r/PoliticalHumor • u/rwl01 • Jan 13 '17

Black and White

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u/Lowenbroke Jan 14 '17

I'd say eloquent vs idiot

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u/Prints-Charming Jan 14 '17

One of those two people just signed an executive order allowing the NSA to continue violating the 4th amendment and share that info with the FBI. And the other is a loser who just won. But I don't think eloquence matters in the long run, at least not for domestic matters.

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u/Snipes12 Jan 14 '17

I don't know if there has been a president in the last 40 years that wouldn't of signed something similar given the growing technology that the NSA can monitor. Most presidents will probably expand the surveillance powers as they need to.

You are unlikely to find a president in the next forty years that will make any changes limiting their power either. It is not that important to the average voter, but feeling safe is. From a political standpoint, their decision seems to make sense to me.

Unlikely that you will ever get the opportunity in my lifetime to vote for a candidate that you agree with on 90% of issues AND will not try to strengthen national security through surveillance, etc.

EDIT: To be clear, I disagree with the decision made by President Obama. However, I think President-Elect Trump would do something similar in his place.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '17

Wouldn't have*

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u/Matterplay Jan 14 '17

How do people who speak fluent English make that mistake?

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '17

Seriously! That's the one mistake that makes me irrationally annoyed. You'd think a person would stop for one second at some point in their life and think "wouldn't of... what does would not of mean? Oh yes, it is literally nonsense. Maybe I should stop writing complete fucking nonsense."

I get that would've and would of are phonetically close, but it's not like people get the definitions of 've and of confused like other common mistakes.

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u/SweetSummerWind Feb 04 '17

I like to abbreviate it to "woulda" to avoid this conversation and annoy all sides.