2019-2020 US Elections Megathread I- It Begins

[San Lumen]

Your not going to get the change you want unless you elect people who support reform. We did that in New York with our state senate and finally updated our outdated election law

If you could stop with the same canned response over and over when ever someone says we should do x would be great.

Its not a canned response. That's how you'll get the change you want.

[Telconi]

If you could stop with the same canned response over and over when ever someone says we should do x would be great.

Its not a canned response. That's how you'll get the change you want.

But what if there aren't candidates who will enact the change I want?

[Idzequitch]

And the way you get people willing to remove power from Dems and Reps is to elect non-Dems and non-Reps. Just saying.

and you do that by putting up viable candidates

Is there an echo in here? Or just someone restating time and again a point I've already addressed?

[Thermodolia]

And the way you get people willing to remove power from Dems and Reps is to elect non-Dems and non-Reps. Just saying.

and you do that by putting up viable candidates

Under FPTP if you aren’t a member of the big two parties being viable is nearly impossible. So saying you need viable candidates is absolutely bullshit and is just away to shutdown any debate on the topic

[San Lumen]

Its not a canned response. That's how you'll get the change you want.

But what if there aren't candidates who will enact the change I want?

Then run for office yourself.

[Telconi]

But what if there aren't candidates who will enact the change I want?

Then run for office yourself.

I'd rather not.

[San Lumen]

and you do that by putting up viable candidates

Under FPTP if you aren’t a member of the big two parties being viable is nearly impossible. So saying you need viable candidates is absolutely bullshit and is just away to shutdown any debate on the topic

Then elect people who want to change the election system.

[San Lumen]

Then run for office yourself.

I'd rather not.

then stop making comments like that.

[Thermodolia]

If you could stop with the same canned response over and over when ever someone says we should do x would be great.

Its not a canned response. That's how you'll get the change you want.

It’s a canned response. One that you continually repeat like a broken record

[San Lumen]

Its not a canned response. That's how you'll get the change you want.

It’s a canned response. One that you continually repeat like a broken record

How else are you going to get the change you want?

[Telconi]

I'd rather not.

then stop making comments like that.

Why, you say to do a thing, but it isn't an option for me, so what do you think I should do?

[Idzequitch]

Under FPTP if you aren’t a member of the big two parties being viable is nearly impossible. So saying you need viable candidates is absolutely bullshit and is just away to shutdown any debate on the topic

Then elect people who want to change the election system.

Which is simply another way of saying "elect the third party candidates that you're wasting yor time trying to elect"

[Telconi]

It’s a canned response. One that you continually repeat like a broken record

How else are you going to get the change you want?

Vandalistic protest.

[Thermodolia]

Under FPTP if you aren’t a member of the big two parties being viable is nearly impossible. So saying you need viable candidates is absolutely bullshit and is just away to shutdown any debate on the topic

Then elect people who want to change the election system.

Could you stop going in circles? You said yourself you’re sick of the back and forth. So why don’t you do something about and stop repeating the same damn shit

[Telconi]

Then elect people who want to change the election system.

Could you stop going in circles? You said yourself you’re sick of the back and forth. So why don’t you do something about and stop repeating the same damn shit

Because Lumen doesn't want change, he's fully satisfied with the current status quo.

[San Lumen]

Then elect people who want to change the election system.

Could you stop going in circles? You said yourself you’re sick of the back and forth. So why don’t you do something about and stop repeating the same damn shit

I work for the state government and also serve on the local party committee. I am doing something

[San Lumen]

How else are you going to get the change you want?

Vandalistic protest.

and you'd wind up in jail.

[Thermodolia]

It’s a canned response. One that you continually repeat like a broken record

How else are you going to get the change you want?

General strike, revolution, a coup. Any of those would work

[San Lumen]

How else are you going to get the change you want?

General strike, revolution, a coup. Any of those would work

So go tell friends of yours to start it especially anyone in the military you know.

[The Two Jerseys]

You do realize that no state funding doesn’t mean no government funding right? MARTA doesn’t have state funding yet it only costs $2.50 to ride

MARTA and the MTA are two very different agencies. The reason fares arent completely unaffordable is state funding

MTA's fares are a non-exorbitant $2.75, and the farebox recovery ratio is 47%, compared to MARTA's 30%.

MTA can survive without state funding.

[Telconi]

Vandalistic protest.

and you'd wind up in jail.

Only if caught.

[Thermodolia]

Could you stop going in circles? You said yourself you’re sick of the back and forth. So why don’t you do something about and stop repeating the same damn shit

I work for the state government and also serve on the local party committee. I am doing something

No I’m talking about how you said just a few pages ago that you are tired about the back and forth between you and tel. And I’m saying that if you’re sick of that you should do something about it, like stop repeating yourself

[Thermodolia]

General strike, revolution, a coup. Any of those would work

So go tell friends of yours to start it especially anyone in the military you know.

You do know what examples are right?

Also I like how you zeroed in only on the military coup and not the general strike or revolution. I’m going to guess you like those options. Because you only seem to get dismissive of people when they don’t agree with you on the democrats

[Thermodolia]

You do realize that no state funding doesn’t mean no government funding right? MARTA doesn’t have state funding yet it only costs $2.50 to ride

MARTA and the MTA are two very different agencies. The reason fares arent completely unaffordable is state funding

If $2.75 for the MTA and $15 for Metro North/LIRR is exorbitant than I think you either are super super poor, are a stingy miser, or have no idea what the word exorbitant means

[Telconi]

MARTA and the MTA are two very different agencies. The reason fares arent completely unaffordable is state funding

If $2.75 for the MTA and $15 for Metro North/LIRR is exorbitant than I think you either are super super poor, are a stingy miser, or have no idea what the word exorbitant means

Let's not forget, this is the guy who cried about rate raises so that subway crew in new York could have "Union goodies"