tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post2211248694714219477..comments2023-11-10T09:15:40.084-08:00Comments on The Friends of Jake: THEMDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124314924693077453noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-21774510493787582132016-04-26T12:24:24.357-07:002016-04-26T12:24:24.357-07:00Hmmm....perhaps I should re think my commitment no...Hmmm....perhaps I should re think my commitment not to vote for Mr. Trump? Kevin Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01192330313518885427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-45610385143970848572016-04-23T17:39:54.546-07:002016-04-23T17:39:54.546-07:00"YOU PEOPLE. YOU WHO BELIEVE DIFFERENTLY THA..."YOU PEOPLE. YOU WHO BELIEVE DIFFERENTLY THAN I."<br /><br />And the medium of the Internet tends to increase and intensify this experience of cognitive dissonance 1000 fold, beyond what is rational.<br /><br />As portrayed in this (classic!) xkcd cartoon:<br /><br />http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/duty_calls.pngJCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-33858352425152546462016-04-22T08:33:38.376-07:002016-04-22T08:33:38.376-07:00Marshall, this:And, we certainly need folks to vot...Marshall, this:<b>And, we certainly need folks to vote in all races, not simply the one that gets the most air time or the most emotional response</b><br /><br />Totally nails it. One story I read said that Sanders won WI but some of his supporters couldn't be bothered to vote down-ticket, so they also ended up with a scary right winger as a judge. It's part of the purity pledge --some of them actually revile the Dems, so they don't care about supporting down-ticket. But the chance of Sanders enacting ANY of his plans without a Democratic congress is exactly nil. <br /> IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-6988865553251311322016-04-22T08:29:00.092-07:002016-04-22T08:29:00.092-07:00So it is: we need folks to vote platform, not rhet...So it is: we need folks to vote <i>platform</i>, not <i>rhetoric</i>. We need folks to vote <i>objective</i>, not <i>persons</i>. And, we certainly need folks to vote in all races, not simply the one that gets the most air time or the most emotional response. I'd rather vote <i>for</i> than vote <i>agains</i>; but there are platforms and objectives that we need to avoid, and that requires voting against those who pursue them; even if we're not perfectly happy with the persons that pursue platforms and objectives we might actually support.Marshall Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807749717320495495noreply@blogger.com