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[Chaos2Frozen]

I really don't care what the rest of the world thinks about it.

Honestly, that's typical.

Try being more open to the world sometimes.

 

[kirblar]

Up and on my way to my polling place. Seeing far too many Trump signs.

Mine was all Trump and the local R rep signs (Comstock) , she has done a far better job than her opponent in ads and name recognition. It's also super close to her campaign hq.

 

[Jake.]

i'm not american and know HC will win, but it's equally fun and terrifying to imagine trump in the top job.

 

[Diablos]

Don't worry too much about signs. Republicans just love them some signs and bumper stickers. Democrats tend to be more discrete although plenty of them still like signs as well.

 

[Laieon]

I voted weeks ago (live abroad). Feels surreal that we're finally here.

The first presidential election I was ever able to vote in was Obama in '08, he is definitely going to be missed. I've gone from Bernie to Jill Stein to reluctantly Hillary, not nearly as excited about her as I was Obama though. Anyone but Trump I guess.

 

[Wallach]

I spoke to 3 people who all voted yes on Amendment 1 in Florida thinking they're supporting Solar power. Amendment 1 would actually kill solar power. "Consumers for Smar Solar" is actually the utility companies. This amendment would kill solar energy.

This is dystopian future evil politician government shit right here.


I'm calling it right now. From the state that brought you the buttery ballot comes the 2016 headline, "Floridians duped into killing solar"

yeah that shit is pretty garbage and hopefully some of those assholes catch lawsuits over it

 

[Asgaro]

There'll be so much winning, folks...
So much winning you'll get sick and tired of it!

 

[OnionPowder]

In NYC? Yes. Hell, the line is almost around the block.

Damn

Thank god for early voting lol.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

To be fair, places like the UK (and many others) contain US military bases - so the person in ultimate control of those is kind of a big deal to us, and I don't think there's anything wrong with us being interested/terrified and expressing that. It would be 'concern trolling' if the US leader had no impact anywhere but America, but that is far from the case.

Bingo.

We have, from memory:

-- RAF Lakenheath (thousands of personnel, three squadrons of F-15s etc.)
-- RAF Mildenhall (thousands of personnel, refuelling wing based there for whole of Europe)
-- RAF Menwith Hill (hundreds of personnel, major intelligence centre)
-- RAF Alconbury (hundreds of personnel, support centre)
-- RAF Croughton (hundreds of personnel, intelligence/counter-terrorism)

A couple of them are due to close over the next decade or so, IIRC, but there is a significant current - and near-future - US military presence in the UK, and that's before you even get on to other military ties, or Trident, or any one of a hundred different things that tie the UK to the US and make the results of the Presidential election hugely important to us.

 

[Seductivpancakes]

Good morning gaf. Today is the day.

I am bit anxious. I have to vote after I get off work.

 

[pa22word]

Policy in the United States has a large influence on domestic policy abroad.

Most powerful country in the world, naturally people will pay attention. You can't have the cake and eat it too.

Again: I don't have a problem with people paying attention and being interested.

whattaboutism

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And excuse the rest of the world for not wanting someone certifiable to have access to one of the largest nuke arsenals in the world.

You're excused.

 

[TomServo]

yeah that shit is pretty garbage and hopefully some of those assholes catch lawsuits over it

Pretty depressing article in Florida Today summed it up:

As a campaign insider revealed, in an audio recording published by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times, Amendment 1 is “a little bit of political jiu-jitsu,” designed to trick Floridians who like the idea of solar power into restricting its expansion and sparing monopolistic utilities from competition.

But don't worry if you're in the rest of the US; the same audio recordings had folks saying that the "political jiu-jitsu" should be used as a model to roll out the same amendment in other states, with the same confusing wording.

The hope here is that it actually requires a 60% majority to win.

 

[Kusagari]

I spoke to 3 people who all voted yes on Amendment 1 in Florida thinking they're supporting Solar power. Amendment 1 would actually kill solar power. "Consumers for Smar Solar" is actually the utility companies. This amendment would kill solar energy.

This is dystopian future evil politician government shit right here.


I'm calling it right now. From the state that brought you the buttery ballot comes the 2016 headline, "Floridians duped into killing solar"

Basically every Amendment Voldemort has supported since taking office is intentionally worded to say the exact opposite of what it means.

Dude is such a piece of shit.

 

[RoadHazard]

I really don't care what the rest of the world thinks about it.

You are quite the stereotypical American "screw the rest of the world" douchebag, aren't you.

 

[Magilla]

In line in VA. Got here 10 minutes after polls opened and it was about 60 people deep. Excite!

 

[def sim]

ballot machine is defective ugh

 

[Majine]

If Trump wins, you deserve to be annexed by China and Mexico.

 

[kirblar]

+1 Clinton. Line was a rainbow.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

You are quite the stereotypical American "screw the rest of the world" douchebag, aren't you.

The FYGM mentality is disturbingly widespread

 

[pa22word]

You are quite the stereotypical American "screw the rest of the world" douchebag, aren't you.

Nope, just don't feel the rest of the world's opinion has a place in our election system. Just as I feel we don't have a place to stick our foot into Germany's election, nor Britian's, even if our government does.

 

[TomServo]

If Trump wins, you deserve to be annexed by China and Mexico.

The wall just got 20 feet taller.

 

[GrizzNKev]

I spoke to 3 people who all voted yes on Amendment 1 in Florida thinking they're supporting Solar power. Amendment 1 would actually kill solar power. "Consumers for Smar Solar" is actually the utility companies. This amendment would kill solar energy.

