Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio...
by CivBase on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @04:25PM
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As an American, you're absolutely right.
Both parties have dumb justifications for why they think the voting system should stay the way it is, but the reality is simply that the person/party in charge has no incentive to overhaul the system that go them there. They call foul and make a big fuss when the system doesn't work in their favor, but then they don't have the power to fix it. They've realized it's easier to just undermine the legitimacy of the winner and just patiently wait for the next opportunity.
I wish I knew what it would take to get the support necessary to fix it without endorsement from a political party.
Re:YouTube to remove content that alleges widespread electio...
by rtx on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @04:36PM
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My country had similar issues, it took a right man at the head of election commission to reform it. We lucked out, I think something similar would be the only way out.
Both parties have dumb justifications for why they think the voting system should stay the way it is, but the reality is simply that the person/party in charge has no incentive to overhaul the system that go them there. They call foul and make a big fuss when the system doesn't work in their favor, but then they don't have the power to fix it. They've realized it's easier to just undermine the legitimacy of the winner and just patiently wait for the next opportunity.
I wish I knew what it would take to get the support necessary to fix it without endorsement from a political party.