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Discussion => Silk Road discussion => Topic started by: Dread Pirate Roberts on October 27, 2012, 01:32 am
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Hey gang,
Who would we elect in the up coming USA presidential election? Let this thread be for nominations. In a few days, I'll make a poll thread with the top nominations. Lucky for us we can nominate anyone we like! Historical and fictional characters are fair game. I'll keep an updated list in this post. Let's get things started by nominating Dr Albert Hoffman, one of my personal heroes 8)
Nominations:
V from V for Vendetta
nobody
Psy of Gangnam Style
Albert Hoffman, psychedelics research
Ron Paul
Gary Johnson, libertarian candidate
Barak Obama
Mitt Romney
Dread Pirate Roberts
John Lilly, Psychonaut
Mickey Mouse
Malcolm Reynolds, space cowboy
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V
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_(comics)
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I like your albert hoffman idea. Along those lines I might have to nominate Mr. Shulgin.
On the political end Ron Paul is good and Gary Johnson seems alright as well :0.
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RON PAUL :)
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If I could have it my way: nobody.
If we had to pick actual candidates then Ron Paul or Gary Johnson.
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nominate DPR given how much good he has done for everyone
I would like to nominate Phil Robertson, duck commander
now thats a man who could do society some good with his woodsman wisdom
better a boatload of fish than a lifetime of crabs
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I vote for Kenneth Freeman.
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Fuck Hoffman. My vote's for John Lilly.
LSD may expand your mind, but ketamine makes me a super-genius interspatial time traveler!
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JoeyGPesci007
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I vote for Mickey Mouse, I'm sure he will do a better job than everyone else.. because of his magic!!!
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That Japanese guy who did Gangnam Style.
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That Japanese guy who did Gangnam Style.
I think he's Korean Lim. I nominate Bill Watterson based on my youth but these days I'd go with Robert McPherson as his passing of knowledge has expanded a lot minds in a very simple way.
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That Japanese guy who did Gangnam Style.
I think he's Korean Lim.
Really? Shit I thought he was Japanese. Ah well he's something in that general area anyway and he's definitely not Chinese because you get shot in China for looking that happy. True fact that.
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Ron Paul
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Oh, the possibilities...
Alcibiades, easily. That would definitely be entertaining.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcibiades
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"Nobody"
Should definitely be an option.
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Malcolm Reynolds.
(I'm going through a phase--"I swear by my pretty floral bonnet, I will end you")
"My days of not taking (this election) seriously are certainly coming to a middle"
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<removed>
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Nobody should be our next president
Nobody should be our ruler
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Nobody should be our next president
Nobody should be our ruler
I wonder how many people would vote "nobody" if it was an option right there on the ballot?
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Nobody's worth a shot.
Otherwise Hypnotoad.
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Nobody should be our next president
Nobody should be our ruler
I wonder how many people would vote "nobody" if it was an option right there on the ballot?
If this were actually on the ballot it might give me incentive to actually go out and vote, for once.
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It would never happen but hypothetically, what would happen if everyone just voted for themselves? That would make for an interesting next day news read!
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Chris Hansen, purely to see how long it'd take to see him film To Catch a Predator in the Oval Office.
Chris Hansen - "Sit down please sir"
Pete the Child Molester - "But that's where you sit Mr President"
Chris Hansen - "I said sit down sir, I've got some questions to ask you"
Pete the Child Molester - "Oh god no, I'm on Dateline! *pulls out Glok* I'm sorry Mr President"
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That Japanese guy who did Gangnam Style.
I think he's Korean Lim.
Really? Shit I thought he was Japanese. Ah well he's something in that general area anyway and he's definitely not Chinese because you get shot in China for looking that happy. True fact that.
China surprises me every time I visit. I've seen a homeless man with no shirt tattered pants walking down the road with his man meat flapping in the wind smiling and talking on a cell phone...
I often wonder who if anyone was on the other end of that call? ???
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Vote Vermin Supreme!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermin_Supreme
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I'd vote for Alexander Shulgin, his contributions to recreational chemistry are innumerable
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Jon Stewart simply because all future political debates would be fucking hilarious to watch. Robama is just a front for wall street anyway, a vote for nobody would be my choice.
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Fuck it, it's just four years, right?
