide their efforts in upcoming contests with Cruz focusing on Indiana and Kasich devoting his efforts to Oregon and New Mexico. The strategy is aimed at blocking Trump from gaining the 1,237 delegates necessary to claim to GOP nomination this summer."

 

[hodge]

Whiner.

Donald Trump blasted Ted Cruz and John Kasich for teaming up in a last-ditch effort to block his path to the Republican presidential nomination.

 

[EveHarrington]

@hodge

Lol.

I thought you called him a wiener.

 

[hodge]

Yeah, he could be called a wiener, as well, lol!

 

[hodge]

I normally do not call people names, ever, but Trump really tries my better angel self.

 

[hodge]

He scares the crap out of me. I never thought I would ever see such a preposterous presidential candidate. And that's only because there are enough Americans who like this guy, God only knows why. Makes me ashamed of my country.

 

[EveHarrington]

It's scary that so many Americans like him. So many hateful Americans? Who knew?

 

[EveHarrington]

Trump swept all states tonight.

Well, well, well republicans------ Your shoddy practices really are coming home to roost! Appeal to the worst in society just because you want their support-------but are so naive as to think such people would never rule the party.

Stop Trump? Too little too late.

I really do hope this is the beginning of the end of the Republican Party.

 

[Justmehere]

I think the GOP as we know it is over. Most GOPers are sure that the GOP mess will mean the loss of at least the house and the senate, if not the presidency. It sold it's soul a long time ago...

It's not over though for the #neverTrump grassroots group - we are still working hard.... :) It's SO not over. They actually have been expecting this week and next week will be bad, but that Indiana and California will go to Cruz, and this will ensure a contested convention.

There have been 10 contested conventions in GOP history, 7 of them nominated someone who did not have the highest number of delegates coming into the convention, and 6 of those nominees went on to win the general election. Lincoln was nominated on the 9th ballot at a contested convention - and that was a very good choice! (Lincoln is one of my personal heros.)

And yeah, there have been 10 contested conventions for the GOP and the majority of them nominated someone other than the person with the most delegates going into the convention. Yes this is proven history, and the party nomination has been a mess for over a century. This is why we need to get rid of the two party system, but that is another soap box of mine... I will spare everyone here that. lol.

But I can tell you this, it's far from over. We can't lose hope! We have to stop this man... and the sooner the better!!!