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minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down17·1 year agoI’m sorry that bringing up how absolutely not even close both of those primaries were makes me an idiot.
minus-squarepiefood@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s almost like they were, until the Democrats put their fingers on the scale. Weird how that turned out.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down11·1 year agoOh yeah those Democrats, hurting democracy by… convincing 14 million more people to vote for them…?
minus-squarepiefood@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoYou mean the same Democrats that refuse to have an actual democratic primary? The ones that openly said in court that they rigged things in favor of their preferred candidates? Yes, they are hurting democracy.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoSo it’s only democratic if you like the outcome?
minus-squarepiefood@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoNo, it’s democratic if the voters get to decide. If those in charge get to decide, it’s undemocratic, like the DNC. Here’s a quick guide on how Democracy works. If you read it first, we can both save time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 year agoLook at who won the popular votes in the primaries. It wasn’t even fucking close!
minus-squarepiefood@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoAs soon as you go back, and read what I’ve already written, I’ll continue this conversation
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoYou’re free to go, man, you’ve established quite well that you only believe in democracy if it suits you.
I’m sorry that bringing up how absolutely not even close both of those primaries were makes me an idiot.
It’s almost like they were, until the Democrats put their fingers on the scale. Weird how that turned out.
Oh yeah those Democrats, hurting democracy by…
convincing 14 million more people to vote for them…?
You mean the same Democrats that refuse to have an actual democratic primary? The ones that openly said in court that they rigged things in favor of their preferred candidates? Yes, they are hurting democracy.
So it’s only democratic if you like the outcome?
No, it’s democratic if the voters get to decide. If those in charge get to decide, it’s undemocratic, like the DNC.
Here’s a quick guide on how Democracy works. If you read it first, we can both save time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy
Look at who won the popular votes in the primaries. It wasn’t even fucking close!
As soon as you go back, and read what I’ve already written, I’ll continue this conversation
You’re free to go, man, you’ve established quite well that you only believe in democracy if it suits you.