Gary Johnson's Presidential Campaign is Over

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JahFocus CS said:
@DEAD7 what is Aleppo? :jbhmm:
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Gary Johnson was actually confused because he was thinking about the relationship between signifiers and what they signify, words and objects, and generally, the struggle to arbitrarily affix meaning to combinations of syllables. He's a big Wittgenstein enthusiast.
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Who the fukk cares what Aleppo is called. The question would've been the same had the host just said "Syria." I bet like 10% of Americans tops could name it.
 
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Scoop said:
Who the fukk cares what Aleppo is called. The question would've been the same had the host just said "Syria." I bet like 10% of Americans tops could name it.
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How are you running for president, damn near 10% in the polls, and not know about something that's been a big deal in the world since 2011-2012?

Standards are low with Trump and Clinton but there's no excuse for Gary.
 
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Czarface said:
That's fine, but the size of Aleppo really isn't the issue. The issue is whether knowing what Aleppo is somehow disqualifies Gary Johnson from the presidency. It's really not that big a deal. Much more important is Gary Johnson's approach to foreign policy in general, which is principled noninterventionism.
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You're basically saying foreign affairs is not that big of a deal
 
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StatUS said:
How are you running for president, damn near 10% in the polls, and not know about something that's been a big deal in the world since 2011-2012?

Standards are low with Trump and Clinton but there's no excuse for Gary.
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The city of Aleppo hasn't been a big deal in most of the world ever. ISIS? Syria? Assad? Sure. Aleppo? No.

Why are there higher standards for Gary?

This is starting to feel like a hit job.
 
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Techniec said:
You're basically saying foreign affairs is not that big of a deal
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I'm saying that knowing where Aleppo is should not be as important as your vision for America's foreign relationships in general. Certainly not disqualifying.
 
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Scoop said:
The city of Aleppo hasn't been a big deal in most of the world ever. ISIS? Syria? Assad? Sure. Aleppo? No.

Why are there higher standards for Gary?

This is starting to feel like a hit job.
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All you have to do is read an article on the Syrian Civil War and it will mention the center of the conflict. Like seriously, it'd be pretty hard to find one that doesn't. So to me it just looks like Gary's Libertarian views on foreign affairs is his shield to not actually need to have real knowledge there. Since the main candidates are so awful and have been given pass after pass the uproar may seem unfair but it's just troubling that a candidate for president doesn't have that knowledge. Makes you wonder what else he doesn't know about.
 
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Futuristic Eskimo said:
He pointed out more about its importance than just its size:aicmon:

Does being a non-interventionist preclude one from being knowledgeable about a major, ongoing world event? I don't get it. If that were his approach, I want an explanation on why his policy recommendation fits in each situation. Saying bullshyt about how we should not get involved in anything outside our borders (which is a ridiculous notion no matter what your foreign policy stance is) is just letting yourself off the hook for doing your homework.

The man himself said it was a blunder. Why the fukk are you out here :cape:ing for this nonsense?
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Aleppo is not an event. If you asked Gary Johnson what his position was on the Syrian Civil War, I'm sure his answer would have been far more knowledgeable. Or at least as knowledgeable (read: politically correct) as the other major candidates.
 
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Czarface said:
Aleppo is not an event. If you asked Gary Johnson what his position was on the Syrian Civil War, I'm sure his answer would have been far more knowledgeable. Or at least as knowledgeable (read: politically correct) as the other major candidates.
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How do you figure?

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Pathetic Breh
 
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Czarface said:
Aleppo is not an event. If you asked Gary Johnson what his position was on the Syrian Civil War, I'm sure his answer would have been far more knowledgeable. Or at least as knowledgeable (read: politically correct) as the other major candidates.
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He can't have a real position if he doesn't know any of the detail of what is going on there. Anything else is simply bullshyt pandering.
 
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This is the problem with idiots and politics. If a person doesn't know or care about a situation, it isn't a fukking virtue for a candidate for the presidency to have the same level of knowledge as the average person on the street. People complain that politicians are awful, but have the lowest possible standards for them:scust:
 
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