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Because you now did it to yourself.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You know who doesn’t have problems getting behind a candidate? The right wing. In a first past the post system, this is the best we can do until reforms occur. People have been calling for reforms, but the people who can make the changes are the ones who benefit from the system. So what would you have us do? The founding fathers made a really undemocratic system and the right wing exploits it to the fullest extent possible. Short of balkanization (which is probably coming soon), I’m really not sure what we could have done differently. Civil wars aren’t fun for anyone involved.

So no my non-cowboy friend, it’s not all of us. Lots of people have fought and died and struggled and protested for a better system just for the powers that be to ignore them. 1/3rd of the country doesn’t vote. The other 1/3rd actively wants to put my family in a death camp, and 1/3rd of us do what we can with what we have.

See you in Germany. So fucking done with the USA.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The founding fathers made a system reliant on most of the voters being literate landowners.

It kinda worked in such a situation, because it was (among those voters) relatively egalitarian.

It was also supported by functional free press.

Now things have changed to the point where mass media are not very good, censorship is a real problem, even if it's not by the government, and, ahem, political mechanisms have gotten a bit rusty even compared to 50s.

Isn't Canada closer?..

Or French Guiana. It's EU, and at the same time you get tropical beaches and wonderful nature.

Or one of the Scandinavian countries.

I mean, if you want Germany, then fine.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

French Guiana.

Moving closer to the equator is likely to be a bad time in the near future, what with climate change and all.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah exactly. This system was made for a completely different scenario, and is very easily exploitable by disinformation campaigns and fascisms with its populist campaigns in general.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m a German citizen as well. So Germany is what makes the most sense.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can live in any EU country being a German citizen, but OK.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Yes, but my wife will not have citizenship of the EU until she stays in Germany for three years. Also, the salaries of other EU countries are not great.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Or French Guiana. It’s EU, and at the same time you get tropical beaches and wonderful nature.

Silence! Je veux eviter la cohue!