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All lives rule (suppo.fi)
submitted 11 months ago by bartolomeo@suppo.fi to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (12 children)

Can't we just vote in someone completely new for once.

[–] kpw@kbin.social 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The way the US democracy works, attempting this would be too dangerous i.e. either all your fellow voters agree with you or you lose. How sure are you about winning this?

[–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world -4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)
  1. Not a democracy... It's a constitutional federal republic. There's a difference.
  2. If I vote like everyone else then there's no point in voting at all, nothing will ever change either way.
  3. It's not about being sure, it's about not voting for the same people who we know are corrupt or incompetent.

I just want a different political party to get on the ballet at least once, at this point I don't even care which one. I'm just sick and tired of this bullshit.

[–] TheMusicalFruit@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

A federal republic is a type of democracy. Often those that make this hard distinction are thinking republic vs direct democracy, which while accurate doesn’t capture the democracy most people are referring to when they say the US is a democracy. They mean the US is a modern liberal democracy, which it is, and has the constitutional federal republic style of government. I point this out not to nitpick, but because the right has used the argument that the US isn’t a democracy to justify eroding our rights.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Help get rid of First Past the Post voting, and your dream might become closer to a reality.

Thing is, you need to be able to compromise somewhat, when it comes to politics. And many aren't ready for that.

[–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I'll gladly compromise as long as it means there's more choices in the future.
This shit is like being vender locked where the only choice is between 2 really shit monopolies.

[–] TheJims@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

If you so easily dismiss democracy you can easily dismiss the constitution also. Soon there will be no republic either.

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