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Thinks one of the political parties is the "good guys."

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1.) theres plenty of idiots that believe that, no need to single us out...

2.) There is no such thing as black or white, just varying shades of gray.

Politics. From the Latin for many blood-sucking insects. :-D

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True Sign of a Naive Individual:

Believes anyone is "The Good Guys."

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True Sign of a Naive Individual:

Believes anyone is "The Good Guys."

All I know is that the ones in the black hats are the bad guys.

Thinks one of the political parties is the "good guys."

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Can I consider this one the "bad guys"?

Prohibition Party - "If you are a reform-minded conservative and a non-drinker, the Prohibition Party wants you," exclaimed an official party message in 2002. The Prohibition Party -- founded in 1869 and billing themselves as "America's Oldest Third Party" -- espouses a generally ultra-conservative Christian social agenda mixed with anti-drug and international anti-communist views. The party's strongest showing was in 1892, when John Bidwell received nearly 273,000 votes (2.3% - 4th place). Long-time party activist Earl F. Dodge has run as the Prohibition Party's presidential nominee in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, and again in 2004. Dodge received just 208 votes in 2000 -- the party's worst electoral showing ever. The party also fields a few local candidates from time to time -- but 2002 was the first time since the 1860s that the party failed to field any candidates for any public office. An additional party-related organization is the Partisan Prohibition Historical Society, a group of party activists (somewhat independent of Dodge's control) that want to turn Prohibition Party policy into law. The anti-Dodge folks -- led by new National Chairman Don Webb -- seem to have wrested control of the party by fall 2003, and have now demoted Dodge to just be the party's "provisional" nominee for President. This is largely a matter of semantics, as Dodge will continue to run as the party's nominee and the party will be stuck semi-backing him as he secures ballot status in Colorado. The rival ticket led by Gene Amundson -- supported by the party leadership -- will also be on the Colorado ballot under another name.

Thinks one of the political parties is the "good guys."

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Non-Americans do not have a favored political party they see as the good guys? :confused:

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True Sign of a Naive Individual:

Believes anyone is "The Good Guys."

True sign of a cynic: Believes that there is no such thing as a "good guy".

True sign of a cynic: Believes that there is no such thing as a "good guy".

Then call me cynical. People do things for reasons - even altruism has the reward of being able to feel good about yourself.

U.S. Marijuana Party - Founded in 2002, the US Marijuana Party (USMJP) is -- as you would expect -- a marijuana legalization entity espousing generally libertarian views. "The civil rights of Americans have been compromised by the war on drugs. Because the vast majority of citizens who use any illegal substance use only marijuana, the war on drugs is basically a war on marijuana. If you can pull the plug on the war on marijuana, you end the war on drugs as we know it. You shut down the prison industrial complex, and you restore the liberties that have been eroded because of this futile war on marijuana," explains the USMJP. The party -- which already has chapters formed in several states -- is seeking marijuana legalization on a state-by-state basis. The USMJP first fielded a few candidates on state ballots under the party banner in 2004 -- but by 2006 the handful of USMJP nominees were relegated to running as write-in candidates. .

U.S. Marijuana Party - Founded in 2002, the US Marijuana Party (USMJP) is -- as you would expect -- a marijuana legalization entity espousing generally libertarian views. "The civil rights of Americans have been compromised by the war on drugs. Because the vast majority of citizens who use any illegal substance use only marijuana, the war on drugs is basically a war on marijuana. If you can pull the plug on the war on marijuana, you end the war on drugs as we know it. You shut down the prison industrial complex, and you restore the liberties that have been eroded because of this futile war on marijuana," explains the USMJP. The party -- which already has chapters formed in several states -- is seeking marijuana legalization on a state-by-state basis. The USMJP first fielded a few candidates on state ballots under the party banner in 2004 -- but by 2006 the handful of USMJP nominees were relegated to running as write-in candidates. .

A Marijuana party? How many of them forgot to even vote?

A Marijuana party? How many of them forgot to even vote?

There are actually two Marijuana party in the USA.

Pot Party - The Pot Party is exactly what you'd expect -- a bunch of marijuana legalization advocates ("mandate pot growing") ranging in age -- seemingly -- from late teens to middle aged. In fact, their current tag line seems to be: "A movement to pretty much legalize marijuana." One profile of a Pot Party leader boasts that he won High Times magazine's "Bong-of-the-Month" Award. Unlike the denials of a certain recent national politician, these people quite obviously, proudly and regularly inhale. No real candidates fielded to date (but they did endorse an unsuccessful candidate in 2000 for the Green Party's nomination for US Senator from California). They also seem to be actively involved in an online fantasy government entitled the USA Parliament (official description: "A coalition of US voters based on votes cast, where 1/100th of the votes cast elects one of the one hundred members of parliament"). The party currently has state chapters formed in California, Illinois and Virginia.

Three if you count the Greens.

Thinks one of the political parties is the "good guys."

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As a crooked tooth'ed foriegner, I've always thought it was an over-reverence towards the office of president some of the older ones display.....

Thinks one of the political parties is the "good guys."

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As compared to the "bad guys," one party sure looks like the "good guys." But then again, it's a little like the choice between having one leg cut off or having both legs cut off.

Thinks one of the political parties is the "good guys."

The true sign of an informed American is one who knows that the "good guys" and the "GOP" are terms that are more or less interchangeable.

The true sign of an informed American is one who knows that the "good guys" and the "GOP" are terms that are more or less interchangeable.

You should so do stand-up.

You should so do stand-up.

Of course, you know that MTAE lost his legs fighting in Iraq yes?

True sign of a cynic: Believes that there is no such thing as a "good guy".

There may be such a thing as a good guy. There is no such thing as an organization of them, because there simply aren't enough, and it's too vague a concept.

There can be a billionaires club, because if you have less than a billion dollars, you're out. But who gets kicked out when two good guys hold mutually incopatible views?

Trilby63;11865120']Of course, you know that MTAE lost his legs fighting in Iraq yes?

I suppose he fought to keep that community center from being torn down and single-handedly stopped Flight 93 from crashing int othe White House as well...all while balancing the budget.

I suppose he fought to keep that community center from being torn down and single-handedly stopped Flight 93 from crashing int othe White House as well...all while balancing the budget.

I dunno, I made it up.

Trilby63;11865347']I dunno, I made it up.

Well, if you made it up, how do you not know then? Of course, I can tell you that MTAE found the section in the Bible where it talks about how liberals sneak into babies' bedrooms and suck their blood for sustinence. Can you prove to me that he didn't? Well, he obviously did, then. **becomes violently ill after saying that**