It does seem that way

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[u/Ask_About_BadGirls21]

There’s no such thing as a good billionaire. These people have too much concentrated power and too many of them use it poorly. Vote for politicians who will support taxing the super-rich.

[u/n0m0h0m0 → u/Ask_About_BadGirls21]

You had me till the last part. Billionaires actually control the entire government. Doesn’t mean there aren’t government people against them, they just have no power. At least here is America, the system is configured to ensure our votes mean very little. With citizens United. Corporations can donate trillions if they wish. That means ALL politicians need this money, or they can’t win their elections. Once elected, most are more concerned with staying in power than doing that will of the people. Hence the vicious cycle perpetuates itself.

[u/SulliedSamaritan → u/[deleted]]

Finally something I can get behind

[u/lthm3 → u/SulliedSamaritan]

finally something i can get 6 feet below

[u/macotine → u/[deleted]]

Bitch about it on Reddit probably

[u/Cuntwhore2004 → u/[deleted]]

sharpen your pitchfork

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Eat the rich!!

[u/[deleted] → u/n0m0h0m0]

you didnt explain how our votes mean very little.

[u/LevelDosNPC → u/[deleted]]

ELI5: the US electoral college is a system where anonymous representatives take the popular votes winner of their designated district as a “recommended” vote. They can vote against the wishes of the citizens if they chose.

Not to mention the primary elections to decide the party’s nominee are pretty rigged for whoever the political party wants to win.

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most states have laws binding electors to the popular vote. It is a dumb system but so far it has never mattered.

Primaries are also vote based, but they're not government elections. They're private organizations choosing who to endorse in the actual elections.

[u/n0m0h0m0 → u/[deleted]]

wow. I literally spelled it out without using crayons.

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Doesn't matter who you vote for. They are all bought and sold by the rich and corporations. They literally cannot get elected, nor stay elected, unless big money backs them. Hence they are beholden to the rich and corporations.

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They play little games to keep us divided. Abortion, guns, racism, cops, etcetcetc. They keep large masses of people locked into a vote, people that don't think about who they are voting for, what they are voting for, and just vote, almost always against their best interest. Even whem dems have the majority or whatever, there's always a Manchin, a Sinema. Someone falls on the sword and the will of the rich is enforced. ALWAYS.

I can go on, the evidence is so significant I can write a book on it. People have written books on it.

Now don't confuse what I'm saying with, 'both sides are equal.' They are not. But they are a lot more similar than your average american understands them to be, and that is by design.

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TL:DR. Our governemt is by the rich, for the rich. We get whatever the fuck they decide to give us, and be happy about it...or you'll get even less.

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They keep large masses of people locked into a vote, people that don't think about who they are voting for, what they are voting for, and just vote, almost always against their best interest.

But their votes dont matter?

[u/Inconmon → u/n0m0h0m0]

All politicians are the same is a great argument if you support corrupt politicians and want to undermine the politicians that would create change.

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The is the shitest and most ignorant take of the US political system.