[-] asret@lemmy.zip 1 points 19 hours ago

It's not surprising that people don't show up to vote if they don't believe they have a voice. Provide proper representation for them rather than the slightly different shades of purple on offer now. Allow them to voice the nuance of their positions and you'd probably have Kamala as the president elect right now.

This is just the trolley problem - you're trying to force them to pull a lever when many people feel that the only moral choice is not to.

Give them a way to participate and they'll be able to weigh the options.

[-] asret@lemmy.zip 2 points 20 hours ago

American culture is still seen as something to emulate in many parts of the world. Hopefully less so after the next four years. We've had the same stupid tipping culture emerge here as well - seems like a sign that taxes aren't high enough at the top end.

[-] asret@lemmy.zip 6 points 20 hours ago

Then work to change it. Your voting system is broken and makes millions feel disenfranchised. People should be able to vote their conscience without worrying about stupid political games.

I've criticized then for their voting behavior as well - that if they want outcomes aligned to their values that dictates a particular voting strategy.

But you don't get to blame them for the outcome. That's on the broken system, and the failure of the losing party to appeal to them.

[-] asret@lemmy.zip 4 points 21 hours ago

That's awesome! But as an outsider, the ambulance story still seems more "American" to me. There's been a significant shift in how America is perceived here over the last 30 years.

[-] asret@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

More likely to be Chinese Yuan. The symbol is similar. About 6 Yuan to the dollar I think.

[-] asret@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

They should be allowed to vote while incarcerated as well.

[-] asret@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 month ago

Parents, copyrights, and trademarks are grouped together as Intellectual Property. They're all quite distinct however.

[-] asret@lemmy.zip 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You guys should really think about changing your voting system.

Our voting uses something called a Single Transferable Vote. You can rank candidates in order of preference - last place gets eliminated and any votes they got are instead transferred to each voters' next preference. Repeat until there's only one left.

It cuts out most of the stupid games and you get to see people's positions more honestly.

In this case it'd let people vote for an anti genocide candidate and still indicate that they'd prefer Biden over Trump.

[-] asret@lemmy.zip 19 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I've always heard them described as seagull managers. Screams loudly, shits everywhere, leaves.

[-] asret@lemmy.zip 12 points 7 months ago

Politics.

"More tug jobs? Not on my watch!"

[-] asret@lemmy.zip 13 points 10 months ago

I'd prefer titles that more accurately described the content - they don't necessarily have to quote the content.

[-] asret@lemmy.zip 34 points 11 months ago

Brutal. Her clan's still being fucked generations later.

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