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TheGreatGenocet
03/23/18 10:20:08 PM
#1:


Well?


80/80

Not gonna lie, yes.

Edit: meant to say "if said party" not of
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Aristoph
03/23/18 10:23:31 PM
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If they aligned with my views then of course I would. Why the fuck would anybody not?

Now if you put in the caveat that they currently align with my views, but may not in the future, then I would probably say no.
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TheCyborgNinja
03/23/18 10:26:40 PM
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Yeah, why not? All the politicians are "same shit, different pile" now anyway. May as well be satisfied with a government once in my life.
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Giant_Aspirin
03/23/18 10:27:00 PM
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no, because i've been wrong and it took people challenging what i thought combined with experience and reflection before i changed my mind.
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r4X0r
03/23/18 10:28:03 PM
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Ok, so the opposition party disappears. The only party has positions you agree with. What happens when that party decides to have positions you DON'T agree with? Well you can just vote for the other... oh wait a minute.
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NINExATExSEVEN
03/23/18 10:28:09 PM
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No i wouldn't. What if my veiws turn out to be misguided or what if they're taken to the extreme by those in power?

What then. If everybody agreed with me then i would never have my veiws challenged to see if they can stand up to scrutiny.

The risks are too high if there is only yin or yang. There needs to be both to keep the other in check.
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LinksLiege
03/23/18 10:28:21 PM
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No.

Debate and challenging of one's views is always a good thing.

It's terrifying that someone would ever think they have it down perfectly.
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DarthAragorn
03/23/18 10:28:24 PM
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I'm not a partisan hack so no
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Fin_Dawg_004
03/23/18 10:28:32 PM
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no
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DanHarenChamp
03/23/18 10:29:34 PM
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California is pretty solidly blue. Central valley is red but greater bay area, greater sacramento, greater LA, and SD are all heavily blue.

And guess what we now have a 6 billion dollar surplus, on top of being the best state in the country, and having a top-6 economy in the nation.

So get on our level, noobs.
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Giant_Aspirin
03/23/18 10:31:17 PM
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Aristoph posted...
Now if you put in the caveat that they currently align with my views, but may not in the future, then I would probably say no.


what would motivate/cause you to change your views if everyone around you agreed with you all the time? i get looking for improvement, but i don't think that will force you to consider as many alternatives as having someone force you to consider practically the opposite perspective.
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BLAKUboy
03/23/18 10:31:20 PM
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There shouldn't be any parties. Politicians should have to stand on their own platform, not the backs of their party.
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TheGreatGenocet
03/23/18 10:38:41 PM
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DanHarenChamp posted...
California is pretty solidly blue. Central valley is red but greater bay area, greater sacramento, greater LA, and SD are all heavily blue.

And guess what we now have a 6 billion dollar surplus, on top of being the best state in the country, and having a top-6 economy in the nation.

So get on our level, noobs.


Top 6 in the WORLD, not nation
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TheGreatGenocet
03/24/18 12:07:54 AM
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Up
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chill02
03/24/18 12:08:43 AM
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no
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Fam_Fam
03/24/18 12:10:18 AM
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Giant_Aspirin posted...
Aristoph posted...
Now if you put in the caveat that they currently align with my views, but may not in the future, then I would probably say no.


what would motivate/cause you to change your views if everyone around you agreed with you all the time? i get looking for improvement, but i don't think that will force you to consider as many alternatives as having someone force you to consider practically the opposite perspective.


suppose everyone agrees with you and the policies you liked led to terrible results. for example, you had economic views that tanked the economy, and now you're like well this is crap, we should change things

but now there's only one party who agrees with the status quo and now you can't convince anyone otherwise.

this is a terrible situation all around. unless you are narcissistic enough to believe that all of your current views are correct and could not possibly lead to bad results.
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Milkman5
03/24/18 12:11:05 AM
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No. My ideas should be challenged
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gguirao
03/26/18 3:40:36 AM
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Only if they agreed by choice and not by force.
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Kaname_Madoka
03/26/18 4:04:47 AM
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lmao fuck no

if you voted yes that means you can't think for yourself and need to be told what to believe
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uwnim
03/26/18 6:09:48 AM
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BLAKUboy posted...
There shouldn't be any parties. Politicians should have to stand on their own platform, not the backs of their party.

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Sativa_Rose
03/26/18 6:14:43 AM
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TheGreatGenocet posted...
DanHarenChamp posted...
California is pretty solidly blue. Central valley is red but greater bay area, greater sacramento, greater LA, and SD are all heavily blue.

And guess what we now have a 6 billion dollar surplus, on top of being the best state in the country, and having a top-6 economy in the nation.

So get on our level, noobs.


Top 6 in the WORLD, not nation


thats just total size lol, not per-capita or anything

and public education in California is falling apart
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Sativa_Rose
03/26/18 6:15:06 AM
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uwnim posted...
BLAKUboy posted...
There shouldn't be any parties. Politicians should have to stand on their own platform, not the backs of their party.


This. George Washington was so right about parties.
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