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meadowlander

(4,399 posts) Tue Jan 31, 2017, 03:31 AM Jan 2017

If America could actually learn one thing from this whole sorry shambles

that could possibly make the past ten days worth it, what would it be?

For me it would be that the government needs to be run by people who know and respect what government does.

If I never had to hear one more person say "career politician" like it's a dirty word, that would be enough.

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If America could actually learn one thing from this whole sorry shambles (Original Post) meadowlander Jan 2017 OP

It would be that voting matters, and how you vote matters too. WheelWalker Jan 2017 #1

I'd like to never hear someone say "both parties are the same" for the rest of my life TeamPooka Jan 2017 #2

Yep. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #3

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2017 #7

It would be... jaxind Jan 2017 #4

That the msm would realize cyclonefence Jan 2017 #5

Intelligence matters. randome Jan 2017 #6

Electoral college is a shitty system that needs to be abolished. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Jan 2017 #8

WheelWalker

(8,955 posts)

1. It would be that voting matters, and how you vote matters too.

Reply to meadowlander (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 03:34 AM

Jan 2017

TeamPooka

(24,229 posts)

2. I'd like to never hear someone say "both parties are the same" for the rest of my life

Reply to meadowlander (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 04:15 AM

Jan 2017

If I do hear it I may punch the person in the head.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,763 posts)

3. Yep.

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 04:29 AM

Jan 2017

It's like saying having a cold and having cancer are the same. Sure, they both can make you miserable, but are you really gonna tell me you'd choose cancer?

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

7. +1

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 08:22 AM

Jan 2017

jaxind

(1,074 posts)

4. It would be...

Reply to meadowlander (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2017, 07:13 AM

Jan 2017

It would be that the normal republicans would finally realize that Obama is not the monster they thought he was, and that Hillary is not the monster they thought she would be!