I probably just made this as a place to vent my frustration with the political scene, but here it is. A specifically sanctified location for the discussion of political issues, not least being the United States presidential election.
It's just that the idea of Romney having as many supporters as he does is absolutely astounding to me.
Anyways, first things first: rules.
No name-calling. If you think a position is stupid, ignorant, retarded, whatever... that is just an opinion and name-calling is just beneath anyone having an intelligent conversation. And it doesn't necessarily mean that the person with that view is necessarily any of those. They are either simply be unaware of an important factor or unaware of a factor's full impact or have different values or priorities than yourself. If you feel that an idea or position is stupid, ignorant, retarded, etc... well, that's just not proper. An idea or position is simply incorrect or uninformed. You'll just have to support your claim with facts and reason, won't you? The idea is to educate/inform and have an intelligent discussion. There is nothing like opposing opinions to explore the depth of any subject.
Any violation of the above guideline will be quoted and corrected to show how one can argue without being unnecessarily offensive. I will not edit, delete or otherwise alter an original post unless it is clear that there is an utter lack of respect or relevance to what is being discussed.
And well, really that is pretty much the only guideline- respect. No one knows everything, no one is aware of everything. And that is where the education part comes in- learning something you didn't know or looking at something from a perspective you've never seen it from.