• Shyfer@ttrpg.network
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    4 months ago

    Also if they didn’t mess with the primary through media contacts, plus the media itself having its own biases due to their corporate owners and neoliberal talk show hosts, plus things like being able to offer favors to certain candidates for dropping out, or using past power like Obama to secure endorsements and stuff. It’s super rigged.

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      4 months ago

      Get the most votes. That’s the only thing that matters. Everything else is just making excuses.

      Sanders didn’t get the most votes. I don’t care about the excuses.

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        4 months ago

        Sure, by that logic Putin and Kim Jong IL are legitimate Presidents as well. The other candidates should’ve tried harder.

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          4 months ago

          In the US, unlike Russia and North Korea, you can vote against the incumbent without fearing for your safety.