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Primaries are good, Voting for the Executive and Legislative branches is good, First past the post is bad, Electoral colleges are bad. That is my opinion of the US voting system.
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I am ok  I'm sorry I flaked out so hard in Opop's game - I'm very consciously aware of how much I don't like it when other people join games and then don't post. Mafia is really fun for me when I'm able to immerse myself in a game, but when real life throws stressful stuff at me trying to keep up on a Mafia game on top of all of it becomes a bit too much. Hopefully I'll be back next week with a good story to tell!
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Aug 19, 2015 05:14
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Murmur Twin posted:I am ok I'm just glad you're okay! If I had checked the time stamps I probably wouldn'tve posted about it.
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Aug 19, 2015 05:16
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Next time don't check time stamps and get the mod to modkill on false pretenses.
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Aug 19, 2015 05:16
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Man would be really nice for people to sign up for a game or 2
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Aug 19, 2015 06:11
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I'm signed up to Amoeba's game, I think we need a couple more
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Aug 19, 2015 06:14
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Look Under The Rock posted:Also Benedict Cumberbatch looks like a lizard person My friend dropped the best line about Benedict Cumberbatch last week with an angry "HIS LIPS ARE THE SAME COLOR AS THE REST OF HIS FACE"
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Aug 19, 2015 06:22
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BottleKnight posted:I hope Murmur Twin is okay. I spoke to MT last night! She's spending this week dressing up as a clown to break in to a festival e: Oh wait she posted nevermind Rarity fucked around with this message at 07:48 on Aug 19, 2015 |
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Aug 19, 2015 07:46
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mafia is stupid.
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Aug 19, 2015 08:08
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Somberbrero posted:mafia You're stupid
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Aug 19, 2015 08:10
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Somberbrero posted:mafia
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Aug 19, 2015 08:15
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Somberbrero posted:mafia Rarity posted:You're stupid Both are true.
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Aug 19, 2015 08:24
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Somberbrero posted:mafia And yet you still post in this thread.
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Aug 19, 2015 08:34
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fiery_valkyrie posted:And yet you still post in this thread. Says who
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Aug 19, 2015 08:38
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Amoeba102 posted:US Primaries aren't for another 6 months? I guess that explains voter fatigue when the election finally rolls around. I want to get off Mr. Trump's Wild Ride. Amoeba102 posted:Primaries are good, Voting for the Executive and Legislative branches is good, First past the post is bad, Electoral colleges are bad. That is my opinion of the US voting system. I don't know if I agree that the American primary system is good. It puts control of the nominating power in the hands of the media, who have a vested interest in making interesting stories over good governance. (As a case in point, you can look at Hillary Clinton. She will almost undoubtedly be the nominee but her inevitability doesn't make for an interesting story. Thus, most reporting in the Democratic Primary focuses on Bernie Sanders catching up and the hypothetical candidacy of Biden.) The effect is often demoralizing and increases cynicism for both the public and candidates. Plus, there's only a very narrow and unrepresentative cross-section of the public actually interested in the election during the primary stage, which can further skew results. First past the post isn't necessarily a bad system. It is very useful for states that are struggling to build new institutions and need to unify voters into manageable factions. When you have a lot of disparate groups, or are a newly democratizing state, FPTP is one of the best methods you can use. For a country like the US, though, I do sometimes wonder what things would be like with proportional representation. I think increasing the size of Congress and reforming the electoral college is a bigger priority. QuoProQuid fucked around with this message at 11:12 on Aug 19, 2015 |
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Aug 19, 2015 11:09
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Preferential voting is pretty great, you can support someone without worrying about throwing your vote away. And Primaries are good in so far as you kind of get to choose the leader. The choice of Party leaders here is all up to the Party.
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Aug 19, 2015 12:15
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What games are still recruiting? Sell me on your thing.
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Aug 19, 2015 13:22
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Allen's game still needs people
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Aug 19, 2015 13:27
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BottleKnight posted:It's a self-deprecating joke, but yeah. That's how my generation dates. At least, currently. Its not. Every dating profile in the world is basically quote:Something something something something something something Netflix something something Coffee/Wine
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Aug 19, 2015 14:44
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fiery_valkyrie posted:For a while. Then everyone gets older and has kids and ex-spouses and it's just so much effort. Obviously the answer is to never age.
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Aug 19, 2015 14:47
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Amoeba102 posted:Preferential voting is pretty great, you can support someone without worrying about throwing your vote away. And yet you still wound up with Abbott
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Aug 19, 2015 15:42
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Man the internet sucks. I want to go back to before the Internet. That would be so loving awesome.
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Aug 19, 2015 16:37
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Magnus Gallant posted:Man the internet sucks. I want to go back to before the Internet. That would be so loving awesome. that sounds awful
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Aug 19, 2015 16:52
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Kumbamontu posted:that sounds awful Oh because having a person just google your name and deny your application to an apartment and keep your application fee is so much better. The apartment I talked about earlier was a scammer and all the other apartments I applied for took my application fee and denied my application within an hour of me paying 50 dollars for the priveledge of applying to their busted rear end loving lovely rear end apartment.
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Aug 19, 2015 17:05
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Magnus Gallant posted:Oh because having a person just google your name and deny your application to an apartment and keep your application fee is so much better. That happened before the internet. Except it was based on how you looked and if you had bad credit.
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Aug 19, 2015 17:06
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That isn't the internet's fault. e;f,b
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Aug 19, 2015 17:06
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Kumbamontu posted:that sounds awful No no it was actually nice. Especially in the days before cable TV became widespread. Kids would go outside during twilight and play silly games of tag. Or catch fireflies. There was no "I've gotta get home cause I've got a raid scheduled" and instead it was "I don't want to go home cause it's boring there"
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Aug 19, 2015 17:07
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I'm also a huge fan of "hanging out" with people when that all that really means is being in the same room as a couple other people while they're on their phone.
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Aug 19, 2015 17:07
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CapitalistPig posted:That happened before the internet. Except it was based on how you looked and if you had bad credit. Yeah except I have great credit and I am handsome so. . .
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Aug 19, 2015 17:08
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Magnus Gallant posted:I'm also a huge fan of "hanging out" with people when that all that really means is being in the same room as a couple other people while they're on their phone. Man you hang out with the wrong people i guess.
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Aug 19, 2015 17:08
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All of these things are symptoms of people being lovely and not the internet being lovely
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Aug 19, 2015 17:08
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Kumbamontu posted:That isn't the internet's fault. The Internet makes it like a billion times easier and in general technology and the Internet are causing a lack of empathy between human beings.
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Aug 19, 2015 17:09
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Kumbamontu posted:All of these things are symptoms of people being lovely and not the internet being lovely People inherently want to be lovely if they can get away with it and the Internet ONLY facilitates that.
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Aug 19, 2015 17:10
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Kumbamontu posted:That isn't the internet's fault. No it's Al Gores fault for inventing the Internet.
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Aug 19, 2015 17:11
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People were able to look up your criminal record before the internet, I'm sure.
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Aug 19, 2015 17:12
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Pinterest Mom posted:People were able to look up your criminal record before the internet, I'm sure. Hah before computers I highly doubt it was easy.
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Aug 19, 2015 17:13
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I've had MMMBop stuck in my head for a solid hour and am trying to drown it out with Warren Zevon and it's not working
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Aug 19, 2015 17:14
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You have to pay to apply to move into an apartment? That sounds scummy
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Look Under The Rock posted:I've had MMMBop stuck in my head for a solid hour and am trying to drown it out with Warren Zevon and it's not working AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOO Werewolves of London.
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