Republican VP Sweepstakes [On Topic]

[rehmwa 2]

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You think so, eh? OK, ponder the following parable:



"Hi, I'm Dave Hitler, and I'm running for dogcatcher. Will you sign my nominating petition?"

and you can see what's so terrible about that scenario - Dave might be a great guy if you judge his actions throughout his life. He might be responsible, excellent at catching dogs and taking care of the strays..... But if he has a bad name, or his eye color is not acceptable, then he doesn't stand a chance

but that's ok - there are entire groups out there with self righteous outrage making sure that these meaningless bias' live on

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[SkyDekker 1,465]

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You think so, eh? OK, ponder the following parable:



"Hi, I'm Dave Hitler, and I'm running for dogcatcher. Will you sign my nominating petition?"

and you can see what's so terrible about that scenario - Dave might be a great guy if you judge his actions throughout his life. He might be responsible, excellent at catching dogs and taking care of the strays..... But if he has a bad name, or his eye color is not acceptable, then he doesn't stand a chance

but that's ok - there are entire groups out there with self righteous outrage making sure that these meaningless bias' live on

Perception is everything, you life, wealth and happiness depends on it.

[rehmwa 2]

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You think so, eh? OK, ponder the following parable:



"Hi, I'm Dave Hitler, and I'm running for dogcatcher. Will you sign my nominating petition?"

and you can see what's so terrible about that scenario - Dave might be a great guy if you judge his actions throughout his life. He might be responsible, excellent at catching dogs and taking care of the strays..... But if he has a bad name, or his eye color is not acceptable, then he doesn't stand a chance

but that's ok - there are entire groups out there with self righteous outrage making sure that these meaningless bias' live on

Perception is everything, you life, wealth and happiness depends on it.

absolutely - isn't that the problem? but you have to ask in an unbiased way - who is REALLY pushing that travesty past the point of reasonableness?

you are just repeating your point - talking about what is vs is not

I was just commenting on true right vs wrong - different discussion is/isn't doesn't change right/wrong

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[Andy9o8 2]

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You think so, eh? OK, ponder the following parable:



"Hi, I'm Dave Hitler, and I'm running for dogcatcher. Will you sign my nominating petition?"

and you can see what's so terrible about that scenario - Dave might be a great guy if you judge his actions throughout his life. He might be responsible, excellent at catching dogs and taking care of the strays..... But if he has a bad name, or his eye color is not acceptable, then he doesn't stand a chance

but that's ok - there are entire groups out there with self righteous outrage making sure that these meaningless bias' live on

Politicians are benefited by family ties all the time, even in democracies/republics, as we well know. It's not merit, but it is reality. My point being, that sometimes, even if less often, family ties can be a detriment in politics. Again, maybe not merit, but it is reality.

At the most core level, politics (of any kind) are all about people, i.e., interpersonal relationships. In other words, it's far more about who ya like, and far less about why ya like 'em.