Actually, yeah there is a lot more bashing one way than the other, but that is to be expected and I could care less. Yes allude was a poor choice. Now that you have expanded on what you meant vs what you said, I can see where you are coming from. I still think your idea that widespread voter fraud is akin to "Bush sent Katrina" is short sighted, and more importantly, wrong. However, you're free to believe as you wish. Just because one of the many "reputable" news outlets have failed to pay attention to fraud does not mean it does not exist. It also does not mean that someone who thinks there is a measure of truth to the issue is a conspiracy nutjob either. Is it so hard to make the logical connection that if the Democrats cheated their own party, that they would not cheat the American citizens? That the plethora of information coming to light shows a clear attempt to influence the election? Regardless, if it is or is not there no none is going to do much about it anyway.
As to the lesser of two evils idea, yeah possibly. I can acknowledge how people see Trump, and I frankly don't care. I equate it to the prudes that look at you funny if they hear you say fuck, or cock, or any other word that doesn't conform to their idea of societal bliss. Don't get me wrong, I don't believe for a second that Trump is the messiah, or that he can make good on the majority or his ideas. However, as I have said from the start, he is an outsider that stands the highest chances of effecting real change to the political system. Not the false hope and change promised 8 years ago that has many people regretting their choices. He has already, thankfully, caused the Republican party to slowly implode and forced irrevocable change. The same is likely to happen to the rest of the system if he keeps to only half of what he promises. As I said before, short of bloody conflict (which none of us here want), this is the only chance at real change for our political system in many of our lifetimes. Sure I agree with most of his positions, but some I could do without (religion & abortion).
Respectfully, I don't need to be lectured (forgive me if I read that wrong) on intellectual honesty, or about things I don't know for sure. I never said that all of the accusations on either side were real or fake. However, as someone who has taken more than a few sexual assault/rape reports, the majority of times (admittedly that I have encountered) they are reported, they are false and primarily used to secure free social services or to get revenge on someone. Would it surprise you to know that in this state, domestic violence and sexual violence (unofficially when it is male on female) are the only two crimes where you will NOT be prosecuted for filing a false report? The reason? Because they do not want to discourage reporting. Yeah, happened to me, my brother, and more. It is not fun to be the subject of an accusation of that nature or to be interrogated as a criminal. Which pisses me off more than you can imagine because it distracts from those who truly need help, and places a stigma against those whose only crime was to trust someone.
In the end, I can look myself in the mirror if I vote for him because he represents the best likelihood of fixing the fucked system we find ourselves in. In the same vain, I maybe a dumb ex cop/paratrooper/student/deviant that was fooled by the promise of change, but I cannot in good conscience vote for someone who has left Americans to die, violated national security, flaunted their corruption, and generally holds the American people and system in disdain as a candidate for the highest office in the land. As fucked as out country is, I still truly believe it is the best place on the face of this earth. Hope that helps to clear up any miscommunication.
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