102. "This needs to be shouted from the mountaintops..." In response to In response to 72
>plus i think the last 2 elections have millions of folks >either acting brand new or actually being brand new. meaning >- some of us like to forget that b4 Obama we REGULARLY chose >between presidential candidates who we weren't excited about. >we picked the 'lesser of 2 evils' on a regular basis. and the >newbies who have ONLY voted for Obama think that's how it's >supposed to be all the time. well...it's time for us all to >grow the fuck up. b/c this is how presidential elections >normally work. though this election ain't normal my point is >we usually are choosing between 2 candidates we aren't really >enthused about. i have voted since 1996 the only times i was >excited about a candidate were 1996 (W. Clinton's 2nd term), >2008 and 2012. otherwise i always chose the guy who was not >as bad as the other one. no i didn't need to be SOLD on >whatever the fuck. i knew which party i was going with b/c >i'm not a fucking idiot. i knew the GOP didn't have my >interests at heart and that the Democrats at least gave lip >service to being concerned about me and my interests and my >ppl. so i chose the Democrat. even when he wasn't someone >who i was all 'rah rah' about. b/c i was a fucking adult. a >goddamned grown up. > >stop acting brand new.
I've had this same argument with folks who whine that they shouldn't have to choose between the lesser of 2 evils.
There has never been a perfect candidate. I've never agreed 100% with anyone that I've voted for. Plus, I'm an adult. I've had to make hard decisions between 2 imperfect options on numerous occasions.
There's a lot of people out here with little understanding or experience with politics.