Fck ff nd d, Rlph

[womzilla]

Daily Kos has poll numbers:

New Mexico

American Research Group. 3/30-4/1. MoE 4%. No trend lines.

Bush 46
Kerry 45
Nader 3

(Entry title courtesy of Xopher. If you don't get the joke, you should probably read TNH's blog Making Light more often.)

UPDATE: Be sure to read the comments for more about why Rlph should fck ff nd d.

Comments

[spacecrab.livejournal.com]

> >Which of those voting choices is likely to actually result in policies
> >changes which move the United States closer to the goal?

>Realistically, none of them. Only Kerry or Bush has a chance of
>winning, and neither is likely to change the status quo on these
>issues enough to notice.

How to say this politely? I believe there's a real possibility that Bush may change the status quo enough so that you, your friends, and people you depend upon in order to continue to live your life as an American citizen will be a) unemployed; b) bankrupt c) stripped of common privileges of American citizenship such as the ability to board an Airplane or publish a political ad, or in the worst case, d) dead.

You might notice those changes in the status quo. If you believe the likelihood or unlikelihood of these scenarios is the same for either a continued Bush or a new Kerry administration, I believe you haven't been paying enough attention to the changes that have already occurred under Bush. To continue in this melodramatic vein: if you would like the chance to empower Green candidates and points of view in subsequent elections, you might consider voting for Kerry in this one -- while we still have elections.

It's true that four more years of Bush and Cheney may not result in a new Great Depression, Soviet-style puppet elections, or a worldwide revolt against U.S. attempts at Hegemony. It may be that your vocation and class status (or mine) will allow us to escape the brunt of the cruelty and misery that a continued Bush regime will bring into the world -- that it will simply be our lives and protests in an ever-worsening situation against their increased money and entrenched power. Do you actually think it will be easier to engage in the campaigns you dream about with the Republicans in control of all three branches of government for another four years?

[dougo.livejournal.com]

Is this a joke? If not, get a grip... I'm sorry that your team isn't winning, and I agree that things will probably get worse before they get better, but honestly I think you're going way too far in your rhetoric. Bush is not another Hitler or Stalin, and the American system as we know it will not come crashing down if he gets re-elected. It's counter-productive to blow things that far out of proportion.

[womzilla.livejournal.com]

Actually, right now, our team is winning.

And if you agree that things will get worse, why do you think that they will get better? What magical mechanism do you see in which things get better despite the continuing electoral success of the worst choice?

[womzilla.livejournal.com]

What spacecrab said.