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From: songbird <songbird@anthive.com>
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Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:34:30 -0400
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Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2024-10-16, Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> wrote:
>
>> The failure of our democracy, and US democracy, is that we don't have 
>> reasonable candidates to vote for.
>>
>> Starmer, wasn't popular before the election, he actually got a much 
>> lower absolute number of votes than most winners, lower than Corbyn's 
>> both times.
>>
>> I went through my candidates, one by one, trying to find one I could 
>> vote for. I couldn't find one. I think PR would help.
>>
>> Same in the USA, who wants to vote for Trump or Harris?
>
>     If you are part of a society that votes, then do so.  There
>     may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for ...
>     but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against.
>     In case of doubt, vote against.  By this rule you will rarely
>     go wrong.
>       -- Robert A. Heinlein: The Notebooks of Lazarus Long

  this election is easy just like the previous two.  i know for
a fact that i do not consider DJT a decent person or anyone 
worthy of being held up as a leader and indeed on many occasions
has proven himself not worthy.  i still doubt he's actually read
the Constitution or knows much of what it actually means.

  so while i may not particularly like his opponents they are
not him so an easy choice.

  on top of that i despise the attacks on women's rights and
voting rights in general let alone all the other hatred and
fear-mongering.

  then there are the issues of insurrection, numerous frauds,
cons, grifts, etc.

  how could anyone consider him worthy of the office?


  songbird