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Judging ‘the Lesser Evil’

If you are anything like me then you have nothing to look forward to in this election…..basically it is choosing between the lesser of two evils………there is only so much crap the American people can stand….the problem is they have not reached their full capacity as of yet…..

This election will be that election where the voter holds their noses and pulls the lever…….

The mainstream U.S. media rightly criticizes Donald Trump for his bigoted remarks about Mexicans and Muslims – and his know-nothing-ism on global warming – but wrongly ignores Hillary Clinton’s role in futile and bloody wars, Gilbert Doctorow notes.

There are many folks, including the editorial boards of several of our newspapers of record, who insistently tell us that the ongoing American presidential election is one of the most vile in the country’s history considering the venomous attacks that candidates have made on one another’s personal qualifications, morals, family members and — from time to time — even on specific political stands.

How this race really compares to elections past is hard to say. The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth attacks on the military valor and medals of candidate John Kerry in 2004 were a pretty good marker in the “how low can they go” category of trashing one’s opponents. (Republican operatives, many of whom had ducked war service themselves, even passed out “Purple Heart” Band-Aids at the GOP convention to mock the severity of Kerry’s war wounds.)

Source: Trump v. Clinton: Judging ‘the Lesser Evil’ – Consortiumnews

No matter which way it goes…there will be at least 4 years of total crap….and the voter will have to go through this scenario all over again…..

Is it really that bad?

But why is it an election of “lesser of two evils”?

This year’s presidential primary has left many voters feeling helpless and alienated from their political parties, according to a new poll, which found that Democrats and Republicans alike want to see major changes in the way presidential candidates are chosen

The survey, conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and published Tuesday, reported that a full 90 percent of voters lack confidence in the country’s political system while 40 percent went so far as to say that the two-party structure is “seriously broken.”

Seventy percent of voters, including equal proportions of Democrats and Republicans, said they feel frustrated about the 2016 presidential election and 55 percent reported feeling “helpless.”

Source: Poll: 90 Percent Of Voters Lack Confidence In America’s Political System

This election has the voter, the serious voter, feeling helpless and unheard……they are feeling like the election is rigged….they have felt this way before but there is something about this election that is a knot in their stomach…..

Source: ‘Rigged’ 2016 Election Has Voters Feeling Helpless and Unheard – Truthdig

Lack of confidence by the voter…..and it has been a long time coming….but this election has brought the feelings of helplessness to the American voter.

30 thoughts on “Judging ‘the Lesser Evil’”

  1. The voters will pull the lever and the machine will transfer the votes to the name selected by whoever messed with the voting machine. Standard procedure in American elections. The coronation is assured. It is sure to be Clinton and Clinton no matter what polls show or experts say.

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      3. Been there done that … got 4 pages of problems with at least 20 paragraphs … all kinds of good stuff .. inguinal hernia, hiatl hernia .. scarred lungs … nodes on liver lobes … protenized cysts on kidneys — you name it … have a follow up on the 30th … wish me luck …

    2. This time around, the voting machine fixers might fix the results to make it look like twice as many people voted for both candidates.

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      2. Well, for all the “love” the candidates have engendered this election, the polling stations will probably resemble a scene from The Walking Dead. Emotionless zombies just going through the motions. So, at least 90% of voters will either be dead, or at least wish they were.

    3. Good Luck from me too Ripening…did you live by a nuclear power plant or something? My list maybe as long as yours is but my conditions are not nearly as severe. Well except for terminal stupidity. Can I buy one of your bumper stickers off you? ~~dru~~

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      1. Bumper Stickers? I have no bumper stickers because I do not drive. Thanks for your good wishes and encouragement. I much appreciate your kind wishes.

      2. Oh Ripening, i see you said you’ve seen bumper stickers that referred to the subject. On first reading I thought you said you had some bumper stickers regarding the two evils. Ooooooppss….
        eyes not work so good either. ~~ dru ~~

  2. In A T.V./ Technocratic world where democratic politics is theatre…you have an illusion to choose from ….google it…. On Offer Two Maniacs …..
    As George Orwell said…
    “If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – forever”
    ;(

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  3. chuq,wot is ur opinion of Global Research,based in Montreal…
    They have done a write up on The White Helmets……apparently,the murdered MP was backing them…according to G.R. they are suspect….there is more stuff that I am uncovering in regard to the murder…ur opinion?

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      1. Read this chuq…..and this is connected to the murder of the P.M in Yorkshire….there is more to it than that …..you have to understand that north of the border is very different to the south of England ( spoilt liberal brats)….the northern mentality is different (solid people I like them)….they are the ones where Brexit finds their vote…think on it…and recent events in Yorkshire re: criminal offenses in the community …should be looked at….this does not get much media attention…..for obvious reasons….dare I say the word pc….but it does when you read the local papers….the North has been forgotten by successive governments…unemployment lack of industry …look to your poorest regions in the USA and then look at the vote..
        Syria’s White Helmets: War by Way of Deception Part I http://21stcenturywire.com/2015/10/23/syrias-white-helmets-war-by-way-of-deception-part-1/
        I think the murder of the PM in Yorkshire is not as it seems…….

      3. Air America’s slogan was “Anything, Anywhere, Anytime, Professionally…..say no more.

    1. There is no way that the ‘powers’ will let Bernie win……a socialist after the banks? …….
      Never.
      I suspect that with Islamophobia the rage at the moment Trump might just make it….I also suspect the powers that be see Clinton as a security risk….
      I could be wrong.

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  7. Only two thoughts occur to me… First, the American public must have a really long learning curve, because a study about two years ago showed the votes of the poorer segments of the public have had no effect at all on government policy for at least a hundred years. Not a single person who actually performed any sort of reforms wanted by the voting public was elected; they all were supported by those with influence.

    Second, another bard from the sixties had this to say about the choice: “Choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.” — Jerry Garcia

    gigoid, the dubious

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    1. good and true quote gigoid the dubious….though when desperation sets in one must appear to make friends with the enemy to enact ones agenda…..otherwise the game cannot continue….

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      1. Easier, and more effective to change the rules of the game, without telling anyone….

        *grin*

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