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Midnight Marauder Ⓜ️
@midnightmarauder.eth
It’s funny until it’s not, MTG and the other nut jobs spreading lies to weak minded individuals. It’s Stochastic Terrorism Storms Helene and Milton have triggered rise of misinformation stoked by Trump and fellow Republicans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/11/meteorologists-death-threats-hurricane-conspiracies-misinformation
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Blue Cockatoo
@bluecockatoo
How anyone can vote for people who stir up hate with insane conspiracy theories is beyond me. Well, I do know how. Low information voters who just vote along party lines, a First Past the Post voting system that encourages only extreme candidates to choose from and gerrymandering of districts to ensure that the party wins no matter how extreme their candidate. Our system needs to change so we can vote for people that are not simply in it to control others instead of being public servants doing what we determine is best for us.
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Midnight Marauder Ⓜ️
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Its citizens united as well, can’t run a campaign without tons of money. It had the intended result giving the rich an even stronger advantage
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Blue Cockatoo
@bluecockatoo
True with a twist. The rich's campaign donations benefit them in buying the votes of the candidates after election because campaigns are so expensive that they can't run without the rich. But the rich don't pick the candidates, the party does. Lots of voters don't even pay attention to the campaign or ads. They just go vote for the party that they are affiliated with. They don't look at the candidates' actions, listen to their words or pay attention to the news about them. Ultimately it's about a flawed voting system that gives all the power to two parties and both of those parties are more concerned with staying in power than executing the will of the people (though one is definitely more authoritarian than the other!). It's a real mess. Fixing the voting system by getting rid of FPTP voting in favor of Stacked Ranked voting, removing gerrymandering and getting rid of the Electoral College at the federal level is what needs to be done to get us out of this terrible cycle that we are forever stuck in.
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Midnight Marauder Ⓜ️
@midnightmarauder.eth
It makes a difference in legislation and lobbying, something that nullifies any votes for either party. Pay to play isn’t something an average citizen can do
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Blue Cockatoo
@bluecockatoo
Yes, it is one more way that elected officials don't serve their constituents regardless of who wins, but it would be way less effective for the rich if we fixed the voting system. Because the parties can push the most corrupt and power-mongering people into office as the only options to vote for, they are also the ones that will be most influenced by the rich paying for their influence via campaign donations. If we had Stacked Ranked voting, then you'd be voting FOR people, not defensively AGAINST the least bad option. And if you can vote FOR people, you'll likely pick those who are actually trying to do the things you want instead of just choosing the person that will harm you less if they implement the policies they propose. That candidate will be accountable to you, not to the party or rich lobbies because they will actually have to produce results they promised to get voted in again, and not just be trotted out again because their party wants it regardless of how they advocated for you (or not).
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