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Old Goat's avatar

When the pendulum is submerged in the government swamp of bureaucratic nepotism and intransigence it is no longer swinging. Trumps demolition team is attempting to drain that swamp. It's inhabitants will not go quietly while their home is being destroyed. They truly are the entrenched enemies of Democracy. Impervious to elections and elected POTUS... at least until now

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Cankerpuss's avatar

There should not be a pendulum. Government is inherently evil because it seeks to force its people to be one way or another. Government should be a creation OF THE PEOPLE and not rule over them.

Too many people worship the Government. It is America's new god.

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Tony C.'s avatar

Government is a total scam. They have the people under a spell and therefore in a trance, using advanced technology to mind-control the population. The television is one of their primary tools to hypnotize and brainwash the masses.

The sole purpose of the television is to 'fix you gaze' at which point signal entrainment implants messages into the subconscious mind. Turn off the boob tube but beware, they also use silent sound technology over the radio and in music.

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Ben's avatar

The pendulum swings as a result of the people reacting to bad policy over and over.

The first noticed it was Jimmy Carter (good man horrible President) losing to Ronald Wilson Reagan and that swing has existed ever since.

What do we as a country do when the candidates are both repulsive?

There are other parties in the mix but they get zero press for the most part.

1980 Jimmy Carter vs Ronald ReaganтАа J

1984 Walter Mondale vs Ronald ReaganтАа

1988 Michael Dukakis vs George H. W. BushтАа Ron Paul (Libertarian)

Lenora Fulani (New Alliance)

I did vote for Ron Paul

1992 Bill ClintonтАа George H. W. Bush Ross Perot (Independent)

Andre Marrou (Libertarian)

I voted for Ross Perot here and it was the last time I voted for a third party candidate.

Bo Gritz (Populist)

1996 Bill ClintonтАа vs Bob Dole Ross Perot (Reform)

Ralph Nader (Green)

Held my nose and voted for Dole even though I thought he was weird.

Harry Browne (Libertarian)

Howard Phillips (Taxpayers)

John Hagelin (Natural Law)

2000 Al GoreтАб vs George W. BushтАа Ralph Nader (Green)

Pat Buchanan (Reform)

Harry Browne (Libertarian)

The next three election cycles were awful choices!

2004 John Kerry vs George W. BushтАа Ralph Nader (Independent/Reform)

Michael Badnarik (Libertarian)

Michael Peroutka (Constitution)

David Cobb (Green)

2008 Barack ObamaтАа John McCain Ralph Nader (Independent)

Bob Barr (Libertarian)

Chuck Baldwin (Constitution)

Cynthia McKinney (Green)

Looking back I should have voted for Bob Barr or Chuck Baldwin I hated pulling the tab for Bomb bomb bomb Iran McCain.

2012 Barack ObamaтАа Mitt Romney Gary Johnson (Libertarian)

Jill Stein (Green)

Mitt Romney what a terrible candidate and Obama was even worse!

2016 Hillary ClintonтАб Donald TrumpтАа Gary Johnson (Libertarian)

Jill Stein (Green)

Evan McMullin (Independent)

Darrell Castle (Constitution)

2020 Joe BidenтАа Donald Trump Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian)

Howie Hawkins (Green)

2024 Kamala Harris Donald TrumpтАа

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