Thread: Obama will win (for one reason)

Nobody has to win this election. We can hope, though.

Actually, I wouldn't mind Obama losing. For one thing twelve years of Republicans would be funny as hell, I'd love to see how left-wing America responds to it. For another, the next four years are going to be really tough. Whoever wins will be less popular by the end of their term than they are now.

If Obama wins, it'll probably be a mediocre presidency. But if he loses he will be remembered as a symbol of a better world that might have happened.

Originally Posted by apachama

For another, the next four years are going to be really tough. Whoever wins will be less popular by the end of their term than they are now.

You never know what can happen in four years. Bush was elected (sorta) in a time of comfort and complacency, and now he's the lowest rated president ever in an atmosphere of embittered paranoia. The next president may well oversee a withdrawal from Iraq, a smaller operation succeeding in Afghanistan, and a stronger market system emerging from the "Great Correction." Under Obama, we'd probably see a renewed focus on infrastructure and education and a resurgence of international goodwill, as well.

Well I guess I am just not funny.

Originally Posted by harvey123456

Well I guess I am just not funny.

Yeah... you failed pretty hard in terms of funny.

Originally Posted by bluefinger

Yeah... you failed pretty hard in terms of funny.

Or you people have no souls. Its an even bet?

Originally Posted by harvey123456

Or you people have no souls. Its an even bet?

What's one have to do with the other? We already know we have no souls.

I'm pretty sure I already heard this one on Mock the Week.

Originally Posted by skysaw

What's one have to do with the other? We already know we have no souls.

It was metaphorical! You do the math.

Originally Posted by Xei

I'm pretty sure I already heard this one on Mock the Week.

Darn! They're on to me! lol

Who the heck cares who wins?

If its a blue or red candidate its a bad candidate, thats my motto.

Darn! They're on to me! lol

Rar, I knew it.

Can't fault your taste in comedy tho.

Originally Posted by Xei

Rar, I knew it.

Can't fault your taste in comedy tho.

Yes, that dude Frankie, is guaranteed to make me laugh, every week.

Originally Posted by apachama

For one thing twelve years of Republicans would be funny as hell

The economy couldn't handle 12 years of republican control.

ninja, democrat or republican they both fuck the economy up wether its with republican wars, or democratic out of control spending on social programs we don't need.

They both suck, alot.

Originally Posted by guerilla

or democratic out of control spending on social programs we don't need.

They both suck, alot.

Because 40 million without health insurance doesn't constitute need.

vote Nader ...

Originally Posted by ninja9578

The economy couldn't handle 12 years of republican control.

What about 1980-1992? But those were different times. The economy was in recession (twice), oil was scarce, troops were in the middle east, and Bush was president.

But seriously, I think the economy is more robust than you think. I would be more worried about the rapidly expanding military than the rapidly expanding food prices.

I usd to like Obama but he's certainly not a better america. The man is a puppet, everyone has always been a fucking puppet. It's like people think because he's honest about drug usage (I bet mccain did more drugs than obama) it means he's not a politician.

McCain is pissing me off worse than ever, though, and I think a lot of people agree his priorities are WAY off or he's sold out to oil companies. Obama probably would have sold out, too. Definitely. Hilary already fucking sold out, cunt.

Originally Posted by harvey123456

Because 40 million without health insurance doesn't constitute need.

You don't need social programs to insure americans, you fix the current system, not make a new system which is a bureaucracy and sucks more.

Socialism fails, always.

Originally Posted by guerilla

Socialism fails, always.

Well, you're closer to the truth than most people. But actually, socialism doesn't fail in its purpose, which is to enslave a population.

That is not the motivation of socialism.

Furthermore socialist ideas have been successful in the past. Socialism saved the whole fucking country in the 1930s. Yeah, have you ever heard of the New Deal?

The most successful aspects of the new deal were ones handled on a community basis, meaning no big federal bureaucracies. It means you don't have to look any further to find your evil socialist dictator than city hall. If the federal government remained completely hands off, covering only military and college subsidies, and we allowed local governments where democracy works to have a little bit of control, we could save the health system, the education system, and the economy.

The country was also in a much more large scale economic crisis than it is today.

If socialists took over the country, we'd all be living in filthy communes with 20 other people we don't know. People would depend on each other for everything, and dependence really steams my broccoli.

Socialist policies seem to be working just fine in the UK and European countries in general... not without problems of course, but no system is perfect.

So really... what's the big ol' fuss about 'scary socialism'. You guys make it sound like a boogeyman...

Well as you can see, it's mostly ill-thought out opinions by people properly conditioned into hating things that upset rich.

You guys know the Iroquos and the Sioux were communists, right? They all seemed pretty happy until Europe came and fucked them up.

What I find ironic about Yoda's little tirade is that I hate socialism precisely because it creates a system that favours the elite at the expense of a growing peasant class.