do those of you outside the usa find it odd that in a presidential election, the total number of people casting votes means nothing?
there is a method we use here called the electoral college based on each state rather than the total votes cast by actual people.. this is, i believe the 5th time in america's history that the person with the most votes lost the election (the last was in 2000 when al gore beat george w. bush by about 400,000 votes but lost the election).. so hillary (at the moment i last checked) had overall about 200,000 more votes nationwide but lost.. i'm sure a lot of people in other countries scratch their heads when they see this happening.. rub a dub.
Yes, RubaDub, but that's the way it is. If you want change, work for change. King Jesus got out of the fried-chicken delivery business sometime in the 50s. He ain't delivered nutthin' since!
Yes Simon, but similar isn't identical. Do students in the UK actually waste their time studying the US political system in depth? I cannot think of a greater waste of time for them! US schools stopped teaching "civics" about the same time Jesus stopped delivering fried chicken.
just wondering.
some of the articles i've read, warwick city administrators claim their city is like 30% exempt due to a heavy presence of religious groups who are moving to the area.
now i am watching the show "the path" and they too are in upstate ny.
I didn't see any mention of Islamberg, a rural hamlet in the town of Tompkins, Delaware County, New York.
Probably because it is shameful to suggest they are a cult.
Deposit, NY is a reported location of a enclave run by Muslims of the Americas. The organization is headquartered at Islamberg in New York and is led by a radical cleric in Pakistan named Sheikh Mubarak Ali Gilani.
A 2004 report funded by the Justice Department identifies Deposit as having a “training compound” for Muslims of the Americas (MOA).
Internal FBI records confirm that MOA members have been involved in at least 10 murders, one disappearance, three firebombings, one attempted firebombing, two explosive bombings and one attempted bombing.
A religion of peace.
do those of you outside the usa find it odd that in a presidential election, the total number of people casting votes means nothing?
there is a method we use here called the electoral college based on each state rather than the total votes cast by actual people.. this is, i believe the 5th time in america's history that the person with the most votes lost the election (the last was in 2000 when al gore beat george w. bush by about 400,000 votes but lost the election).. so hillary (at the moment i last checked) had overall about 200,000 more votes nationwide but lost.. i'm sure a lot of people in other countries scratch their heads when they see this happening.. rub a dub.
I would not require nor expect that anyone outside the USA who is not a Poli-sci major would have the slightest understanding of how the Electoral college works.
And why should that ignorance be a basis for condemning the Electoral College?
If you want to change the system, get to work. Rabble-rousing is not work.
i am incredibly disturbed.
many of the jws i'm still friends with on facebook are incredibly excited that trump won the american presidential race, posting, "yay!
i'm so happy!
As He sat upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of Thy coming and of the end of the world?”
And Jesus answered and said unto them, “Take heed that no man deceive you; for many shall come in My name, saying, ‘I am Christ,’ and shall deceive many.
And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that ye be not troubled, for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
i'm sure many people, republicans included, are shocked at the results of the 2016 presidential election.
really, wtf!.
the polls were wrong and although it's tempting to blame voter suppression and fbi interference, that would just avoid looking at the real issues for the loss.
My goal today is to see if I can get these guys so "spun-up" they fall off their chairs.
I think it's working. Such fun!
i am incredibly disturbed.
many of the jws i'm still friends with on facebook are incredibly excited that trump won the american presidential race, posting, "yay!
i'm so happy!
There was a time, long ago, when the Netherlands played a large part on the world stage. Think of that whenever you put on your beaver hat.
just going to give a little background about myself and then bring anyone who is reading this up to speed with where i am today:.
growing up in a family that was not aware of jehovah's witnesses at all, as none of my family members have had a run-in with them other than my parents, my entire life has been a mess ever since we met them.
the witnesses first came to my door when i was 12 and my dad started bringing me to meetings and we even lived with a witness family for a month when we were both homeless due to my parent's divorce.
Tell them you've just come into A LOT of money. Money changes everything.
i'm sure many people, republicans included, are shocked at the results of the 2016 presidential election.
really, wtf!.
the polls were wrong and although it's tempting to blame voter suppression and fbi interference, that would just avoid looking at the real issues for the loss.
How droll.
Life goes on, you end-time fanatics!
i am incredibly disturbed.
many of the jws i'm still friends with on facebook are incredibly excited that trump won the american presidential race, posting, "yay!
i'm so happy!
"The sun came up! The end is near!"
"The sun went down! The end is REALLY near now!"
"I woke up with a gut filled with gas! The end is really, really near now!"
"The Watchtower told us to stay alert as 2034 approaches! Now the end is really, really, really near!"
"The Watchtower said to stop saying 'The end is near.' Armageddon must be right around the corner!"
i was baptized in 1981 and i think the questions i was asked at the time are different from the ones they use now.. also, if they are different, when was the change made?.
thanks.
1. Do you like figs?
2. Are you afraid of girls?
I'm glad to participate in this great information exchange!
