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[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If your point is that the American system is fucked, we all know. We've known for decades. We're trying to fix it, but progress is basically nonexistent, because every politician who is currently elected benefits from our fucked system. Trying to get to a parliamentary system, like most developed real democracies, is almost entirely out of reach. Just getting ranked choice voting is like pulling teeth, and we'll have to create a brand new party to have politicians free from corporate interests.

I will have to fight all my life to enact positive change in this country, all because a bunch of rich white assholes who came to power long before I was born have stolen my future from me. Don't belittle us, mourn for us and never, ever repeat our mistakes.

[–] blazera@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We’re trying to fix it

every politician who is currently elected benefits from our fucked system.

Wild how electing politicians that benefit from the system hasnt fixed the system yet.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Please refrain from speaking on topics that you have no understsnding of

[–] FatCat@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Mean-spirited comment. Downvoted... 🙄

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

It's also a legitimate request to be fair. I don't really have time to explain the entire political situation of the US and why it's not viable to change it through individual voting to this person, but they clearly don't understand enough about it if they're making silly remarks like this.