This is actually sad

  • sureshot0@discuss.online
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    1 month ago

    It’s safe but also, they voted for this. They wanted the bad stuff for others, they just didn’t wanted the bad stuff happen to them.

    This is true from an emotional perspective, but neither you nor this person understands how our political system works. I mean I don’t fully understand it I’m sure, but I do know one thing.

    It does not matter who we vote for in the presidential election. We have an electoral college, which has overturned the popular vote on multiple different occasions. The electoral college was instituted when black men earned the right to vote, as a measure to disenfranchise them. By all means vote for someone other than Trump, but that vote doesn’t have to be respected.

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      1 month ago

      Usually in the circumstances the EC differed from the PV it was by 1 to 2 votes, and the overall election was close in the PV. I detest the EC, but if the PV is 60% or more, I’d say the EC would match (otherwise, the US citizenry would likely rebel).

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        1 month ago

        I detest the EC, but if the PV is 60% or more, I’d say the EC would match

        Are they legally required to do this?

        Are you old enough to remember all the times they’ve openly ignored the popular vote?

        the US citizenry would likely rebel

        With what and how?

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            1 month ago

            It is exceptionally rare for popular rebellions to happen without widespread food insecurity.

            Not to mention the fact that most of our tax dollars go to the military! They may be incompetent but I don’t think the average American is more competent.