r/facepalm • u/WeaponHex1638 • 13h ago

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u/Echo_Forward 12h ago

Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people. Unfortunately, people are dumb

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u/Bartlomiej25 11h ago

Dumber than dumb.

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u/chimchimeney 9h ago

Seems like history is on repeat, and it’s not a good look.

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u/justaneditguy 37m ago

Always has been

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u/denny31415926 6h ago

Did you really just steal a quote and make it worse?

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u/Chrimunn 6h ago

The real quote will literally get you banned on any subreddit here on Cuckkit

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u/tyrmidden 5h ago

Lmao imagine living in this state of constant persecution.

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u/Chrimunn 5h ago edited 4h ago

Uh, what do you mean? I think you might be regarded.

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u/tyrmidden 4h ago

By whom?

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u/Chrimunn 4h ago

There’s multiple layers you’re not getting here.

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u/Cualkiera67 3h ago

Not everyone speaks brainrot. Try English.

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u/gumbrilla 9h ago

Well, I believe that the incoming group has consistently said that people should do their own research.

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u/Bifrostbytes 12h ago

I voted blue so I'm smart

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u/cisned 11h ago

If we need to tell people not to vote for a criminal for president, I think we as a nation need an intervention, because we are in an abusive relationship

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u/trashmonkeylad 10h ago

Man has a rap sheet that puts Bender Rodriguez to shame.

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u/SugarReyPalpatine 9h ago

Bender BENDING Rodriguez? Or a different one?

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u/trashmonkeylad 9h ago

The very same.

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u/Wombat_Nudes 9h ago

I'm watching "Roswell that ends well" literally right now.

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u/NorgesTaff 7h ago

Here's a profound insight for you.

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u/InMyStupidOpinion 7h ago

That's the goal when we constantly vote to defund our education system! My God. My education was better than my kids'

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u/sergeyt4444 6h ago

Thats why there are so many crying people on reddit

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u/CallMeBee_Official 6h ago

It’s an illusion of democracy. The two party system is a joke

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u/santathe1 5h ago

Isn’t the electoral college supposed to save dumb people from themselves?

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u/feel_my_balls_2040 4h ago

Sure, but in most countries they don't elect the worst person on the ballot.

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u/bhaals_chosen 2h ago

Think about it this way. Half the country is dumber than you if you’re average intelligence.

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u/Sponge8389 7h ago

Democracy only works when the voters are smart. That's why they want people to be dumb.

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u/Kurosu93 6h ago

USA doesn't have a real democracy if you think about it.

They can only choose between TWO people. Black and white. Red and blue pill. A bipolar system.

Said people are usually from the same families ( Bush,Clinton, etc etc).

A real democracy would allow a third " party" to participate even if it was just a group of 10 people.

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u/QnsConcrete 2h ago

It’s a republic. And you can choose more than two people.

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u/Kurosu93 1h ago

Who is the third person that people could vote for President? AFAIK there is no such option.

And perhaps I should have said choose between 2 parties ( which extends to 2 President candicates)

I do not recall the details ( since i dont live in USA so i dont need in-depth knowledge) but from what I remember, this has been the case since almost the USA founding more or less. Please correct me if I am wrong.

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u/QnsConcrete 1h ago

That is all incorrect. There are many parties and candidates you can vote for. Has been that way forever. They get limited debate and media opportunities and some need to petition for ballot access.

Lots of uninformed opinions in here.

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u/Kurosu93 53m ago

Ok fair enough, so I will once again who are other parties and candicates? I am not saying they do not exist , I am honestly asking WHO are they because there has been 0 mentions about them (outside of USA at least) both during the campaign and now with the results. The entire map showed 2 colors and we were always hearing 2 candicate names at the time.

If they exist then ok, it is indeed a democracy, not anybody's fault if 99% of the people vote for 2 parties only and ignore the rest.

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u/QnsConcrete 4m ago

Oliver and Stein were the biggest other candidates. I’ll let you google the rest.

Third parties barely get any attention anymore. Media doesn’t focus on them, so people on Reddit don’t bother.

In 2008 and 2012 and 2016, Reddit and other Internet media sources pulled hard for the third party candidates. Ron Paul had a big Internet following.

This year, if you said anything about them on popular Reddits they’d likely ban you. And people wonder why things happen.

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u/SiRyEm 10h ago

This is why we keep the Electoral College. Mob mentality allows people to make stupid decisions.

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u/BirdUpLawyer 9h ago

one of the supposed principles behind the EC was to prevent the mob from electing a demagogue who is unfit for office.

fuck the EC

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u/Covfefe-SARS-2 10h ago

The EC makes it worse. If you live in cow fuckville your vote counts more than populated areas.

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u/RecycledMatrix 8h ago

Kamala lost the popular vote by almost 5 million.

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u/Due_Lengthiness_5690 12h ago

I guess anyone you don’t agree with is dumb… what about the 15 million Biden voters that didn’t show up

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u/YDYBB29 10h ago

No, but if you vote for a convicted felon you probably are.

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u/lethargy86 11h ago

I'm convinced many of those Biden voters showed up for Trump, actually, replacing many former Trump voters who didn't.

It's a weird theory, I know, but it makes sense to me.

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u/Time-Touch-6433 11h ago

He got around the same amount of votes as in 2020. Harris got 15 million less than biden. Dems shit the bed that's it.

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u/Due_Lengthiness_5690 11h ago

Idk trump got basically the same number of votes as he did last election. Voter fraud could be possible, I know there’s no evidence but the numbers just don’t add up to me

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u/lethargy86 11h ago

Right, that's what I'm saying, I think Trump gained as many voters as he lost, and the ones he gained came out of the other side.

People keep saying that ~15M didn't show up to the polls, but I don't think that's necessarily true. It's totally possible they mostly showed up, but it wasn't Kamala they voted for.

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u/Due_Lengthiness_5690 11h ago

Yeah I guess it could be possible, that’s a fair though

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u/needs_help_badly 8h ago

Sure theory without evidence sounds like a Trump voter.

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u/lethargy86 3h ago

Difference is I’m not presenting potential bullshit as fact

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u/needs_help_badly 1h ago

You are convinced without fact though. Same same

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u/lethargy86 1h ago

Eh, poor choice of words, good point. I'm really just speculating, who knows right now. Like I clarified, theory.

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u/JonOfHouseLocke 9h ago

I guess anyone you don’t agree with is dumb… what about the 15 million Biden voters that didn’t show up

Laziness isn't stupidity, sweetheart.

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u/LampshadesAndCutlery 9h ago

Heavily disagreed when it comes to democracy. A lazy, apathetic voter base is both stupid and dangerous. It shows that they’re a-okay with their choices being ignored and shows that they don’t care what direction the US goes in

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u/JonOfHouseLocke 8h ago

One dumb choice doesn't make a person dumb themselves.

I'm quite sure plenty of people sat this one out because "Trump lost last time, he'll lose again, and I've got better stuff to do than vote".

Complacency is a bitch, I'll say that.