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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Every two years the US votes for capitalists, then capitalist things happen, and people clutch their pearls as if this isn't precisely what they voted for.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's not really a choice when it's the only option.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Why do you hate democracy?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Time to introduce the guillotine then

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

No, that's ridiculous. Americans have a first past the post, winner take all, voting system. And we have an electoral college.

This means that Americans never vote FOR president. Then only ever vote AGAINST who they hate most of the two real candidates.