• @[email protected]
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    375 months ago

    Dude, it’s a party politics problem really, compounded by corrupt electoral bullshit like the electoral college, gerrymanderind and malapportionment. The two party nominees at any election have never been the parties’ best and/or brightest.

    • @retrospectology
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      -585 months ago

      If it’s a foregone conclusion then you can’t get upset at people not voting.

      • @[email protected]
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        165 months ago

        I don’t get upset about people not voting, I just believe democracy works better in countries where voting is compulsory. Also, a much easier change that few would oppose is that election day should be on the weekend. Well, the Jews and Christians might fight it out, but they both suck.

          • @[email protected]
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            155 months ago

            Democracy is a continuum, and we trade individual rights for collective benefits, like making healthcare and education free (and compulsory) for a better society. Americans just didn’t read the contract and individuals are now fucked over in favour of the state and its oligarchs. You can disagree with me if you’re an anarcho-syndicalist but my comparison relates to current, existing democracies (e.g. Belgium, Australia)

      • @suction
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        55 months ago

        I just wish one day one of you guys would say that shit when I’m around.

        • @retrospectology
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          -45 months ago

          What, “I don’t support starving children to death”?