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TruthAnalyzed

(83 posts)
Sat Oct 13, 2012, 12:34 PM Oct 2012

I'm so sick of...

Lies, half-truths, and misleading political memes.

I'm sick of hypocrisy from our politicians, and our citizens.

I'm sick of politics being more of a sport with people cheering for 'their team', than actually being concerned with facts and issues.

It's probably not a popular viewpoint around here, but it happens on both sides. D's lie, R's lie, and supporters on both sides lie.

People rage about the lies that 'the other team' spews, but ignore the lies coming from their own side. Not everybody does it, and inb4 someone thinks I'm accusing anyone here, I'm just ranting about the lies and hypocrisy that are a cancer to our political process.

/rant.

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I'm so sick of... (Original Post) TruthAnalyzed Oct 2012 OP
An informed public is the only cure . orpupilofnature57 Oct 2012 #1
And removing money from the political process is one of the surgeries needed, along with a new GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #2
An informed public... TruthAnalyzed Oct 2012 #3

GreenPartyVoter

(72,377 posts)
2. And removing money from the political process is one of the surgeries needed, along with a new
Sat Oct 13, 2012, 12:44 PM
Oct 2012

Fairness Doctrine. Otherwise our chances of having an informed public are very, very slim.

TruthAnalyzed

(83 posts)
3. An informed public...
Sat Oct 13, 2012, 12:45 PM
Oct 2012

Can only happen if we have a public that wants to be informed. I'm convinced that the vast majority simply don't care enough.

I see it from supporters of every candidate. 'Their' candidate is always telling the truth. 'That other guy' is always lying. There are far too few free-thinking citizens who look at the facts objectively.

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