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[โ€“] [email protected] 64 points 10 months ago (25 children)

I prefer bringing up that in US "democracy" some votes count more than others. When trump won, more people voted for Clinton and for some reason yanks seem to be totally ok with this.

[โ€“] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago (16 children)

We are not ok with this, but changing the way it works is a herculean task. The people that it currently works for are very invested in keeping it that way.

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (15 children)

But why is nobody even protesting it? Seems kind of a cornerstone of democracy, no? How could anything coming out of this system have any legitimacy?

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Because it's easier for people to pretend already being busy (focusing on and protesting nonsensical and completely irrelevant shit) vs actually focusing on the primary and relevant things that are actually impacting their lives.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

This is the most honest reply so far.

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