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Skriven 2010-01-24 15:30:31 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
     Kommentar till en text av Ross Cassell (1:123/456)
Ärende: Fox stoops even lower
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Hello Ross,

On Friday January 22 2010 11:14, you wrote to me:

 MV>> So far I have not seen him do anything that he did not mention
 MV>> during his campaign, so I see nor reason for complaints.

 RC> We reserve the right to complain and dont need your consent..

I am not giving or withholding my consent. I am commenting on how I perceive
things. I consider it my right of free speech to do so. So I will continue to
comment as and if I see fit, with or without you approval.

 BA>>> He forgot that the majority of the public did not participate in
 BA>>> that election he won

 MV>> What is there to forget? People who do not bother to cast their
 MV>> vote lose their right to complain. That is how it works.

 RC> In most cases you are right, except that even those whom dont vote,
 RC> still pay taxes.

Paying taxes does not buy the right to complain.

 MV>> That may very well be wishful thinking on your part. But why
 MV>> would the people who did not bother to come to vote Bush out of
 MV>> office come out in 2012 to do the same for Obama?

 RC> Obama getting voted out will depend on his opponent.

 RC> Bushes 2004 opponent was weak, just as Clintons 1996 opponent.

And why would that be any different in the 2012 election?

 MV>> It seems to me your system does not function very well. The
 MV>> system is presented as a shining example the the world, but to me
 MV>> it seems that your "winner takes all" system, leaves almost half
 MV>> the voters in a disgruntled mood, no matter what the outcome of
 MV>> the election.

 RC> If all politicians (everywhere) could please all of the people all of
 RC> the time, we would be in Utopia.

True, one can not please all the people all the time.

But what strikes me is the intensity of the dissatisfaction. Many of you do not
seem to be merely disappointed when their side loses, but you really seem to
hate each other. I regularly see terms like "democrooks" or "republicrooks". If
you lose a game of chess, would you call your opponent a crook?

 MV>> So what is new? The incumbent always loses popularity. As Bob
 MV>> Bashe pointed out, it is the price for actually doing something.

 RC> Except in this election, there was _NO_ incumbent.. The seat holder
 RC> _died_.

And the seat went to the opposition. The incumbent party lost it

Cheers, Michiel

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