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Re:Skirting U.S. sanctions, Europeans launch trade mechanism... by ntsplnkv2 on Thursday January 31, 2019 @11:25AM (#19045933)
There are certainly things I don't agree with with the options available.

This idea that candidates need to perfectly represent everyone's opinions is just absurd. I don't agree with everything that Hillary did or that Trump is doing. That doesn't mean everything they did was bad or good.

But to suggest Jill Stein as a viable alternative when she has some dubious backing doesn't really empower choosing the 3rd party, does it?

Re:Skirting U.S. sanctions, Europeans launch trade mechanism... by zanybear on Thursday January 31, 2019 @01:27PM (#19047285)
So wouldn't a ranking vote system work better?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked_voting

Re:Skirting U.S. sanctions, Europeans launch trade mechanism... by parthdesai on Thursday January 31, 2019 @11:49AM (#19046166)
Yeah, thats fair. I'm with you on that. You'll never find a candidate who you agree with completely, you just go with the one that agree the most with or disagree the least with.
Re:Skirting U.S. sanctions, Europeans launch trade mechanism... by lustysocietyorg on Thursday January 31, 2019 @12:09PM (#19046385)
I guess you talk about Russia as dubious backer.

You really believe that the POTUS (notably Jill Stein and the Green Party) could be paid by Russia to enforce Russian policies to the detriment of US citizens ?

This idea is as crazy as the idea that China invented global warming to harm the USA economy.

From https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2018/0111/93244...

Back in 2012, almost three years before he declared that he was going to run for the White House, Mr Trump tweeted: "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive."

Re:Skirting U.S. sanctions, Europeans launch trade mechanism... by ntsplnkv2 on Thursday January 31, 2019 @01:22PM (#19047233)
There is a legitimate investigation into Russia interference in the election. Many have already been charged, and probably many more.

You really believe that nothing happened and there wasn't a concerted effort by Russia to significantly impact the election?

Whether or not the POTUS or candidates were complicit is one thing, but it's very clear that a significant impact on this election was made.

Re:Skirting U.S. sanctions, Europeans launch trade mechanism... by Retra on Thursday January 31, 2019 @02:46PM (#19048082)
Why would an agent of that concerted effort admit that it was ongoing or impactful?