Which Party would you vote for now?

[cocksucker4use]

Given all that's gone down in Washington and around the country -- the economy, political gridlock, a string of potential nominees, each more flawed than the other -- how would you vote today, assuming a meaningful multiparty system?

 

[palemale]

Socialist. The power of the corporations must be crushed.

 

[BeanSprout]

There should be like a medium between democrat and socialist cause like one doesn't get results the other is ruled by a complete fuk tard psycopath

 

[cocksucker4use]

I think there will be a renewed interest in breaking away from the two-party system. Alternative candidate like Nader have been seen as spoilers. Moving forward Americans are going to want candidates, platforms and representation that address their needs. It would be good if we could have a more parliametary system where winning parties may have to form coalitions to form a government. We could have a Prime Minister with he President being a more ceremonial role

 

[JayHawk]

I doubt there will be renewed interest until a candidate can get more than 6% of the popular vote.

We will see but it is doubtful.

That is why i chose the Democratic party. I can not validate ignorance on the right simply because the left has no testicular fortitude.

Socialist really? That shit does not work. All the power ends up with a select few and nothing is achieved. Socialism is conservatism times stupidity.

 

[palbert]

assuming a meaningful multiparty system?

Your assumption is unjustified. Unfortunately, saying that evidences the sorry state into which American political discourse and advocacy have fallen.

I will vote Democratic because that will mean I didn't vote for the others.

 

[palemale]

Socialist really? That shit does not work. All the power ends up with a select few and nothing is achieved. Socialism is conservatism times stupidity.

You assume that a socialist party in a democratic system would institute a Satlinist/Lenist political system. Europe has done quite well electing Democratic Socialist parties to govern and who have successfully achieved mixed economic systems. Europe is in trouble now because they bought into the neo-liberal, capitalist nightmare that the United States has peddled world wide. Are we not proof that imperial-capitalist systems are failures?

 

[JayHawk]

Europe is in trouble now because they have debt to gdp ratios in the 50-60-70 and 80 percent range and have no fucking outlook that can pay for all of that socialistic providing.

The only countries that do have the ability to earn enough to give it all away are now having to support the other nations that they signed up to join because they thought it would make them a more powerful voice on the world stage. they will now have to come through the hard times together because of that and the Eurozone is in trouble. the countries of the eurozone are not so much. they just need to make hard choices.

What is common about Ireland and Greece?

Oh and i assume nothing. I agree there should exist safety nets BUT all that complete give aways do is develop laziness and entitlement. In greece their country is falling apart and yet the people are in the streets because of a wage cut.... fucking really. how about pay your fucking debt?

People like to say that to america but it is still a much smaller percentage of our GDP. they just dont like what we are spending it on.

 

[CowboyBob]

I'll be voting Democratic. They may not do much but at least they won't be taking us backwards like the republicans want to. Besides, republicans are too mean spirited and I don't like that.

 

[asu1117]

Our entire party system (and much more) needs to be seriously restructured. All of them are corrupt and could care less about the people they represent.



But I usually vote Democrat.

 

[palemale]

Europe is in trouble now because they have debt to gdp ratios in the 50-60-70 and 80 percent range and have no fucking outlook that can pay for all of that socialistic providing.

The only countries that do have the ability to earn enough to give it all away are now having to support the other nations that they signed up to join because they thought it would make them a more powerful voice on the world stage. they will now have to come through the hard times together because of that and the Eurozone is in trouble. the countries of the eurozone are not so much. they just need to make hard choices.

What is common about Ireland and Greece?

Oh and i assume nothing. I agree there should exist safety nets BUT all that complete give aways do is develop laziness and entitlement. In greece their country is falling apart and yet the people are in the streets because of a wage cut.... fucking really. how about pay your fucking debt?

People like to say that to america but it is still a much smaller percentage of our GDP. they just dont like what we are spending it on.

What happened in Ireland is that they acted too much like the United States, had a housing boom and bust, lower corporate taxes than anywhere else. When their banks, awash in bad loans, were failing, their coward politicians caved in to the governments of Germany, Britain and France and foolishly guaranteed the debts of their failing banks. Of course, it was the Irish tax payers who got screwed. Cowboy capitalism at work.

 

[JayHawk]

Ahh so since they did a housing bubble and we did too their plight is entirely our fault? Really?

How about the fact that the Irish government decided to own the shit debt created by the bubble?

That is exactly what the left wanted us to do in this country but we made them loans that must be repaid. Now the Irish Government will lose 1/3 of it's GDP due to poor leftist governmental decisions where they CHOSE to buy out the failed business interest in their country. Socialism to maintain instead of allowing for failure does not work.

 

[maxpowr9]

I really want a valid third option. Unless it's Ron Paul on the GOP ticket, I'll begrudgingly vote for Obama again.

 

[CowboyBob]

I really want a valid third option. Unless it's Ron Paul on the GOP ticket, I'll begrudgingly vote for Obama again.

I think Romney should run on a republican ticket, Ron Paul on a Libertarian ticket and Rick Perry on the Christian Southern Bible Baptist Prayer Revival Meeting Praise Jesus ticket.

Let's encourage all three of them to run like that. America needs choice!

 

[Kulindahr]

Socialism has one good aspect: watchdogging the corporations that get big enough to threaten liberty.

A good libertarian will endorse that side of socialism.

 

[maxpowr9]

Socialism has one good aspect: watchdogging the corporations that get big enough to threaten liberty.

A good libertarian will endorse that side of socialism.

To some extent. Most libertarians feel that corporations should act in the best interest of their consumers not their shareholders. Self-regulation would be the policy but we know how well that works out. If you betray the people that buy your product, you might as well close up shop because there is no invisible hand to save you.

 

[Kulindahr]

To some extent. Most libertarians feel that corporations should act in the best interest of their consumers not their shareholders. Self-regulation would be the policy but we know how well that works out. If you betray the people that buy your product, you might as well close up shop because there is no invisible hand to save you.

Corporations can act for the benefits of their shareholders at the expense of customers and workers only for a short time, and only when there's a government rigging the game in their favor.

That we can have millions of people working for less than $12/hr, which is what it takes to have a decent survival level, indicates that what we have is not free-market capitalism.

 

[CFoTsD]

42% Dem on a gay board

 

[TheFireGod]

There's no USA version of the FDP in Germany or Venstre in Denmark here so I guess Libertarian since it is the relatively closest thing to those two parties.

 

[zoltanspawn]

Hmmmm.