Re: US Presidential Election Predictions

Post #175,297 by xtensive 9/20/04 6:50:54 PM Reply	Re: US Presidential Election Predictions In accordance w/ Thane, vote tabulations are highly suspect resulting in a(n apparent) Bush win. Lawsuits abound regarding disenfranchisement, a la 2000. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. And what happens then is.. well... nothing... for all their angst on "the left", they've yet to muster the right-wing-hate which would result in a true call to arms. thanks mx. "I'm man enough to tell you that I can't put my finger on exactly what my philosophy is now, but I'm flexible." -- Malcolm X
Post #175,301 by ben_tilly 9/20/04 7:33:32 PM Reply	Give that 11 more years And what happens then is.. well... nothing... for all their angst on "the left", they've yet to muster the right-wing-hate which would result in a true call to arms. The civil war speculated about in Wealth and Democracy should happen 15 years from the apparent peak of US dominance. Which is about 11 years away. Given a 5 year margin of error, that's anywhere from 6-16 years off. No, I'm not joking. However I'd also give that civil war no better than about 2/3 odds of actually happening, even when I feel pessimistic. Cheers, Ben About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead. -- Edsger W. Dijkstra
Post #175,305 by Ashton 9/20/04 8:38:09 PM Reply	There may be a spoiler. Nukes. However accidentally, deliberately via Terrierist, intentionally by Putin - nobody could imagine the retaliation sequence + next day-day US Fatherland status, methinks. I have yet to snare Wealth & Democracy, feeling that the more apt it is the likelier more depressing. It's on the list, despite. When I get self to local store. And before any more Terry P's [I tell myself]. Oh.. just finished Interesting Times by TP. He Knows us. And also our Death-guy. Will see if Mr. Phillips' overlay can possibly augment Mr. Pratchett's bullseye on the core-Valuez. moi
Post #175,344 by inthane-chan 9/21/04 12:01:15 AM Reply	That's a given. I have yet to snare Wealth & Democracy, feeling that the more apt it is the likelier more depressing. Ben recommended it. Of COURSE it's going to be depressing. :P Powered by the Hammer of the Gods
Post #175,346 by Ashton 9/21/04 12:38:09 AM Reply	Well at least it's always Honestly depressing Some help here.. I'm trying to find that silver lining that might short out enough transistors in the Diebold Concentrators (unless != Power OK sets a Bush-Wins flag, too). ..guess we'll still be relying on some random Iraqis to get those Undecided folk unconfused.

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