Posted on 08/12/2012 11:39:36 AM PDT by delacoert
That's it, isn't it. That's the trap.
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Brilliant and true.
I will support neither Obama nor Romney. They are the same. Time to break free of the GOP elite trying to scare us with the boogeyman.
They are the same.
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That’s absolutely ridiculous!!!!!!!!!
To choose to do nothing (such as not voting) is also a choice, with moral ramifications of its own.
The lesser evil is still evil.
Alright. Let’s accept this entire premise as true.
So what’s your solution to the problem?
This is the same thing as democrats knocking down Ryan’s Medicare plan when they don’t have a damn thing to offer as an alternative.
Fool! Stick your head in he sand as much as you want. By not supporting Romney you ARE voting for Obama and communism.
When not fighting for the lesser of two evils , the greater evil wins.
Even Reagan our greatest president, recognized his errors and later regretted having made them.
The moral relativism of the “lesser of two evils”
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To tolerate a lesser evil in order to avoid a greater evil or in order to promote a greater good is not relativism. Relativists see *good* as something that may be different for each individual.
Moral relativism is the view that ethical standards, morality, and positions of right or wrong are CULTURALLY based and therefore subject to a person’s individual choice/belief. In other words, everything is subjective and there is no objective truth.
Our culture is full of relativism these days....which is one of the main catalysts for the support of gay “marriage.”
Is a lesser good still good? If good and evil are absolutes, how can there be a "lesser" evil? Everyone would have to be judged to be either absolutely evil or absolutely good.
Contrary to the GOP-E, winning the White House isn't the most important race. We won with Bush and got a liberal, we lost with Clinton, but a conservative majority on the Hill forced Clinton to govern conservatively, more conservatively than W.
A conservative majority on the Hill can get the RINOs on their side when battling a Democrat in the Oval Office. A liberal Republican in the Oval Office is just about assured of a majority on the Hill consisting of RINOs and Democrats to support whatever liberal thing he wants to do.
The important race is to control the Hill.
>> The bottom line is, Americans have been dancing in the lesser of two evils pageantry for generations
And this sweeping generalization includes Reagan.
>> A refusal to vote, or a vote for a third party, is not a vote for Obama, or a vote for Romney, but a vote against the charade.
Such is the intent, but in swing States, the passive vote facilitates the reelection of Obama.
Life and Liberty will have a better chance with Republicans in all 3 Houses. With Obama again in the White House, Life and Liberty will suffer greater losses.
This verbose genius should spend time firing a couple of neurons to analyse the possible outcomes of casting his or her vote to someone who cannot practically muster enough votes to win.
By not voting for either of the two leading contenders, the serial killers mentioned (one who has killed 20 million vs. one who has killed 19 million), with no viable third candidate anywhere close to these two, a voter basically strengthens the power of the vote of the rest of the population who will vote for one of the two. In effect, by not voting for either of the aforementioned two, he or she ends up empowering the vote value of each of the rest of the population who will. Every action and inaction leads to a consequence in this game.
That’s how republican democracy works, and is also its fatal flaw.
Where is the evidence that Romney has recognized his errors and regrets them?
I really do agree with you. My own hopes rest with a conservative congress.
The judge appointee argument doesn’t sway me to support Romney because I don’t believe he can be trusted to appoint good judges.
My main concern is Obama’s executive orders. He’s proved that, if he can’t get it done through congress, he’ll get it done with the wave of a pen.
I also believe that Romney can be persuaded by a resolute congress and an aware public to sign off on a lot of the conservative agenda. Obama won’t give an inch.
My main concerns are the economy and security. Without those things, we have nothing.
Careful, Marie. You are using logic, common sense...
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That argument is only put forth by people who are happily voting for the liberal Romney.
You want to support him fine, but don’t try and say those of us who do not support liberals are responsible for your capitulation.
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