• xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    Fuck wealthy assholes that think their opinion is more valuable than the rest of us.

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        5 months ago

        It’s called a plutocracy … a system built on power and those who hold power.

        Whatever it is … it isn’t a democracy.

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        5 months ago

        When people talk about the illegitimacy of democracy under capitalism, this scarecrow and her late husband are why.

        How can democracy co-exist in an economic system where orgs are run like dictatorships from the top down, and individuals hold more wealth, power, and influence than entire nation states — despite those orgs employing, and being dependent on, thousands or millions of workers?

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          I’m no fan of capitalism, but this type of electoral dysfunction seems to run particularly deep in America. There’s many other democracies in capitalist nations that have the basic sense to treat such brazen bribery as a crime.

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        It’s not. At the end of the day, their vote is still just one of many.

        Fucking vote. Get your friends to vote. Volunteer for a campaign. There are a ton of liberal groups that call people or knock on doors to get out the vote.

        The only thing she has is money which hires… people to get out the vote. Commercials, endorsements, etc. none of that was enough to get Hillary elected. GOTV is what works. Fucking do it.

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        5 months ago

        Exactly, for all literal and realistic practical purposes, their opinion is absolutely more valuable than the rest of us. It’s not that they “think” it is, it’s a simple matter of fact.

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          5 months ago

          and yet their necks are all roughly the same size as everyone else’s.

          How very curious.

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        5 months ago

        It will go down as one of Republicans most favorite rulings and also the worst ruling the scotus has made… (Insert homer and Bart meme: worst so far.)

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        5 months ago

        They don’t buy the elections. There are way too many people watching the integrity of elections at least at the lower levels. This is why they have to gerrymander things and try tricks like voter ID laws.

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      5 months ago

      Well step 1 is wage slaves need to stop worshipping these clowns. Won’t solve the issue but ateast reduce their ability to sway public opinion.