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Non-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird?

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turtletracks@lemmy.zip
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I would burn the entirety of Ohio down in order to have more parties, I hate voting for the lesser of two evils, I’ve been doing it my whole life. Hardly feels like a democracy.

You know Donald Trump lost the 2016 popular vote, and George Bush lost the 2000 popular vote? The last republican president to win the popular vote was George HW Bush in 1989 lol. Bush won reelection in 2004, my bad.

I’d go into the rest of the points, but you get it. It’s a country for the rich

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lemming934@lemmy.sdf.org
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George W Bush won the popular vote in 2004

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turtletracks@lemmy.zip
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You are very right, my bad. To be totally fair, by .7%. I’ll edit!

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DNOS@lemmy.ml
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Yah believe me if you had 6 or 8 you will still be voting for the lesser of two evils and you will spend your days trying to understand the differences…

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turtletracks@lemmy.zip
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Why do you say that?

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DNOS@lemmy.ml
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We have a lot here in Italy and it’s still a hard choice

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zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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If we can’t get rid of the electoral college entirely, electors should at least be proportional. For example, if Kamala Harris gets 25% of a state’s votes and Trump gets 74%, then Harris should get 25% of the electors from that state (instead of zero).

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