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**Rain Man** · 11-26-2014, 08:22 PM

#4 - A third party holds the U.S. presidency.

I voted yes on this.

It may just be a temporary hiccup, but Americans seem to be very tired of Democrats and Republicans, who do not really represent the mainstream population any more. We haven't had a new party formed since the Republicans, but the Bull Moose party made a good run, and at various times we've created Democrats and Whigs from the original Federalists. So it's not unprecedented.

The biggest challenge is that the two parties have built in financial perqs for themselves that make it very difficult to create a third party these days. But I think Americans are close to the point where a populist movement could take hold and climb up enough to get into the matching funds game. At least I hope so.

I think we have a third party president sometime in the next fifty years.

Why Not? · 11-26-2014, 08:57 PM

Is there a poll option for that one guy, xzrtop or whatever he goes by, to get laid within the next 50yrs?

**Rain Man** · 11-27-2014, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Why Not?

Is there a poll option for that one guy, xzrtop or whatever he goes by, to get laid within the next 50yrs?

Ever since Charles Manson got engaged, I have a lot of optimism for xzrtop.

Why Not? · 11-27-2014, 02:28 PM

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Ever since Charles Manson got engaged, I have a lot of optimism for xzrtop.

Good point

**Rain Man** · 11-27-2014, 10:51 AM

#5 - A U.S. President is assassinated.

I voted no. Our last assassination was 51 years ago. Granted, I think that attempts are more common as the years go by, but I think the security measures are advancing more quickly. I think a planned assassination would be very hard to pull off in the modern world. If it happens, it's probably going to be some weird fluky thing where the president does some impromptu campaign stop and encounters a loony who happens to be carrying a gun.

**Rausch** · 11-28-2014, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

#5 - A U.S. President is assassinated.

I voted no. Our last assassination was 51 years ago. Granted, I think that attempts are more common as the years go by, but I think the security measures are advancing more quickly. I think a planned assassination would be very hard to pull off in the modern world. [bIf it happens, it's probably going to be some weird fluky thing where the president does some impromptu campaign stop and encounters a loony who happens to be carrying a gun.[/b]

Apparently it's not that hard. Some nutjob just made it in the white house with a knife.

Ronny was almost killed. Clinton was shot at. Obama was invaded. If a terror group really wanted it and had funding it could be done easier than we think...

**Rain Man** · 11-28-2014, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

Apparently it's not that hard. Some nutjob just made it in the white house with a knife.

Ronny was almost killed. Clinton was shot at. Obama was invaded. If a terror group really wanted it and had funding it could be done easier than we think...

Well, good point.

It's interesting to me that early presidents had so little security, but the first assassination took 16 presidents. Were there just fewer loonies back then, or were they too busy farming and moving west to waste time shooting a president? Or were presidents just a whole lot more popular back then?

Sweet Daddy Hate · 11-27-2014, 12:36 PM

Question; did you write these questions out beforehand? Because I could not keep track of the question-count if I were to create a poll of this magnitude.

**Rain Man** · 11-27-2014, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Williams

Question; did you write these questions out beforehand? Because I could not keep track of the question-count if I were to create a poll of this magnitude.

Oh, yeah. There's a lot of prep that goes into a megapoll. You're working up drafts, you're editing, you're cutting, and then of course you have to alphabetize. It's not a spur of the moment exercise.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 11-27-2014, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

Oh, yeah. There's a lot of prep that goes into a megapoll. You're working up drafts, you're editing, you're cutting, and then of course you have to alphabetize. It's not a spur of the moment exercise.

Your dedication to the Chiefs Planet experience is worthy of praise.

**Rain Man** · 11-27-2014, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Williams

Your dedication to the Chiefs Planet experience is worthy of praise.

I'm working on an epic Chiefsplanet thread now, but it's still a long way from unveiling. But I would recommend that you not leave forever until you see it.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 11-27-2014, 02:32 PM

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I'm working on an epic Chiefsplanet thread now, but it's still a long way from unveiling. But I would recommend that you not leave forever until you see it.

**Rain Man** · 11-27-2014, 02:47 PM

#6 - Antigravity is brought into everyday use.

I voted no.

This would be very useful, but I think there are still some significant physics issues to be solved, and I don't think we're close yet.

**Easy 6** · 11-27-2014, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

#6 - Antigravity is brought into everyday use.

I voted no.

This would be very useful, but I think there are still some significant physics issues to be solved, and I don't think we're close yet.

Ben Rich, the former director of Lockheed Skunkworks disagrees, pay particular attention to #2...

http://defence.pk/threads/extraterre...rector.311989/

Sweet Daddy Hate · 11-27-2014, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy 6

Ben Rich, the former director of Lockheed Skunkworks disagrees, pay particular attention to #2...

http://defence.pk/threads/extraterre...rector.311989/

Into existence? Possibly. Commercial use? Big Fuel says no.

