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[Leafsnail]

It looks like some kind of right wing group flooding them with dozens of near identical petitions.

[Nadaka]

As others have mentioned, whitehouse.org petitions are pretty useless.


we didn't even get a proper response to this petition:

We demand a vapid, condescending, meaningless, politically safe response to this petition.

Since these petitions are ignored apart from an occasional patronizing and inane political statement amounting to nothing more than a condescending pat on the head, we the signers would enjoy having the illusion of success. Since no other outcome to this process seems possible, we demand that the White House immediately assign a junior staffer to compose a tame and vapid response to this petition, and never attempt to take any meaningful action on this or any other issue. We would also like a cookie.

[Reelya]

Not necessarily that silly, the blue states pay quite a bit more in taxes than they receive in federal assistance.

What's far more loony is the Red States are even keener on secession even though they get massive federal subsidies (with the exception of a couple of places like Texas and maybe Utah).

[Bohandas]

Wut... New York and New Jersey are petitioning to secede?  Who the hell is trying to push this?  Some slack-jawed yokals in some backwater towns signing some petition or some of its elected representatives being right wing douchebags?

This is a good thing. Like misko27 I too would like to see a repeat of Sherman's March to the Sea.

[Strife26]

Can we not be *quite* so fucking hostile towards me, considering I am mostly arguing for the sake of argument here?

Yeah, I'm grasping at straws a bit. 

You're grasping at straws because you're wrong. You fail to make rational points not because you are unprepared but because there are no rational points to make for your position. The line of reasoning you're following is that of a spoiled child who doesn't want to realise he can't have the cake and eat it. No logic. No thought. No basis in reality.

Oh, and seriously, you need to get help for that disgusting war boner you have. Maybe spending some time outside that glass bubble you live in would be a good idea. Especially, you know, if you still want to become a professional writer. That usually takes having some experience and knowledge of the world beyond "I sit in my mobile bunker and press buttons to make people go BOOM lol".

Really man?

[Darvi]

I think scriver didn't get the memo about you playing the devil's advocate.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Though your love of war is still disturbing.

[GlyphGryph]

This is the election thread, man! Dogpiling on people and being hostile to people with contrary positions, no matter how sincerely they are held, is simply the thing to do.

[Strife26]

Though your love of war is still disturbing.

Yeah, it is. That's why I go to all high hell to admit it, and why I'm not in a position of power. Also, why civilian control of the military is such an inviolable, important thing. However, just because I'm a dog of war who'd like to hear someone say Havoc, doesn't mean that there aren't times where that kind of dog is what the world needs.

[Reelya]

http://www.punditpress.com/2012/11/what-luck-obama-won-dozens-of-cleveland.html

Evidence of fraud:

In total, there are 21 districts in Cleveland where Mr. Romney received precisely 0 votes. In 23 districts, he received precisely 1 vote. And naturally, in one of the districts where Obama won 100% of the vote, there was 100% turnout. What a coincidence!

...except that I went over the linked data:

http://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/pdf_boe/en-US/ElectionResults2012/11062012UnofficialResultsbyPrecinct.HTM

Do you know how many people voted in the district which had 100% turnout: TWO WHOLE PEOPLE. My god! And both of them voted for Obama.

It's a CONSPIRACY

[MonkeyHead]

TBH the idea of having our war fighters such as Strife keen on the art of war isnt really a bad thing. I would much rather let someone at it who has enthusiasm than a half assed goon.

Its a bit like having a grudge against me for loving academic physics.

[Leafsnail]

Academic physics doesn't tend to involve mass civilian casualties though.  At least, I'd hope not.

[MonkeyHead]

Not unless things go horribly wrong. I am sure generals probably say the same thing all the time.

[Eagle_eye]

TBH the idea of having our war fighters such as Strife keen on the art of war isnt really a bad thing. I would much rather let someone at it who has enthusiasm than a half assed goon.

Its a bit like having a grudge against me for loving academic physics.

Academic physics doesn't cause millions of deaths.

[Nadaka]

TBH the idea of having our war fighters such as Strife keen on the art of war isnt really a bad thing. I would much rather let someone at it who has enthusiasm than a half assed goon.

Its a bit like having a grudge against me for loving academic physics.

Academic physics doesn't cause millions of deaths.

Not until world war 3 at least.