• Saneless@lemmy.world
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    The only reason conservatives win anything is because of lines on a fucking map. No one likes that shit

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      Both parties are gerrymandering as much as they can get away with. If you meant the electoral college that’s part of being a federation of states, sorry. Changing the rules to benefit your team is not exactly fair either, right?

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        Fuck the teams. What’s my team? I’m an independent. I’ve never once been registered in a party in my decades of voting. Knock off the team bullshit. It’s how idiots think

        It would be nice if 40-45% of the country didn’t try to force the other 60% to live by their rules.

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          Would be nice if the majority doesn’t force the minority to live by their rules either.

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            So instead you allow a crazy ass minority most people don’t agree with to do the same thing. How convenient for you.

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        If the number of electors was distributed in a way that didn’t give disproportional representation to states with very small populations, that would be great. Also, the notion that the US is truly a federation of independent states hasn’t been accurate for at least 200 years.

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          It’s a bit disproportional for a few states but then again, you can say the votes of people in Wyoming are worth more relatively speaking but it’s still just 3 electors in the end. No one will pay much attention to them either way, unlike the more populous states which can swing elections.

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            unlike the more populous states which can swing elections.

            You say that like it’s a bad thing for people to be in charge rather than arbitrary lines drawn on maps.

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              I’m saying they don’t matter with their 3 votes, I don’t think the people there feel very important in deciding the presidential election.

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        No, that’s a straight up lie. Multiple blue states have independent commissions that draw the maps, meanwhile red states refuse to allow even that.

        I’m sick of fascists trying to gaslight people into believing that everyone is the same as they are. You’re a blatant liar.