RE: Congrats America. The people think, both probable candidates are turds
June 11, 2016 at 1:34 am
I might vote Green this year. I hate the big two. Libertarianism sounds good on the surface, but most of the believers I've encountered are Ayn Rand wannabes who conveniently forget history while demonstrating a "fuck you, I got mine" attitude. Not what I want to be associated with.
But, yeah, if there's one thing this election cycle has really illustrated, it's how terrible the actual election system is. Primaries vs. caucuses. Deligates vs. superdelegates. A painful process that needlessly runs for 4-5 months, where every step is designed to reduce the value of an individual vote. It's a sad farce. The general election, with winner-take-all (except Maine, I believe) is almost as bad. Gotta keep the gameshow-esque light-up map at any cost, I guess.
But, yeah, if there's one thing this election cycle has really illustrated, it's how terrible the actual election system is. Primaries vs. caucuses. Deligates vs. superdelegates. A painful process that needlessly runs for 4-5 months, where every step is designed to reduce the value of an individual vote. It's a sad farce. The general election, with winner-take-all (except Maine, I believe) is almost as bad. Gotta keep the gameshow-esque light-up map at any cost, I guess.
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