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The last time we had a president who wasn't elected as a Republican, or Democrat was when Zachary Taylor defeated Lewis Cass, and Martin Van Buren in the 1848 United States of America Presidential Election. Zachary Taylor was part of the Whig Party (and no, they didn't wear wigs).

Even though we can argue in essay format about whether or not Donald Trump is actually a Republican (or Democrat), or if he's actually a politician, or actually a conservative (or liberal)-For all intents, and purposes, Donald Trump was elected as a Republican President.

In the 2020 U. S. Presidential Election, we are almost certain to elect a Republican, or Democrat for the 42nd consecutive Presidential Election. I'm not necessarily a fan of the new-found popularity of the Libertarian, or Green Party, because I have a sneaking suspicion that will turn into a new "Republican vs Democrat" war. However, at the very least, it would be an interesting change to see a new party in office.

My preference would be to abolish all political parties, and go back to when George Washington was first elected: Run as an independent candidate with no party attached. However, I have very little doubt that will happen. Too many people see the R, and D next to candidates names, and solely vote on that.

and over with?

Call me crazy but this whole election talk and text messages I've been receiving (all from democrats) has been driving me nuts. I get that it's very important to vote in elections for any country and I have voted in the 2016 Presidential Election. However, I decided to refrain from voting for this election since I don't have enough information or knowledge about all of the candidates and I've been getting way too many text messages and ads on my computer that involves encouraging to vote for a specific candidate or bad-mouthing that same candidate by pointing out how he/she has done questionable things.

And the fact that it's the same old Democrat-Republican/two-party type of election, both with mostly candidates that I disagree with or don't trust, this became one of the reasons why voting for this election made it a turn off for me. Another thing that made it at turn off is people insulting Non-voters just because they're all butthurt that their candidates lost (and decides to take it out on Non-voters and other people who disagree with them) and used the same old "You lose the right to complain for not voting" card against them and it's always mostly Liberals/Democrats that are so aggressive against Non-voters with their insults.

Even if I did cast in my vote, these same fuckwits that complained about Non-Voters will still bitch and moan either way if I voted for a different candidate than theirs. One of the things I like about the USA as a country is the right to vote AND the right to not have to participate in voting as well (in short words, not being forced against my own will to vote). In case these whiners don't know, once you try to legally force someone to vote or want a mandatory voting system in the US (that they seemingly want), then voting isn't a right anymore and more of a tyrannical obligation, which many 3rd world countries like most Latin American countries have and look where that's gotten them.

The Libertarians are true conservatives. They want big brother aka the government out of your personal lives. They believe in personal choice, which means that you control your own life, not the government. Maximize political freedom!!!

Example: Rand Paul and Gary Johnston

The Christian Right want big government to control your personal life and want to turn the country into Christian Saudi Arabia. They are anti-freedom and anti-personal choice.

Example: Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee

I'm not an expert, this is just my opinion


When I was younger, I never watched the news and neither did my parents. My parents did their best to protect my sister and I from all of that. As a result, when I was older and started watching the news, it made me massively anxious and constantly put me in a state of fear. I remember one particular news story "Deadly Halloween candy." It turned out to be "Deadly" to people allergic to peanuts, because the label didn't explicitly say "Peanuts." But, knowing that would attract a smaller crowd, the tagline was simply "Deadly Halloween candy."

Nowadays, the news seems to have gotten worse and far more aggressive. When I tune into CNN, I'm tuning into it for the news. When I tune into NBC, I'm tuning into it for the shows but I end up being bombarded by taglines and previews of what's coming up later that night. Even the previews are often graphic, depicting real life violence.

Aside from that, the news has a long history of presenting studies in a misleading way and invading people's space in order to get a good story. But what bothers me even more is the graphic violence- depictions of real world events- the news decides to show viewers. It steadfastly refuses to refrain from naming mass shooters. It constantly displays footage of horrible, violent events happening in real time.

I don't want to see Trump shut down the media, but it's hard to have much sympathy for organizations that have consistently manipulated and sensationalized stories for views and money. If NBC news, ABC news, CBS news, Fox news failed, I'm not sure America wouldn't be better off for it. And Trump wouldn't get nearly so much free publicity.

Thoughts?