UlyssesT [he/him] to electoralism • 14 days agoLive depiction of a "blue" vote in a red stronghold state, courtesy of the electoral college.imagemessage-square7 fedilinkarrow-up166file-text
arrow-up166imageLive depiction of a "blue" vote in a red stronghold state, courtesy of the electoral college.UlyssesT [he/him] to electoralism • 14 days agomessage-square7 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCummunism [they/them, he/him]hexbear23·14 days agobut if we get rid of the electoral college, a few provincial morons in states that won't matter wouldn't be able to matter anymore. the horror! link
minus-squareUlyssesT [he/him]hexagonhexbear18·14 days ago"We can't have a tyranny of the majority! We must have a tyranny of a few fickle assholes that own land in the middle of nowhere!" link
minus-squareSadArtemis [she/her]hexbear7·13 days agoNothing to worry about, electoral college or not it would still be just as nigh-impossible to get genuine majoritarian rule under the US' and broader western "liberal democracy's" system. link
but if we get rid of the electoral college, a few provincial morons in states that won't matter wouldn't be able to matter anymore. the horror!
"We can't have a tyranny of the majority! We must have a tyranny of a few fickle assholes that own land in the middle of nowhere!"
Nothing to worry about, electoral college or not it would still be just as nigh-impossible to get genuine majoritarian rule under the US' and broader western "liberal democracy's" system.