It is very clear that the ONLY reason you posted this at this time is to try to undermine McCain, and try to keep conservatives from voting for McCain, thereby helping Obama win.
You tactics are despicable.
“It is very clear that the ONLY reason you posted this at this time is to try to undermine McCain, and try to keep conservatives from voting for McCain, thereby helping Obama win.
“You tactics are despicable.”
No, I posted this to keep people - like you - from drinking the Kool-Aid when the worst-case scenario happens. Here’s a little history lesson:
When the Japanese were planning the Battle of Midway, their military planners were so confident of overwhelming victory, that they threw aside any possible mention of defeat and even gave in to euphemistically raising previously sunken vessels from the Battle of The Coral Sea for the fight. They could not countenance losing, and their hubris led them to do stupid things.
In short, they lost all perspective on their own ability to bring about victory.
I see that same - often laudable - “can do” spirit here on FR. There’s no doubt that there are some dedicated, die-hard people here, many of whom I’ve counted as “friends” over the years.
But sometimes there is an unwillingness to face the possibility of defeat until it’s too late, and then everyone gets on a serious downer for awhile.
If you can’t even handle the mention of a McCain loss without viciously attacking the messenger, how in the hell are you even going to function if it happens?
I am reacting to a lack of perspective I sometimes see here, and that’s what prompted my post. I’m not asking you to vote for Obama. I’m going to vote for McCain. I’m simply applying some perspective to this election, so that if McCain should lose, you’ll know why from MY point of view.
I have nothing but the deepest respect and love for many of my fellow Freepers. I just want you to know that - should McCain lose - he’ll have nobody to blame but himself, despite all your best efforts.
Yes, I believe he will lose, but my belief in that should no more affect your decision to vote than my lack of belief in Santa Claus should cause you to stop believing in Christmas.
And if I should be proven wrong, I’ll celebrate a McCain win with the rest of you.
Get real. Freepers will vote 97 to 3 for McCain and Ron Paul and are not the least bit of a factor in this election.