View Poll Results: Which of these will happen within 50 years? Check all that apply.
A human celebrates his or her 130th birthday	37	29.13%
A mile-high skyscraper is built somewhere in the world	14	11.02%
A single war produces more than 20 million deaths	36	28.35%
A third party holds the US Presidency	36	28.35%
A U.S. president is assassinated	52	40.94%
Anti-gravity is brought into everyday use	10	7.87%
Artificial intelligence routinely conducts media interviews	23	18.11%
At least one dinosaur will be alive	10	7.87%
At least one human will have their brain transplanted into a cloned version of their own body.	17	13.39%
Brick and mortar stores will cease to be the major means of purchases in the U.S.	53	41.73%
Chiefs win a Super Bowl	79	62.20%
Cure for cancer (Late-stage survival rates > 97%)	29	22.83%
Earthquake of Magnitude 8.3 or greater strikes somewhere in the continental U.S.	73	57.48%
Evidence of a pre-Ice Age civilization is discovered	12	9.45%
Faster than light travel is achieved (human transport)	8	6.30%
Flying cars	23	18.11%
Food shortages lead to permanent ban on consumption of meat in at least one country (population > 10 million)	23	18.11%
Households manufacture all necessary goods themselves, purchasing only raw materials and plans for 3D printing	14	11.02%
Human sets foot on Mars	66	51.97%
Humans can communicate directly with at least two species of animals.	14	11.02%
Implantable computer/phone/internet devices are in 80+% of Americans	33	25.98%
Large scale nuclear bomb dropped or launched in a hostile act	40	31.50%
Major epidemic kills 10% or more of the US population	18	14.17%
Major epidemic kills 25% or more of a nation’s population (nation > 10 million people)	23	18.11%
Major meteor strike or other interplanetary event kills 1 million or more people	5	3.94%
One-world government is established	14	11.02%
Prenatal selection of certain traits will be possible for the middle class (e.g., height, nose shape, eye color)	46	36.22%
Peaceful resolution to the Israel-Arab conflicts is achieved	1	0.79%
Permanent cessation of Islamic extremism and terrorism	2	1.57%
Permanent human presence on Mars	5	3.94%
Permanent human presence on the moon	18	14.17%
Poverty is eliminated in the U.S., based on minimum standards of living that are achieved	5	3.94%
Proof of extraterrestrial life is confirmed	35	27.56%
Race is no longer an issue of conflict, contention, or policy in the U.S.	5	3.94%
Robot labor means that humans do not have to work to obtain basic needs (food, clothing, shelter)	13	10.24%
Robot labor provides household servants for the middle class (maid, butler, etc.)	26	20.47%
Small-scale radiation dirty bomb set off in hostile act	60	47.24%
Space tourism becomes a feasible option for the American middle class	33	25.98%
The US Senate OR House becomes majority female	8	6.30%
The world ends as described in the holy book of your choice	6	4.72%
Time travel to the future (more than one day)	1	0.79%
Time travel to the past (more than one day)	2	1.57%
U.S. adds at least one new state from territory that is not part of a current state	32	25.20%
U.S. is no longer the world’s most powerful nation	70	55.12%
U.S. no longer needs petroleum products as energy source	25	19.69%
U.S. splits into two or more countries	10	7.87%
None of these things will occur within 50 years.	1	0.79%
Poll fail. We will invent time travel, so the future will cease to exist.	5	3.94%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 127. You may not vote on this poll

11-26-2014, 08:22 PM	#1
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-772449 VARSITY	#4 - A third party holds the U.S. presidency. I voted yes on this. It may just be a temporary hiccup, but Americans seem to be very tired of Democrats and Republicans, who do not really represent the mainstream population any more. We haven't had a new party formed since the Republicans, but the Bull Moose party made a good run, and at various times we've created Democrats and Whigs from the original Federalists. So it's not unprecedented. The biggest challenge is that the two parties have built in financial perqs for themselves that make it very difficult to create a third party these days. But I think Americans are close to the point where a populist movement could take hold and climb up enough to get into the matching funds game. At least I hope so. I think we have a third party president sometime in the next fifty years. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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11-27-2014, 10:51 AM	#5
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-772449 VARSITY	#5 - A U.S. President is assassinated. I voted no. Our last assassination was 51 years ago. Granted, I think that attempts are more common as the years go by, but I think the security measures are advancing more quickly. I think a planned assassination would be very hard to pull off in the modern world. If it happens, it's probably going to be some weird fluky thing where the president does some impromptu campaign stop and encounters a loony who happens to be carrying a gun. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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11-27-2014, 12:36 PM	#8
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11-27-2014, 02:47 PM	#13
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-772449 VARSITY	#6 - Antigravity is brought into everyday use. I voted no. This would be very useful, but I think there are still some significant physics issues to be solved, and I don't think we're close yet. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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11-26-2014, 08:57 PM	#2
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