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Marr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-10 09:05 AM
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28. Europeans mostly have a more modern electoral system that reflect public opinion.
Edited on Sat Nov-13-10 09:09 AM by Marr
We have a binary system and a media that are dominated by massive business interests.
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  -Why On Earth Would Americans Vote Bush-Cheney Agenda Back Into Power? Europeans Are Perplexed... Hissyspit  Nov-13-10 05:29 AM   #0 
  - "It's a RepubliKink. We are into FAIL Freakery." - Republicons  SpiralHawk   Nov-13-10 05:42 AM   #1 
  - And we care because?  melody   Nov-13-10 05:47 AM   #2 
     - Americans don't criticize what anyone else is doing?  Hissyspit   Nov-13-10 05:58 AM   #4 
     - Only right-wing "Freedom Fries" cranks whom we mock  melody   Nov-13-10 06:30 AM   #5 
     - Amen to that  pipoman   Nov-13-10 07:51 AM   #24 
     - American narcissism is not amusing?  Hissyspit   Nov-13-10 08:14 AM   #25 
        - No, it's deadly. nt  glitch   Nov-13-10 10:25 AM   #32 
     - It is best not to generalize, imo. Many Americans are too busy  theophilus   Nov-13-10 09:09 AM   #29 
  - It couldn't be more simple..  sendero   Nov-13-10 05:49 AM   #3 
  - This country is becoming a joke around the world....  Bullet1987   Nov-13-10 06:40 AM   #6 
  - The first first-world nation to vote in a black person as President is a joke?  melody   Nov-13-10 06:53 AM   #9 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Nov-13-10 07:37 AM   #20 
  - Becoming  WVRICK13   Nov-13-10 07:49 AM   #23 
  - The Repubs gaining back some power really did it. I noticed a huge  glinda   Nov-13-10 07:37 PM   #41 
  - K&R  Solly Mack   Nov-13-10 06:47 AM   #7 
  - Because people believed the hype that Mr. Obama was solely to blame.  political_Dem   Nov-13-10 06:50 AM   #8 
  - Polling clearly shows they don't  melody   Nov-13-10 06:55 AM   #10 
  - Critical Thinking is the key  canoeist52   Nov-13-10 07:00 AM   #12 
     - The key is to be found in this paragraph here:  Ghost Dog   Nov-13-10 07:35 AM   #19 
     - I actually was taught that in college--as part of the Honors program.  blondeatlast   Nov-13-10 10:29 AM   #33 
  - They assume the Bush-Cheney agenda went away when Obama  jonnyblitz   Nov-13-10 06:59 AM   #11 
  - as did I.  elehhhhna   Nov-13-10 11:14 AM   #34 
  - Answer: Many Americans are woefully-misinformed morons. (NT)  Tesha   Nov-13-10 07:03 AM   #13 
  - More like a coyote who managed to release the trap,  tanyev   Nov-13-10 07:07 AM   #14 
  - Too many Americans are clueless. nt  City Lights   Nov-13-10 07:18 AM   #15 
  - Americans have become convinced  Turbineguy   Nov-13-10 07:23 AM   #16 
  - Folks are ignorant and have no where to turn.  jimlup   Nov-13-10 07:25 AM   #17 
  - Remember in "V For Vendetta"...  CoffeeCat   Nov-13-10 07:34 AM   #18 
  - i believe America was locked in a civil war as well.  meow mix   Nov-13-10 07:41 AM   #21 
  - I'm very puzzled about it too  lunatica   Nov-13-10 07:42 AM   #22 
  - Short term memories. It's hard to believe they forgot what it's like but now they get a refresher  deacon   Nov-14-10 05:57 AM   #45 
  - Many Americans are perplexed as well - we seem to have an overgenerous  old mark   Nov-13-10 08:36 AM   #26 
  - Both our monolithic and corrupt parties believe in global corporatism enforced via Pax Americana  TheKentuckian   Nov-13-10 08:59 AM   #27 
  - Europeans mostly have a more modern electoral system that reflect public opinion.  Marr   Nov-13-10 09:05 AM   #28 
  - It ain't just Europeans! n/t  Catherina   Nov-13-10 09:12 AM   #30 
  - Nothing puzzling here: they have real news and we have corporate news.  Kalyke   Nov-13-10 09:14 AM   #31 
  - Because Republicans are stupid, stupid, stupid and racist insular pricks.  The Backlash Cometh   Nov-13-10 12:14 PM   #35 
  - we were at 80% of the Bush-Cheney agenda 2009-10--why should we not go to 95%? nt  MisterP   Nov-13-10 12:55 PM   #36 
  - Ya it is a real mindfuck, I still marvel at my countries stupidity.  Rex   Nov-13-10 01:05 PM   #37 
  - Kicked&Recommended..  butterfly77   Nov-13-10 01:09 PM   #38 
  - Politics is a game, it's a sport. There are people who vote for X because  TwilightGardener   Nov-13-10 01:15 PM   #39 
  - never underestimate the power of propaganda in this country.  inna   Nov-13-10 01:19 PM   #40 
  - Because we like being treated in a way that reminds us of our heritage?  tavalon   Nov-14-10 05:50 AM   #42 
  - It can be summed up by something that was once posted here on DU. I don't know the poster's name  mfcorey1   Nov-14-10 05:55 AM   #43 
  - The media elects who they want to. n/t  deacon   Nov-14-10 05:55 AM   #44 
  - .  Hissyspit   Nov-14-10 10:22 AM   #46 
 

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