Re: OT: "Every American"...

From	android <here@there.was>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: OT: "Every American"...
Date	2017-02-16 08:05 +0100
Organization	the center
Message-ID	<here-02476E.08055516022017@news.individual.net> (permalink)
References	(4 earlier) <do_ray_me-B2ADD6.14171206022017@46.sub-75-242-165.myvzw.com> <o7g6ph$m5u$1@gioia.aioe.org> <do_ray_me-8E3879.10110909022017@46.sub-75-242-165.myvzw.com> <o82s50$61u$1@gioia.aioe.org> <do_ray_me-784527.12003416022017@46.sub-75-242-165.myvzw.com>

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<do_ray_me-784527.12003416022017@46.sub-75-242-165.myvzw.com>,
 dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> wrote:

> In article <o82s50$61u$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
>  "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> wrote:
> 
> > On 2/9/17 12:11 AM, dorayme wrote:
> > > Hillary, if so many reports are to be believed, got nearly three
> > > million more votes than Trump. This tends to suggest that your "we
> > > don't know" is not quite as reasonable as it sounds.

The Americans have had 200 years to fine tune their election system. One 
must therefore assume that they have that what they want and thus must 
their head of state and its actions be their responsibility.
> > 
> > When you have two totally unacceptable choices, and the non-voters FAR 
> > outnumber three million, then the three million doesn't mean a lot.  In 
> > any case, the electoral college system seems to be something we're stuck 
> > with until the country collapses.  Which may not be long.

I think that there is a bipartisan path here and that the US is 
progressing on it according to plan.
> 
> Not quite sure what you mean by "totally unacceptable". By no possible 
> reasonable standard is Donald Trump any kind of acceptable candidate. 
> Whereas by many quite well known, tried and true conventional 
> standards, Hillary Clinton was thoroughly acceptable. That does not 
> mean she was the best or wisest choice for Democrats. 

Clinton appears to me, who is not a doc to have frequent "ticks" and 
evolving an vascular dementia... ;-P
> 
> What is plain, and what is wrong with most forms of democracies is 
> that facts and reason and long term thinking do not figure prominently 
> enough in the electoral process. 

The candidates presents to the people that that they think might get 
them elected.
> 
> There are better ideas for big populations to make decisions than to 
> rely so heavily on a hugely financed set of people for terms of years. 
> Ones that are even further from dictatorship than the present 
> democracies.

Let's face the facts: If the Canaduckian skippers compensated for the 
magnetic deviation the wrong direction, while the Aussis mistook south 
for North... 

Relatives of mine emigrated to both North America and Australia, BTW. I 
think that those that stayed are the ones that seems to be best of...
-- 
teleportation kills

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Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-08 23:40 +0100
  Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-09 10:11 +1100
    Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-16 01:35 +0100
      Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-16 12:00 +1100
        Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-16 08:05 +0100
        Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-16 16:23 +0100
          Re: OT: "Every American"... Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-02-16 12:27 -0800
            Re: OT: "Every American"... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-16 15:32 -0500
              Re: OT: "Every American"... Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-02-16 12:38 -0800
                Re: OT: "Every American"... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-16 15:42 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-02-16 12:44 -0800
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-16 21:51 +0100
              Re: OT: "Every American"... Fred Moore <fmoore@gfcn.huh> - 2017-02-16 16:15 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-02-16 13:33 -0800
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Fred Moore <fmoore@gfcn.huh> - 2017-02-17 14:38 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-02-17 12:01 -0800
                Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-17 10:02 +1100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 19:08 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-17 01:25 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Fred Moore <fmoore@gfcn.huh> - 2017-02-17 14:54 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-18 11:58 +1100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-20 11:41 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-20 11:40 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-20 14:09 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-21 10:24 +1100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-21 15:36 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-22 07:01 +1100
              Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 19:05 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-02-16 23:19 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2017-02-16 22:50 -0700
                Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 06:35 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 06:36 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 06:45 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-17 16:50 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2017-02-18 11:15 -0600
                Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-18 16:31 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-02-18 22:27 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2017-02-18 15:23 -0800
                Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-19 01:49 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-19 19:05 +1100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-02-19 09:30 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-19 22:18 +1100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-02-19 14:08 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-19 16:55 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-20 10:37 +1100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-20 06:22 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-02-20 10:16 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-20 16:28 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-20 17:56 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-20 17:16 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-20 19:01 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-20 18:08 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-02-20 18:41 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-20 19:53 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-20 19:37 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-20 20:57 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-20 20:23 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-02-20 18:42 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-20 19:49 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-20 19:34 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-20 20:54 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-20 20:23 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-20 20:25 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-20 21:41 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-20 21:27 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-20 20:40 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-20 21:45 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-20 17:45 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2017-02-20 15:46 -0800
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-21 07:00 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2017-02-20 22:09 -0800
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-21 06:19 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-21 07:50 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-21 15:32 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-21 07:49 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-21 15:33 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2017-02-21 07:50 -0800
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-21 16:04 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-21 19:07 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-21 19:46 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-21 21:00 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-20 17:44 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-21 15:42 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-21 18:00 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2017-02-21 19:12 -0800
                Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-21 23:22 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> - 2017-02-21 21:28 -0800
                Re: OT: "Every American"... "Andre G. Isaak" <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2017-02-20 10:05 -0700
                Re: OT: "Every American"... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-20 17:25 +0000
                Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-21 10:18 +1100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-20 11:55 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... android <here@there.was> - 2017-02-20 14:09 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-20 11:44 +0100
            Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-17 01:15 +0100
              Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-17 11:51 +1100
              Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 18:29 -0500
          Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-17 09:56 +1100
            Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-17 01:36 +0100
              Re: OT: "Every American"... Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2017-02-16 16:38 -0800
              Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-17 11:57 +1100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-17 02:03 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2017-02-17 17:42 +1100
              Re: OT: "Every American"... JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-02-16 20:09 -0500
              Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 06:40 -0500
                Re: OT: "Every American"... "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-17 16:48 +0100
                Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-17 18:30 -0500
          Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 19:02 -0500
      Re: OT: "Every American"... FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2017-02-15 20:46 -0500

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