Lincoln

Lincoln didn't let women vote. He was infinitely preferable to his pro-slavery opponents, but I still don't consider him to have been worth voting for.

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"I am a Tory Anarchist. I should like every one to go about doing just as he pleased- short of altering any of the things to which I have grown accustomed." (Max Beerbohm)

The results of this poll should not be surprising...especially considering most users on here are Americans.

Free choice is almost sacred in our culture. Americans, liberal and conservative alike, have an almost rabid desire for freedom you do not see in a lot of other cultures. Even in many other democracies.

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My Political Blog (Most recent update Oct 3rd) - Which Flame Warrior are you?

can anyone think of a Presidential candidate in history who was worth voting for?

YES! Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.

McGovern v. Nixon? no (I voted for McGovern)
Carter v. Ford? no (I voted for Horse Chiclets)
Bush I v. Hillbilly yes, but not with great enthusiasm (I voted for Bush)
Hillbilly v. Dole? no (I voted for Dole)

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"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival."
Winston Churchill

I think the whole neoconservative conspiracy is just some talk by paranoid liberal partisans. They can’t seem to accept defeat.
Many of these civilians also kill other civilians e.g. Hutus vs. Tutsis.
The alternative seems to be having them butchered by another dictator.
Lives are also risked by providing electricity (electrocution), natural gas (potentially explosive), food (food poisoning), mind altering substances (accidents caused by intoxication), or a license to drive (car accidents).
I would risk my life if I had a good chance of surviving. I don’t want to be cannon fodder.
It sounds more like the liberal agenda e.g. judicial activism.

Can you think of any dictator in history who was good to live under?

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It's the difference between suicide and slow capitulation... - Jim Morrison

No, I can't think of any dictator worth living under either. I have a very negative view of governments in general. By the way, Jellyfish, try to control your paranoia; I'm not a liberal... I'm a populist. Liberals are permissive; I am not.

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"I am a Tory Anarchist. I should like every one to go about doing just as he pleased- short of altering any of the things to which I have grown accustomed." (Max Beerbohm)

Which would be worse to live under, a dictatorship or a democracy?

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It's the difference between suicide and slow capitulation... - Jim Morrison

Dictatorships are worse, but I wouldn't risk death to set up a democracy.

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"I am a Tory Anarchist. I should like every one to go about doing just as he pleased- short of altering any of the things to which I have grown accustomed." (Max Beerbohm)

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It's the difference between suicide and slow capitulation... - Jim Morrison