Thread: Who Should I Vote For?

Originally Posted by The

What is that even supposed to MEAN, Howetzer? I don't want to get into a heated argument right now (mainly seeing as I'm going away for the long weekend, public holiday in my country), but what you just said sounded like the exact same sort of vaguely positive, meaningless affirmation as the same tripe spewed by politicians during campaigning. "Down to earth and steadfast"? I mean, come ON! Are you sure you don't write propaganda slogans as a nightjob, howie.[/b]

Is this statement not biased?

I like my country (for the most part), and I like the world. I don't want a warlike america fucking up the world like it has been under the current republican regime.[/b]

This is why I ad viced her to give it time. Watch, learn. Her decision is her choice.
I put my two cents in as did you. I just was not as forth coming.

Originally Posted by Howetzer

Is this statement not biased? [/b]

Oh, my beef wasn't with you being BIASED. My beef was with you making vaguely possitive comments such as that seen in the exact same sort of propaganda spiel such as that seen during election campaigns, and which really serve no pupose but to cloud judgement and disguise meaning. I mean, I'd agree with "conservative" as an informative descriptor and indication of opinion, but "steadfast" and "down to earth" don't actually give any information or opinion but just serve as vaguely positive adjectives - they're weasel-words.

But in any case, yeah, I'll shut up now.

Originally Posted by The

Oh, my beef wasn't with you being BIASED. My beef was with you making vaguely possitive comments such as that seen in the exact same sort of propaganda spiel such as that seen during election campaigns, and which really serve no pupose but to cloud judgement and disguise meaning. I mean, I'd agree with "conservative" as an informative descriptor and indication of opinion, but "steadfast" and "down to earth" don't actually give any information or opinion but just serve as vaguely positive adjectives - they're weasel-words.

But in any case, yeah, I'll shut up now.[/b]

First off I think you should give juroara a little more credit. Who is to say I am clouding her judgment? I would suspect, "Strongly urge you to vote democrat", a bit more along the line of persuasive.
And who are you to tell me what words I can use and which I can not? Conservative is OK but others our weasel words. Well personally I think weasel words are more like --

I don't vote, out of principle. I do go to the voting booth though, I just spoil the ballot paper.[/b]

Should I wait for a list for you to compile for words I can use?

All coming form someone who is not even a US citizen. Further more doesn't even try to represent anything. So you should not even have a set of words.

Enjoy the public holiday that was probably voted into act at some point.