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    shw3nn Posts: 17, Reputation: 2
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    Jul 16, 2008, 08:03 AM
    The Two Party System
    If you have a child, let's say it's a little girl. She is getting to the age where she is too young to make decisions for herself but she is wanting to exercise her individuality. You have a wedding to go to. If you let her choose what she wants to wear, she'll most likely insist on her Powder Puff Girls costume.

    So, you buy two dresses. Both are nice, wedding appropriate attire. One is a red, satin dress. The other is a frilly, blue dress. You show them to your daughter.

    "Honey, I have noticed that you are becoming a lady. You are a big girl now and so you get to decide what you will wear to the wedding. You can choose the red dress or you can choose the blue dress and it is entirely up to you."

    This way, she'll feel like she has control because she is making decisions. She likely won't realize that the decisions she gets to make are very trivial and you are making the really important choices.

    This, to me, is our two party political system in a nutshell.

    Thoughts?
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    Jul 17, 2008, 12:05 PM
    I think I might take her shopping and help her pick out the dress that she would like to wear to the wedding. Giving her only two choices might not help if she doesn't like either of them.
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    Jul 17, 2008, 12:12 PM
    Yes, but instead of two pretty party dresses, you get the choice of two halloween costumes
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    Jul 23, 2008, 05:17 AM
    But in this case the two dresses are the same pale pastel shade.
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    Trandy Posts: 123, Reputation: 9
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    Aug 15, 2008, 10:34 PM
    I don't think the first reply has read the entire question.
    I strongly agree.
    The disagreement with Chuck about taking her to the right department and helping her make good choices??
    What would that be watching the news, and voting in the primaries??
    None of the choices are good!
    It's an entire department full of one red dress, and one blue!

    I don't think you get the way our elections are "rigged"

    You can either choose the blue dress, or the red dress... the other dresses are not even invited to the debate.:rolleyes:
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    Aug 16, 2008, 01:36 AM
    I'm thoroughly Simpson-ized, and have to decide which candidate is Kang and which Kodos each election as the whole affair is completely depressing if you take it seriously.
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    Aug 17, 2008, 04:29 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by pdaher
    I think I might take her shopping and help her pick out the dress that she would like to wear to the wedding. Giving her only two choices might not help if she doesn't like either of them.
    I Agree :)
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    Trandy Posts: 123, Reputation: 9
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    Aug 21, 2008, 07:58 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by NICKNAME
    I Agree :)
    Am I confused or..

    If this is some sort of deeeeep thinking going on here, please explain.

    Name: overhead.jpg Views: 83 Size: 4.6 KB... or yours???
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    Aug 23, 2008, 11:22 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Trandy
    Am I confused or..

    If this is some sort of deeeeep thinking going on here, please explain.

    Name: overhead.jpg Views: 83 Size: 4.6 KB... or yours???
    It`s not about deep thinking, but you have to take her with you when you go shopping, who told you she wants red OR blue only :confused: ? Maybe she wants black or white ! ;)

    You can choose the red dress or you can choose the blue dress and it is entirely up to you
    And this is the first step of dealing with yor new beautiful lady :)

    Good luck
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    Aug 30, 2008, 05:14 PM
    We really need an over yer head emoticon here...

    A neat animated one where an airplane comes in and just barely grazes the smilies scalp!:D
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