Re: The joy of FORTRAN

On 10/16/24 17:16, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

On 2024-10-16, Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> wrote:
 

The failure of our democracy, and US democracy, is that we don't have
reasonable candidates to vote for.
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Starmer, wasn't popular before the election, he actually got a much
lower absolute number of votes than most winners, lower than Corbyn's
both times.
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I went through my candidates, one by one, trying to find one I could
vote for. I couldn't find one. I think PR would help.
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Same in the USA, who wants to vote for Trump or Harris?

      If you are part of a society that votes, then do so.  There
     may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for ...
     but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against.
     In case of doubt, vote against.  By this rule you will rarely
     go wrong.
       -- Robert A. Heinlein: The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
 

Much as I love Starship Troopers, Heinlein's political views were fuck-witted. That is why the film works as a comedy, without deviating far from the spirit of the book.