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Martin Eden

(12,847 posts)

7. Mostly arguing about who "won" a media showcase (aka "debate")

Reply to TygrBright (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 11:08 PM

Oct 2015

The primary metric for determining the winner, apparently, is a wide variety of polls soliciting the opinions of a small sampling of potential voters.

If we really had a functional, rational democracy, a debate should be decided on the merit of the ideas and policies put forward to fix our nation's problems and lay the groundwork for a better, more sustainable future.

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"Party Loyalty" and the Purpose of Parties (warning: Long read) [View all] TygrBright Oct 2015 OP

Bookmarked for reading a bit later. hifiguy Oct 2015 #1

Thank you, TygrBright, this is brilliant. Thanks for getting . . . brush Oct 2015 #2

Wait, what? TygrBright Oct 2015 #3

Sorry TygrBright. Thought I was clicking on a post of Mr. Scorpio brush Oct 2015 #4

Political parties lose their value when ... Martin Eden Oct 2015 #5

Agreed. What are we doing about it? n/t TygrBright Oct 2015 #6

Mostly arguing about who "won" a media showcase (aka "debate") Martin Eden Oct 2015 #7

If we really had a functional, rational democracy, we wouldn't... TygrBright Oct 2015 #8

Nice post. hay rick Oct 2015 #9

Exactly. We're way better at bitching about the problem... TygrBright Oct 2015 #10

This was OK then passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #11

So what are we doing about that? n/t TygrBright Oct 2015 #12

Some of us are trying to get a man elected President who actually wants to combat that problem Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #14

Hard for individuals to fight big organizations. TygrBright Oct 2015 #17

Keep pushing for Bernie passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #18

I'm thinking. LWolf Oct 2015 #13

Some of us more cynical types... malthaussen Oct 2015 #16

Not enough energy left to get involved passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #19

Your analysis is excellent, but incomplete. malthaussen Oct 2015 #15