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Johonny

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18. If you stay home on election day you teach the politicians a lesson

Thu Nov 1, 2012, 10:39 AM

Nov 2012

unhappy with the guy you voted in office. Want to teach them a lesson! Will I'm just going to stay home. Then they'll respect me. Hey they lost now there's a new guy in there. Politicians don't respect people that don't vote. In many cases they don't want you to vote ever. Removing yourself from the political process doesn't teach politicians "lessons", it just means you voluntarily removed your voice from the main method to express it in social matters in the country. The winners of your removing yourself from the process are generally more than happy you did and will try hard to make sure you don't come back.

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What are you favorite political and economic myths? [View all] salvorhardin Nov 2012 OP

tax cuts equal economic growth. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2012 #1

That's exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for salvorhardin Nov 2012 #3

got it. Posted there. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2012 #5

"The Debt is out of countrol!" Odin2005 Nov 2012 #2

Japan's poor economic growth is due mainly to a saturated domestic market Art_from_Ark Nov 2012 #28

The One That Always Makes Me Laugh ChoppinBroccoli Nov 2012 #4

On another message board I frequent... Odin2005 Nov 2012 #7

America is a conservative country. HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #6

exactly. Except when you poll specifics. Then we become socialist. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2012 #8

I think you just need to post the Romney Election Plan ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2012 #9

That business owners are "job creators." begin_within Nov 2012 #10

Myths often have religious or moral components to them salvorhardin Nov 2012 #14

wingnuts aren't even saying Business owners, they are saying Wealthy = job creator JI7 Nov 2012 #27

Russia is a threat to us. TBF Nov 2012 #11

Obamacare = government takeover of healthcare Lucy Goosey Nov 2012 #12

Also: the private sector does everything better/more efficiently/for less money, etc. Lucy Goosey Nov 2012 #13

a few: Spider Jerusalem Nov 2012 #15

Republicans are good at Financial stuff.... WCGreen Nov 2012 #16

Raising the minimum wage increases unemployment. nt NoGOPZone Nov 2012 #17

If you stay home on election day you teach the politicians a lesson Johonny Nov 2012 #18

I see a lot of good ones here salvorhardin Nov 2012 #19

If you cut the public sector, this will cause corresponding growth in the private sector LeftishBrit Nov 2012 #20

Myth: We are becoming socialist LeftInTX Nov 2012 #21

The US is a "Christian" country -- Hell Hath No Fury Nov 2012 #22

Jamestown predates Plymouth by 13 years PurityOfEssence Nov 2012 #24

Reagan ended the cold war. Initech Nov 2012 #23

Democrats are soft on defense mnmoderatedem Nov 2012 #25

Thanks again everyone! salvorhardin Nov 2012 #26

my biggest one Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #29