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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: The Joy Of Democracy
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:19:20 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-10-23, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 08:56:45 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
>
>> On 2024-10-22 12:43 a.m., Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:37:36 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Even the dumbest citizen knows that it wouldn't make sense for the
>>>> presidency to be decided by the metropolises of the country ...
>>> 
>>> I’ve heard that nonsense from countless supporters of the
>>> Dumbfuckistani voting system, and I still don’t understand it.
>>> 
>>> Don’t you take it as “self-evident” that all your people are created
>>> equal? If so, why shouldn’t their votes count equally too?
>> 
>> Because the very nature of agriculture means that it would be impossible
>> for states doing the real work to have as many people as the areas where
>> people collect welfare.
>
> If you mean “large cities”, those are in fact the backbone of your 
> economy. The US isn’t an agrarian society any more.

"Backbone" in what way? We don't have industry any more. Most city dwellers 
just money changers and parasites — and the cities guzzle whatever taxes 
they can get from the rest of country, via the Federal government. 

> Why should the value of someone’s vote depend on where they live?

And why should big states be able to trample on the rights of citizens 
living in small states? Again, each state is a sovereign entity and they 
joined the Union with certain stipulations. These were checks and balances 
specifically put into place so small states were not dominated (as much) by 
large states.

It's just the way is. Live with it.

-- 
“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy 
what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”  —J.R.R. Tolkien