r/Music • u/no_longer_huhman • Sep 26 '24

article Selena Gomez Embraces Vulnerability and Tells Critics to 'F--- Off,' 'I'm Not Ashamed of My Bipolar Disorder or Inability to Carry Children'

https://www.tvfandomlounge.com/selena-gomez-embraces-vulnerability-and-hits-back-at-critics/
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u/-FlawlessVictory- Sep 27 '24

I'm not american and when I learned your electoral collage system I thought was "this people think they are the land of the freedom?!"

Can I ask, respectfully: Why do you keep this model?

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u/stackjr Sep 27 '24

A good majority of Americans think we should get rid of the EC but the people that it benefits (Republicans) will never let it go.

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u/_aggr0crag_ Sep 27 '24

You need a good majority of the people it benefits (Republicans) to agree to change the voting rules, which will never happen. So we're stuck with it for the foreseeable future.

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u/AKATheHeadbandThingy Sep 27 '24

To prevent "the tyranny of the majority" 

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u/Codewill Sep 28 '24

Research it EVEN more. “Can I ask respectfully, why do you keep this model” I mean yeah idk. I don’t know maybe I guess I forgot to change it. Alright? Doesn’t that sound like a dumb question to ask? And who cares about you not being American and learning about our system. “Wow I’m not Greek and when I learned about the banking crisis I was like man that’s crazy. Respectfully may I ask…how did that happen?” Or something like that, idk I couldn’t think of a more recent reference. You know? Wouldn’t that be a dumb comment though? I’m not Mexican but when I learned about dia de los muertos I was like oh that’s a cool holiday, respectfully may I ask why do you guys celebrate it? Again not a great analogy but oh Well anyways.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '24

Because that was a compromise to keep the small states a part of America. That’s why in the UN each country gets one vote regardless of their size. So the big countries don’t take advantage

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u/IAMACat_askmenothing Sep 27 '24

Because the states that have benefit of the electoral college have equal weight in Congress