@alyx I found out just a little while ago that the runner up for president used to just become the vice president. How nice that would be.
America has had problems with their elections for some time.
An informed vote is critical for a democracy, and for much too long a lot of people have voted out of complete and utter ignorance.
At least you can argue that this political ignorance is not just an issue for USA, it exists to some proportion everywhere.
But what the FBI and the news media has done these years, is the straw that broke the camel's back. It's no longer an issue of an ignorant vote, it's an issue of a blatantly and purposefully misinformed vote, orchestrated by people who would directly politically profit from the outcome of this directed vote.
You can't ignore this. You can't call the voting process intact and trustworthy after these revelations. What USA has experienced is exactly what was being done all the time in the soviet block. It's what even Putin did with his opponents. Block, censor, arrest those who talk against you, and use the propaganda machine to praise your leadership, even when you drive the country straight into disrepair. That's how you act as an authoritarian.
That's how you destroy democracy.
@alyx nah it was all Russian hacking
Remember when Trump won in 2016, even though every god damned poll said he wouldn't?
Remember the conclusion that came out on why every poll got it wrong? People figured it was because many people were simply too scared to answer honestly that they would vote Trump.
A simple anonymous poll, conducted by complete strangers with no inherent power (political or otherwise) and people were too scared to answer honestly.
How long before people will be too scared to vote honestly? Remember, unlike a polling company, the ones counting your vote do have political power. And the "shadow government" has proven that it is not afraid to wield that power to suit their preferences.
There's a saying here: he who today steals an egg, tomorrow steals an ox.
Today the FBI censored people and information critical to at least 1 election.
What will they steal tomorrow?
Let's say you have a farm, and you raise some chickens.
You discover that one of the chickens is infected to the core with a disease. A theoretically curable disease if caught early. But this particular chicken is in late stage of the disease.
Do you still try to cure it, even though keeping it around poses a risk to you and the other chickens; or do you count your losses, kill it and burn the corpse?
@LukeAlmighty yeah that is proof in the pudding that a non-insignificant amount inflation is actually bullshit.
@teknomunk @LukeAlmighty I always say that if Christ wanted there to be a church He would have set one up Himself.
@alyx finally, a good price for this game
DEATH STRANDING
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/death-stranding
@matrix that's fucking hilarious xD
@rodan You're barking up the wrong tree there. I clearly don't want underage people following me and I don't want to follow them either. I'm critical of actual child rapists and people who expose children to pornography/sexuality such as tranny drag queens and pageant shows and I'm firmly against child abuse of any kind, as someone who was emotionally neglected throughout my childhood. I even suggested to my instance admin that we implement and enforce an 18+ age limit for this instance since porn is posted here regularly. You have zero idea who you are talking to which is even more evidenced by the fact that you thought all these photos were made in Blender.
Get a grip on reality before your mind slips too much and you can't tell what's real anymore. I've been told to kill myself more times than I can count so it isn't going to affect me but if what I post affects you so much then maybe you should use your default ability to mute/block me instead of wasting time and energy seething at shit that upsets you. I have that warning in my bio specifically for that reason so people don't waste their time following me if they aren't going to like it.
I'm going to go do what you suggested and spend some time with family now. Hope you aren't so terminally online that you aren't doing the same. Merry Christmas!
@rasterman payment processing companies don't like it
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