Message from @Sh0t
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so basically the popular vote doesnt matter
and it all depends on the electoral colleg
It's not a very good system, but Republicans love it because it's the only reason Republican presidents get elected
So we still have it
Sucks to suck
doesnt make sense
why does it even exist
I'm not an expert on the topic, but I think it was implemented as a way to help give southern states confidence that their voice would be "heard" - since population was naturally going to be higher in bigger cities and such versus farmland
That's not what the electoral college is
Ok explain it better, than. I linked a pretty good source and gave my opinion
The electoral college doesn't mean the popular vote doesn't count
or doesn't matter
it still does theoretically
i dont come up here much because it seems like all the very young people d
Right, "theoretically", it does - but if you live in (most) super-blue or super-red states, the incentive for voting isn't as high
the jailbait
Yeah mostly it's youngsters
Definitely better not go to that other general-chat
i like how these peope come in waves, do they like tell each other about 'im debating this black guy on discord'
I post stuff here when I want to try and "tantalize" the kids into some politics
To pique their interest, so to say.
As for the folks who come in waves
we come in waves because we have topics of similar interest
and we respond when we see those topics
and they sure do love that fascist tag
They always seem to have it
Lol
Easy to identify
nothing will depress you more than watching people justify electoral college
@Dr.Cosby Would you say that nullifies the "importance" of the popular vote?
the net effect of the EC is to give more importance to battleground swing states
if you are a minority voter in a state that isnt battleground, you are worthless
I think it definitely nullifies the importance, to an extent - yes. And it creates these battleground states, which is totally bullshit stuff to deal with.
if there is zero chance of your state having a battle, the minority votes are basically lost
only useful to trivia and polling
Not that i'm for the electoral college btw
Raise the voting age to 85
Arabs sure love explosions, nothing gets them more excited
What's the point in having this server