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Originally Posted by davinxtk
Besides, those aren't even the people I'm talking about. I'm talking about the fucking yuppies with their summer homes and 72" plasma screen televisions on hydraulic lifts with stressed mahogany chests built around them (and yes, i've seen and operated such a device in more than one summer home). The people my mother is essentially a slave to to keep my sisters fed and clothed. The people who need to understand what the middle and lower classes in this country go through, because maybe then they'd vote a little more sensibly -- not for the president who gives their bracket the biggest tax cut and hates the homos.
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Ok, well, you started off saying that civic involvement was needed from these people. But statistically, the upper-class "yuppies" you're talking about
do in fact vote more often than the lower-class folk.
But you changed it to "vote a little more sensibly," rather than simply voting. If voting "sensibly" means not voting for Republicans, then I think you're missing the boat on this argument. :/
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I think compulsory military (or civil) service would do a whole lot of good for America. You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. But take a good look at where that opinion has gotten us thus far.
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Well, I guess I'm struggling to see what body of work we're comparing us to. Are you saying compulsory service would increase turnout in the voting booth, or are you saying increased turnout would put Democrats in the White House....?