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[–]Q-Continuum-kin 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Due to the electoral college most of us don't have a say in the presidential election. i have a zero % chance of influencing the presidential election. Normally i vote for Green party to help push for party viability with federal matching funds but this year the green party appears to have its own corruption scandal and i really don't know what to do.

[–]IAmSatanVery... very... very gay.[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I've always thought the EC was an odd thing, looking from the outside. Doesn't seem very democratic from the self-proclaimed number 1 democracy. :s

[–]notdelusionalbased faggot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

The United States is a republic.

[–]IAmSatanVery... very... very gay.[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

And Sweden is a monarchy. Still democratic.

[–]notdelusionalbased faggot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You wrote that the electoral college is "odd" and I gave you the answer why it's not.

[–]IAmSatanVery... very... very gay.[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Plenty of republics don't have EC, like how many monarchies don't have actual power. That was my point. A republic can work by popular vote. The other countries with EC aren't as odd as the American one.

I think you believe I'm insulting America or something. Questioning is not insult. I think America is big enough to handle questions.

[–]notdelusionalbased faggot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't blame non-Americans for not understanding this federal republic with these 50 unique states and territories spread across a relatively large area, but it is fair game to call out when someone makes a claim on something they clearly don't understand.