Quote:That's not fair, Eppie. Someones previous choices might not reflect his or her current opinion. People do learn from mistakes. Besides, iirc only one poster on this forum has ever acknowledged to have voted for Bush. Most people here might be Democrats, for all we know :whistling:
Zenda, I know, and I know he for sure didn't vote for Bush. However, I got really annoyed by Kandrathe's remark about not caring. I am really wondering why he is not going to an american-only forum if his is true.
I also was very impressed with his and Pete's response.
Quote:Also, many voters (American or not) will simply choose the candidate of their favorite political party. There is nothing wrong with that. And we Europeans must not forget that Democratic and Republic do *not* stand for Left and Right, as we know it. Those parties mostly differ in opinion on how to organize their government, not on political views. For example, if you are against Bureaucracy, you are expected to be Republican because those stand for less interference from a centralized government.
Yes I know, and they know I know. This is not the first election we are discussing here. However once in a while some people here really want to show their lack of a sense of humor and when a real response is difficult, what is easier than just blaming in on 'the europeans'. This is also one of the reason why we keep repeating the same things again and again in these kinds of discussions. And the reason why I stopped reaction on the subject. It is always someone else's fault, and a critical look at if there might be things that can be improved in the voting process is not an option.