This is dystopian future evil politician government shit right here.


I'm calling it right now. From the state that brought you the buttery ballot comes the 2016 headline, "Floridians duped into killing solar"

Fuck. I got everyone I know to vote no on 1, but I know it isn't going to be enough because most people won't even know what it is until they vote, and they'll be tricked by the wording. Fuck Florida.

 

[Laughing Banana]

I really don't care what the rest of the world thinks about it.

How ironic in that you hate Trump and yet you are acting so inclusive and just don't care about 'the others', similar to the person that you hate.

Heh, go you, the great American guy!

 

[SargerusBR]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICTmXGD3Xkk

On a serious note, good luck today USA-GAF

 

[daveo42]

Six minutes left till our poll opens. Not too many here, but a large portion are older.

 

[pa22word]

How ironic in that you hate Trump and yet you are acting so inclusive and just don't care about 'the others', similar to the person that you hate.

Heh.

And now I'm a racist.

What's next, nazi?

I care about the rest of the world. Again, I just don't care about their opinion on our election.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Had about 30 people in line just before the poll opened at 6am here in Bridgeport CT

 

[Laughing Banana]

And now I'm a racist.

What's next, nazi?

And so thin skinned too! You do you, great American guy!

Anyways, good luck America. Don't screw it up!

 

[sunshine and gasoline]

Just came back from voting for Darth Clinton.

 

[Androidsleeps]

I had a dream that Hillary won by more than 20 million votes.

 

[Transistor]

And now I'm a racist.

What's next, nazi?

I care about the rest of the world. Again, I just don't care about their opinion on our election.

Well considering this is a worldwide forum, I think you're just gonna have to deal

 

[daveo42]

God I'm so ready for this to be over and ready for Trump to slink back into the hole he slithered out of.

 

[Majine]

Just came back from voting for Darth Clinton.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

You are quite the stereotypical American "screw the rest of the world" douchebag, aren't you.

Essentially. The rest of the world maintains relations with the USA. If the US abuses its status as the world super power, citizens around the world stand to suffer.

And Donald Trump is someone that will put America first in the short term and then harm us long term.

I see nothing wrong with citizens around the world trying to reason with voters here to not fucking elect Donald Trump and the GOP.

 

[Smellycat]

Voted this morning!!! Lines are already crazy long over here

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Nope, just don't feel the rest of the world's opinion has a place in our election system. Just as I feel we don't have a place to stick our foot into Germany's election, nor Britian's, even if our government does.

The fact is what the US does has major global implications. This is a weird thing to argue over. Of course everyone will have opinions and concerns over what we do.

And in general, anyone who understands that countries don't exist in a vacuum will have concerns over some of their decisions. I'm a US citizen that does have opinions on what other countries might do too.

 

[Krappadizzle]

The Day is finally here! So excited for this shit show to be over. Gonna vote after work.

 

[Maebe]

A vote for trump is a vote against the environment.

Yeah, even if his supporters don't give a shit about minorities the guy thinks global warming is a hoax, that's not what the world needs right now.

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

I can't bring myself to vote for either of these clowns. Maybe I'll go vote for Jill Stein.

 

[pa22word]

Well considering this is a worldwide forum, I think you're just gonna have to deal

I accept that people don't have the same opinion as me, and that's fine. I don't live in a naively binary world that whomever disagrees with me is a monster like others in this thread apparently do.

At the end of the day, I don't consider the rest of the world's opinion when casting my vote. I consider the rest of the world, and how that candidate will act in it, but that's the end of it.

 

[Ihyll]

I can't bring myself to vote for either of these clowns. Maybe I'll go vote for Jill Stein.

So....you're voting for a clown?

 

[purseowner]

I can't bring myself to vote for either of these clowns. Maybe I'll go vote for Jill Stein.

What a wonderfully refreshing post.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

I can't bring myself to vote for either of these clowns. Maybe I'll go vote for Jill Stein.

jill wifi MIGHT cause cancer stein

jill vaccines MIGHT cause autism stein

still tho, it is your right either way

 

[Kaldea]

3:30 am and I'm too nervous to sleep.

Please vote, everyone.

 

[Nordicus]

I can't bring myself to vote for either of these clowns. Maybe I'll go vote for Jill Stein.

jill wifi MIGHT cause cancer stein

jill vaccines MIGHT cause autism stein

still tho, it is your right either way

Jill WE NEED THE FULL STORY ON 9/11 Stein

 

[Joeku]

jill wifi MIGHT cause cancer stein

jill vaccines MIGHT cause autism stein

still tho, it is your right either way

Voting is an American birthright, but unfortunately critical thinking is not handed out alongside it.

 

[Transistor]

I can't bring myself to vote for either of these clowns. Maybe I'll go vote for Jill Stein.

It's your right, but Stein is hardly a reputable candidate. Much MUCH less so than Clinton

 

[Darksol]

Marilyn Manson murdered Donald Trump

http://content.jwplatform.com/previews/sr8LLVFX-zVW2T6Gg

 

[eggandI]

Aaand voted.

Polls supposed to open at 6, they are still setting up in Jersey City, NJ. But 150+ people in line

Can't wait to be challenged as a voter again by the old Republicsn hag.

I'm in south Jersey and there was only me and another man there at 6 😞

 

[Malo]

That was pretty painless. Took about 25 minutes.