[Azred]

Originally posted by Chewbacca: We have the People, the Press, and the Polling place.

[img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img] The "People" like to watch shows like American Idol and thought the Macarena was "cool". I wouldn't count on the "People" for very much.

The "Press" exists mainly to bash politicians and other members of the "Press". They report only the stories they think will be interesting so you can never really know what is going on, anyway. Finally, most of them spout only spin.

The "Polling Place" means "we'll elect 98% of the same people we elected last time and then spend the next 2 years bitching about the people we elected" then vowing "next time we'll 'Vote the Bums Out!'" but never do. These days, of course, the "Polling Place" means "your guy didn't really win--ours did".

Originally posted by Calaethis Dragonsbane: If say, the US had oh I don't know, Mexico, or Africa in thrall today as colonies, and they broke away declaring indepdance - what would be the general reaction?

The general reaction would be "we will help those nations establish independence" because not to do so would not be politically correct. [img]graemlins/beigesmilewinkgrin.gif[/img]

[ 10-01-2005, 07:33 PM: Message edited by: Azred ]