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Originally Posted by GatorB
Then how come people don't vote libertarian or some other party? I'm tired of people who keep bitching every 2-4 years how corrupt the system is when they keep supporting that same 2 party system. 1/3 of the population is supposedly independant yet what do 3rd party candates get? 1%-2% of the vote? Anyone that voted either democrat or republican needs to STFU until they vote for someone else.
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Originally Posted by kane
I have been saying the same for a long time. If everyone that complained about only have 2 options during the election actually voted for 3rd party candidates, we would have a 3rd party.
People like to bitch, but really don't want actual change. That and about half the population doesn't really give a damn about anything other than what is on TV that night.
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Because the mainstream media is owned by the same people who own both parties. They decide who wins and it's propagated via said media. Glenn Beck is a great example of the two faced media. Back during the elections he was talking down on Ron Paul like all of the other talking heads on TV. Now he acts like he's his best friend. They know Obama is going to be a 1 term President and they also know the Democrats are signing their own pink slips. So what they do is put the Glenn becks on TV and capture those frustrated with whats going on so they can turn them in the direction they want them to go. Whether that be candidates down the road or sell them on something in another form. A great example with Glenn Beck is he's calling for a 2% tax across the board to "pay down the debt" well guess who else is calling for a 2% tax across the board? The Democrats with the "carbon tax" scam
Here's a guy who can see through the BS