I'd vote DPR. He's got a vision for the future that seems fresh and new (relative to the current situation), he's commited to his ideas (think about how much jail time he's risking by running SR) and if shit goes pear-shaped because of it, at least we can say we tried something different for a change.
If more people viewed failure as just another step in the learning process instead of a sign of general unworthiness, we'd all be a lot better off. If you're not failing, then you're not trying.
It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half the evils we anticipate than to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen.
-Herodotus
Also, Lim for VP. We'll need someone around who can temper DPR's optimism and proselytizing, and Lim's lack of sentimentality seems like just the prescription. Plus: he doesn't even live in this country! Worth it for the lulz when the Birthers start whining and nobody gives a fuck because everyone is high because SR is the best. The End.
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That Japanese guy who did Gangnam Style.
Yeah, his name is Park Jae-sang and he's South Korean. His stage/music name is Psy, but I agree :)
Another vote for the South Korean guy Park Jae-sang, he's brought a lot positivity into the world recently, he'd be great for international relations, and his addictive but fun Gangnam Style dance routine would keep everyone fit and healthy! The DPR for president with Limetless as VP would be a solid union though, I can see a lot of good being achieved from it, both have great vision and would not be afraid to implement much needed change :)
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Nobody's worth a shot.
Otherwise Hypnotoad.
Good idea ;D
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I don't know if anyone else has mentioned it, but in my opinion the whole voting/election is a big god damn sham.. For example... I happen to live on the west coast (best coast). This area of the US votes democratic damn near every poll or whatever the fuck they're voting for, every time. So myself, as an individual, doesn't mean a damn, because the outcome of my area has already been predetermined, ya know?
And then also, for some reason there is a whole other level of voting (electoral college) that just supersedes whatever the fuck we have to say, and this is okay? seems weird to me. And it's like who the fuck are these people that are voting for us?
But also I really don't know nearly enough politics or whatever, it's probably something i should look into I suppose. I generally just read shit on the internet and figure out if I agree with it or not. But whatever, hopefully they legalize bud in -------- lol
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If the silliness of the electoral college bothers you, check out this video series when you get a chance. It's by CGPGrey, and It's about voting for king of the jungle, and why every voting system is unfair. Really awesome stuff that I never thought about before.
CLEARNET(are we still labeling links like this? am i the only one that finds it kind of endearing? anyway, the link:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo&playnext=1&list=TLO6Xzlm6Os5U
The electoral college is unfair and outdated, and as a progressive (maybe not yet, but we're working on it) democracy, we should abolish its silliness. Sure, Ohio and Florida will be sad about not being quadrennial media whores, but at least the rest of us don't have to worry that no matter what we do, some mouth-breathing 'undecided' voter in Corn County, Ohio is going to cast a ballot that effectively takes a steaming dump on 50% of the country's hopes and dreams.
Welcome to The United States of America, where all the facts are made up on the spot, and the voter's voices don't matter. Yes, that's right, folks, the voter's voices are like a street-game of three-card monte: Excitement at first, followed quickly by hope and confidence, who are slowly and sadly replaced by the sinking realization that everything had been rigged from the start, and that no matter which card was chosen, you'd always be the loser.
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I nominate the 4th POTUS, James Madison. Madison also wrote The Bill of Rights (i.e. the 2nd Amendment and I want to know WTF he intended w/ that screwed up sentence of an Amendment).
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Maria Sabina.
For president of the universe, past, present and future.
Please.
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Nobody should be our next president
Nobody should be our ruler
Bingo. Slaves shouldn't not be asking *which* master they should have, they should be questioning whether they should even have a master in the first place.
By giving you (practically) two choices they trick people into thinking they have consented to this master-slave relationship.
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Nobody should be our next president
Nobody should be our ruler
Bingo. Slaves shouldn't not be asking *which* master they should have, they should be questioning whether they should even have a master in the first place.
By giving you (practically) two choices they trick people into thinking they have consented to this master-slave relationship.
Oh Lysander Spooner, always a pleasure to find others who share his philosophy
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DPR easily
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I hope all the Ron Paul support I'm seeing here translates into more votes for Gary Johnson. With both parties promoting the same fucked up foreign policy (drone warfare, war in Iran) and failed drug policy and both candidates solidly funded by Wall Street, the third parties are poised to send a really loud and overdue message to the ruling powers. Regardless of what state you live in, a vote for Johnson or Jill Stein will send a much louder message to the government than your vote for Obama or Romney.
