Why do Conservative Christians vote Republican?

KCfromNC · May 4, 2016

Gracchus said:
Let me put it simply: Who chooses the lesser of two evils, chooses evil. It's not a real choice. All you need do to elect a pig is to run it against a skunk. If you hold your nose and vote the pig you pick up the stench and make it your own, and pretend you didn't.

There's that, but it's a continuum between there and admitting that no candidate is perfect but some are good enough. Or at least not a complete disaster that their opponent would be.

Plus voting is only one way to make your opinion known. Corporations don't get to vote, for example, but they sure do have an influence on the "democratic" process.

Albion · May 4, 2016

Gracchus said:
College athletes get degrees even if they are functionally illiterate.

Sometimes. Usually, however, they drop out after their eligibility is used up and before they graduate. At some major universities the varsity athletes, the starters, who actually graduate are shockingly few in number.

dogs4thewin · May 4, 2016

KCfromNC said:
I never understood this. Does someone who decides not to vote because they don't like either major party candidate have more or less right to complain than someone who decides to vote for a third party candidate which cannot win because they don't like either major party candidate? Seems the net effect is the same - the candidate from the party that voter generally supports loses one potential vote.

because if you choose not to allow your voice to be heard you cannot come back and complain when whomever is put in office makes poor decisions. You had the chance to give your input and chose not to take that chance.

KCfromNC · May 4, 2016

dogs4thewin said:
because if you choose not to allow your voice to be heard you cannot come back and complain when whomever is put in office makes poor decisions. You had the chance to give your input and chose not to take that chance.

I'm still not understanding why failing to support a candidate in an election means one can't criticize their actions if they do get elected.

Does that also mean that if you give your input you can't complain if the candidates you voted in do things you disagree with?

MorkandMindy · May 4, 2016

dogs4thewin said:
Well that (giving to charities) makes more sense. I actually support them more than the government any day.

I'm slightly puzzled, if you are a US Republican aren't you supposed to favor a huge military rather than charity?

And as a Christian to believe - based on Joshua and Judges - the right of Israel to kill the Palestinian population completely?
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MorkandMindy · May 4, 2016

Gracchus said:
He was only following orders. He really is dumber than dirt.

This is contrary to what I've heard, but equally believable. But either way the US public and the Republican Party were happy to have a Presidential candidate and then President who really had no idea why he was doing what he was doing, constantly talking after he fled in 911 about how to blame it on Iraq.

The public do I sense want a candidate they can't be jealous of, and my own experience here has indicated an amazingly high number of narcissists, in many cases full blown NPD. This is something else that has to be fixed. I think it comes from the existing school system, and somehow the Hispanics I've met have not been as affected as the whites.

dogs4thewin · May 5, 2016

MorkandMindy said:
I'm slightly puzzled, if you are a US Republican aren't you supposed to favor a huge military rather than charity?

And as a Christian to believe - based on Joshua and Judges - the right of Israel to kill the Palestinian population completely?
.

Many Republicans favor both. In other words, when it comes to what the government should use taxes for many say strong defense, BUT they believe that the PEOPLE should give to charity whether than having big government safety nets.

MorkandMindy · May 5, 2016

dogs4thewin said:
Many Republicans favor both. In other words, when it comes to what the government should use taxes for many say strong defense, BUT they believe that the PEOPLE should give to charity whether than having big government safety nets.

I'm not sure the US has much in the way of defense, the assumption has long been that the huge Department of Defense spending, which is for offense, but the feeling is that offense is defense, sort of, well the 911 attacks despite being long expected resulted in no planes from anyone, Air National Guard, Air Force, CIA or Marine base near D.C., any aircraft carriers within range, responding in any way, except a C-130 was diverted and totally failed at interception.

No defense to speak of except the 1984 New Speak version where 'offense' is called 'defense', starting wars is called 'peace making' and people are executed in 'correctional facilities'

The largest elements of Christian charity are support of local church staff, building funds and missionaries. Even soup kitchens are not a 'safety net'
.

Gracchus · May 5, 2016

KCfromNC said:
There's that, but it's a continuum between there and admitting that no candidate is perfect but some are good enough.

But what if none of those nominated are "good enough"?

:sigh:

KCfromNC · May 6, 2016

Gracchus said:
But what if none of those nominated are "good enough"?

Then you vote for none of them. Once one is elected, pay them off to behave the way you want them to. Or pay them both off before the election and see which one is going to be the most cost efficient to continue paying for and vote for them.

That's how democracy works.

Gracchus · May 6, 2016

KCfromNC said:
Then you vote for none of them. Once one is elected, pay them off to behave the way you want them to. Or pay them both off before the election and see which one is going to be the most cost efficient to continue paying for and vote for them.
That's how democracy works.

That is not how democracy works. That is how plutocratic oligarchy posing as democracy works.

"O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
O'er the land ruled by greed and the home of the slave?"

:sigh:

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