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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by hirsin on Saturday November 07, 2020 @04:11PM (#25019440)
You're making the implicit assumption that more of those people exist than the rural and suburban types, in which case... Yes? Your comment cuts both ways - one of those groups is going to be the dominant culture and if your argument is that the smaller one should win, I don't see the reasoning to back it up.
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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by throwaway201103 on Saturday November 07, 2020 @04:52PM (#25019879)
The electoral college moderates the effect. The big states still dominate. Just not as completely. The small states have their voice instead of being completely irrelevant. It's not that they "win" or even have an equal say.
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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by jessedhillon on Saturday November 07, 2020 @06:45PM (#25021024)
You've assumed that everyone agreed at some point on majoritarianism, which never happened.
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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by newen on Saturday November 07, 2020 @04:45PM (#25019803)
The coastal city culture is already dominant in all types of media and academia and large corporations.
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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ... by R0b0t1 on Saturday November 07, 2020 @04:57PM (#25019930)
It's not about winning. The original motivation for the US's structure is to impede lawmaking at the highest levels unless absolutely necessary. Making laws is not making progress.
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