//end political pulpit
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nobody id choose
or as a joke Konklin
also news for you ron paul was a voluntaryst/agorist go listen to some of his post election speaches for more :)
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Bah humbug, I need no leader.
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Nobody.
All power to the communes.
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Definatly PSY - woop woop
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Sasha Shulgin
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Anyone that wants to go into politics is the wrong sort of person to be a politician, same applies to people that join the armed forces.
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Surprised theres been less votes for Shulgin
Anyway i vote for ben cousins, cant believe so many of you faggots give a fuck about gangnam style i thought this place was an escape from all that shit
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Lol Cousins I was joking about that Korean Ninja.
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I know you probably were but i wouldnt be surprised if one or two of the posters was genuinely serious. The level of intelligence around this place has really taken a turn for the worse lately. ?
Not to mention a major bug on the main site that i wish the admins would get around to fixing that has (possibly) cost me a vast sum of money.
BC
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Ron Paul hands down - If I didn't live in a Sore Loser law State I would be writing him in.
All you NorCal bud growers are still able to write him in effectively btw.
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USA: Ron Paul
U.K.: Nigel Farage as a close one, but I am unconvinced that UKIP is a truly, or even borderline libertarian party. I have full confidence that if UKIP were elected we would have a full referendum on the EU asap though. UKIP is about as good as it gets for me at the moment.
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Fuck a president....
Anarchy! ;D
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Hey gang,
Who would we elect in the up coming USA presidential election? Let this thread be for nominations. In a few days, I'll make a poll thread with the top nominations. Lucky for us we can nominate anyone we like! Historical and fictional characters are fair game. I'll keep an updated list in this post. Let's get things started by nominating Dr Albert Hoffman, one of my personal heroes 8)
Nominations:
V from V for Vendetta
nobody
Psy of Gangnam Style
Albert Hoffman, psychedelics research
Ron Paul
Gary Johnson, libertarian candidate
Barak Obama
Mitt Romney
Dread Pirate Roberts
John Lilly, Psychonaut
Mickey Mouse
Malcolm Reynolds, space cowboy
DPR You forgot too add Mclovin to the nominations!!
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Seriously, you want to nominate at least 2 dead people & several fictional people (& mouse). Why not broaden it out a bit & waive the 22nd amendment so you can nominate dead 2 term presidents too. I'd go for Thomas Jefferson or Theodore Roosevelt.
Is a job-share an option?
I'm not eligible to vote (& I'll say to nominate) in the USA anyway but if I were & its an anyone in history type deal I'd put up John Wilkes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilkes
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DPR for sure.
Then I wouldn't have to hide in a basement to make a living ;)
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"President Borgore promises to drop bass and lower panties." - Borgore
Borgore has my vote.
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Alexander Shulgin!
I would be happy with Albert Hoffman as President and Mr. Shulgin as VP too
We could call it the Candy Flip Presidency (CFP)! But seriously these 2 men are really great figures in history and my roll models haha
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The Dread Pirate Roberts but no, Lim will not be the VP, and let me tell you why, because he will be the Sec'y of State so that I may be the VP. That's right Modzi for VP, and let me tell you why, Because DPR is a most beauteous and excessively fine-assed lady who deserves the constant adoration of her VP which is what I would deliver as VP of this fine land.
(Hope your a chick cause I aint gay, ya' know?)
Modzi
Or that White Hawaiian guy
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Or that one big Hawaiian guy who sings somewhere over the rainbow and plays the ukelele!
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Anyone that wants to go into politics is the wrong sort of person to be a politician, same applies to people that join the armed forces.
People join the military for many different reasons.
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cast your votes!
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V...Because i think he would handle it the best.. I like Hoffman too much to let him waste his strength on American's crock of shit politics... 8)
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i believe a state in the west has a none of the above option dont quote me on that though
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Ron paul for constitutional money made of gold and silver ! And bringing the troops back home ! and personal liberties for all citizens ! And the end of gouverment interference in peoples lives. !
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Does nobody actually know who Gary Johnson is?
He needed the qualifier "libertarian candidate"?
Nobody should win. In fact, nobody should even count the votes.
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Election of the puppets again!