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does everyone in the country just temporarily lose their minds and start behaving like a pack of rabid dogs?

*hits the deck so as not to get splattered by mud

Not just in the good old US

does everyone in the country just temporarily lose their minds and start behaving like a pack of rabid dogs?

Not usually....most elections are so one sided that it is obvious. This election is extremely close, but it is starting to shape up a bit. Close elections always bring out the best and worst in all of us. After they are over, we get back to ourselves, pull the knives out of each others backs, and go on.

Unfortunately, no. Most people seem to be oblivious to the issues.

Partisanship will continue to rise as long as it proves profitable.

By creating rabid, lying, cheating, and dispicable worms to do your dirty work for you; you can effectively attack your opponent in the most vicious ways and remain "above" the slander yourself. Stir up the base of your electorate not with sound policy, but by whipping them into a frenzy; saves time from concentrating on hard issues, creates blind loyalty to your cause.

Both sides have created so called "attack dogs" and "dirty tricks" groups, neither side has suffered because of them. Until the electorate denounces this behaviour it will continue, until it makes more sense NOT to have these groups than it does to keep them, until we realize that sound policy is better than rhetoric this will go on.

Thus, yes. The "invisable hand" theory of the marketplace tells us that when profit is to be had, the market gravitates in that direction. There is still profit in being a horrible, slanderous, disingenuous, inhuman slime in the world of politics.

This election seems to be nastier then the previous ones I remember.

I see more people in animated arguements then I remember.

People calling each other nasty things.

I don't know but it maybe because the people don't have a warm fuzzy over the economy. The Michigan something or other report says people are not confident in the recovery(I didn't get the name from the news blip but it reported this group is respected). It could be the war that seems to have no end. It could be the shrub is going to screw people and Lurch is not much of an improvement.

Maybe people are getting tired of looking at the ballot and pondering "Hmmmm now who is going to do the least amount of damage?"

Political parties need to be policed heavily. The last thing we need in America is two groups of people fighting among themselves. This war of words is starting to look harsher than the civil war of Kurdistan, which was fought for the exact same reason.

Political parties need to be policed heavily. The last thing we need in America is two groups of people fighting among themselves. This war of words is starting to look harsher than the civil war of Kurdistan, which was fought for the exact same reason.

It's harsher the I remember but we are still aways from the old days.

In the War of 1812 there were peace protestors that went hand to hand against pro war people. Many were killed. :eek:

Still the mudslinging is not so bad. I think it was President Clevland that was accused of fathering an illigimate black child during the election. :eek:

It will be interesting after the election. If Kerry wins are the Republicans going to work with him? Even with all their patriot talk, they will probably try to stimy him any way possible.

One prediction I will make if the shrub returns. The Draft!!!!

One prediction I will make if the shrub returns. The Draft!!!!
Well, don't see how any attempt on Syria and Iran can be made without it.

It's harsher the I remember but we are still aways from the old days.

In the War of 1812 there were peace protestors that went hand to hand against pro war people. Many were killed. :eek:




Now, why the hell can't we have tough peace-protesters like that nowadays? That'd be sweet to see a wave of protesters smashing into the Republican crowd...

Not usually....most elections are so one sided that it is obvious. This election is extremely close, but it is starting to shape up a bit. Close elections always bring out the best and worst in all of us. After they are over, we get back to ourselves, pull the knives out of each others backs, and go on.

Well the problem with that thought is that people are still angry over the 2000 election. I have a problem with the Electorate College because of that debacle.

does everyone in the country just temporarily lose their minds and start behaving like a pack of rabid dogs?


I believe that every election year (but this one in particular) we see just how idiotic people are when they try to argue without logic.

does everyone in the country just temporarily lose their minds and start behaving like a pack of rabid dogs?
I crawl under my desk and cry.

Not just in the U.S., ya know. And many people still are ignorant to the election. However, this seems to be the most important election in many people's lifetimes. So your going to get a bigger turnout, for better or for worse, "Half the country doesn't vote, half doesn't read the newspaper, one hopes it's the same half for both...".

does everyone in the country just temporarily lose their minds and start behaving like a pack of rabid dogs?

No, we're crazy all the time. You just notice it a little more when our attention is focused on one particular issue.

No, we're crazy all the time. You just notice it a little more when our attention is focused on one particular issue.
Issue? You mean we still have issues?