Most countries have two parties which dominate government. Sometimes there's a minor party, like the Greens, or a number of splinter parties with their own axe to grind.If a ... moreMost countries have two parties which dominate government. Sometimes there's a minor party, like the Greens, or a number of splinter parties with their own axe to grind.If a person is dissatisfied with the two major parties is there any point voting for a candidate who has no chance of winning? Is the protest vote worthwhile?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08jf76l Interesting debate as I say... and covered exactly what I was talkin about the other day... that it can be very hard to even talk abou... morehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08jf76l Interesting debate as I say... and covered exactly what I was talkin about the other day... that it can be very hard to even talk about immigration and the various problems associated with it - without being called racist, hateful, negative or, as happened to me, being compared to Trump or Farage. And this is interesting because it highlights exactly the problem, there seems little opportunity for reasoned debate, in a climate where when one attempts to do that, one is shouted down or accused of really quite unpleasant things.. and that is something that is happening on a wide-scale, here - I had no idea, of course about elsewhere, just knew that here, it's increasingly acknowledged that people are afraid to talk about it..., I won't dwell on my own experience on here, in many ways that's irrelevant but that it highlighted exactly the point made in the radio prog - that it seems we cannot have even a reasoned debate without being accused of things. ... less
Americans to buy their products on store shelves? I say part of the great transfer of wealth from the middle class to those who run and support the industrial military complex. Emp... moreAmericans to buy their products on store shelves? I say part of the great transfer of wealth from the middle class to those who run and support the industrial military complex. Employees are exempt.
1. The hearing of the Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. That hearing is interesting.2. Investigation of the Russian's role in the Presidential election? This is certainly intere... more1. The hearing of the Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. That hearing is interesting.2. Investigation of the Russian's role in the Presidential election? This is certainly interesting. Manafort, Roger Stone, Russian Louise's, etc. 3. Cuts in the federal budget: Meals on Wheels, NEA (cuts for grants for the arts), cuts for the humanities programs, Medicaid, .4. The Trumpcare, AHCA. They will vote on this on Thursday.5. The Women's Marches, continuing to happen throughout the country.6. And more! less
