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Freddie

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8. Sounds like "vote for Nader and teach the Dems a lesson" logic

Reply to coalition_unwilling (Original post)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 05:11 AM

Oct 2012

We know how well that worked.

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Please help me counter some poor reasoning: why is the idea [View all] coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 OP

... Summer Hathaway Oct 2012 #1

As I recall, the counter to this argument is that you can't move forward by coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #2

Because the damage a Romney administration would do Freddie Oct 2012 #3

Actually, we had a "revolution" about 150 years ago (at least as historians coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #4

The problem is that chaos benefits authoritarians, strangely enough. freshwest Oct 2012 #5

I hope there are as many on the right who vote for Obama to bring the Apocalypse sooner (in their progree Oct 2012 #6

What was surprising is that the thread belongs to a fairly committed member of Occupy Los Angeles coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #7

Sounds like "vote for Nader and teach the Dems a lesson" logic Freddie Oct 2012 #8

Actually, I think the logic is closer to "Romney will make things so bad that coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #10

It's poor reasoning because I can't really think of a single instance... Spider Jerusalem Oct 2012 #9

The position struck me as somewhat jejune, but I was at a loss as to coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #14

First, revolutions are chaotic and unpredictable quaker bill Oct 2012 #11

Wonderful reply. Would it be OK with you if I copy and paste liberally into coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #16

An Iranian friend of mine said that what takes 500 years to advance civilization to modernity lunatica Oct 2012 #12

Another wonderful reply. Would it be OK if I cite you (and your friend) on the coalition_unwilling Oct 2012 #17

I always thought her words were very wise lunatica Oct 2012 #18

47% of the country would blame President Obama ... dawg Oct 2012 #13

"It's a trick...get an axe." n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #15

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