@[email protected] to politics @lemmy.world • 1 year agoDC Democrats argue ranked choice voting is confusing to voters in predominantly Black areas as they seek to block potential vote on implementing the systemwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square294fedilinkarrow-up1835arrow-down138file-text
arrow-up1797arrow-down1external-linkDC Democrats argue ranked choice voting is confusing to voters in predominantly Black areas as they seek to block potential vote on implementing the systemwww.businessinsider.com@[email protected] to politics @lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square294fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFARTYSHARTBLASTlinkfedilink26•1 year agoSounds like a racist excuse from people who want to keep their power.
minus-square@ImFresh3xlink2•edit-21 year agoSMH. Read the article. Take a look the “racist” group making the argument in court: https://www.leadersofcolor.net/team/victor-horton Here’s the head of DC dems Charles Wilson, who literally is listed in the article you read(?): https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5256c4_b5db7b16ba72415dba2c031483b0588b~mv2_d_1291_1291_s_2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_524,h_512,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/156623072117857016 (2).jpeg Here’s why they’re concerned (hint it’s not because they’re racist against themselves): https://archive.ph/rWKVm When they tried this many people actually didn’t cast a second choice. Which gave more voting power to the other group. That’s all they are saying. And it’s not racist.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-21 year agoChanging the system to be less representative isn’t fixing the problem AT ALL They should be leading the charge. You know – educating people how to be better. Like good leaders do.
minus-square@ImFresh3xlink-1•edit-21 year agoThat takes money. Money doesn’t magically appear. Seems really naive. Also. Stop yelling. Fucking cringe.
Sounds like a racist excuse from people who want to keep their power.
SMH. Read the article. Take a look the “racist” group making the argument in court:
https://www.leadersofcolor.net/team/victor-horton
Here’s the head of DC dems Charles Wilson, who literally is listed in the article you read(?):
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5256c4_b5db7b16ba72415dba2c031483b0588b~mv2_d_1291_1291_s_2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_524,h_512,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/156623072117857016 (2).jpeg
Here’s why they’re concerned (hint it’s not because they’re racist against themselves):
https://archive.ph/rWKVm
When they tried this many people actually didn’t cast a second choice. Which gave more voting power to the other group. That’s all they are saying. And it’s not racist.
Changing the system to be less representative isn’t fixing the problem
AT ALL
They should be leading the charge. You know – educating people how to be better. Like good leaders do.
That takes money. Money doesn’t magically appear. Seems really naive.
Also. Stop yelling. Fucking cringe.
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