• Kecessa
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    6 months ago

    You get the state you vote for, including the people in unelected positions which are chosen by elected officials.

    • mojo_raisin@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      This is true to some degree, but ignores several important factors, such as

      • The electoral system was set up before we were even around with the goal of limiting our power
        • therefore using the electoral system to fix the electoral system is extremely inefficient
      • We are subject to extremely effective propaganda and psyops
      • There are significant efforts by the right wing to keep people dumb and poor
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        6 months ago

        I wonder who made it such… Oh right, people who were elected.

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          6 months ago

          No, the electoral system was set up by slave owning terrorists that wanted to make sure they and their children would rule forever.