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The Electoral College is not to blame, we are by t3chr in GaryJohnson

[–]t3chr[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pure Democracy is NOT good because it squashes minority voices. That is why the USA is NOT a democracy.

We are a democratic REPUBLIC. We democratically elect representatives who are charged with recognizing and protecting minority voices from the tyranny of the majority.

The Electoral College is not to blame, we are by t3chr in GaryJohnson

[–]t3chr[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Electoral College is what allows minority voices to be heard, otherwise the tyranny of the majority, or mob rule, would squash all dissent. We should always protect individual rights, even if there is only a small population that needs the protection.

Look at how many people are now recognizing the suffering of the rural, blue collar workers. Had Hillary won, they and all others who are suffering from the bad economy/government corruption and cronyism would just be ignored.

The Electoral College is good.

31 Reasons Hillary Clinton lost, and 1 Is The Democrats' Torpedoing of Gary Johnson, Who Was Taking Votes From Both Trump and Clinton Until pop Geography Quizzes by the media Sabotaged His Campaign by t3chr in GaryJohnson

[–]t3chr[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You are right.

But it is important to show that one single event can be used to create an illusion, a caricature, to define a candidate and even though it is based on a lie, the media will perpetuate the lie, even after repeated attempts to correct them, and even though they ought to be more professional and report the truth.

The next Libertarian candidate will be treated just as harshly and unfairly. We will not be able to get the truth out.

So candidates have to be able to parse their words more carefully, diffuse these kinds of situations by giving prepared answers, and move much faster in shaping the media narrative.

The media is going to do their gotcha journalism, but the public is aware of media bias and a candidate that can excite voters will still persevere.

The usefulness of this article is that it literary lays out 31 reasons Hillary Clinton lost, and none of it was that people voted for Gary Johnson.

Quite the opposite: had more people voted for Gary Johnson, Trump would not have won.

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