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venusaur ,
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I’m confused. How did these people own their homes if they had a second mortgage owed?

venusaur ,
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That’s pretty low. Based on prices in my neighborhood I assumed median was easily over $1M.

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Do they have separate housing for sex offenders?

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But do they have a separate place for them to go?

venusaur ,
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Yeah maybe make separate housing first. Maybe tattoo their foreheads also. Ankle monitor so people are notified when they enter areas they’re not supposed to be in.

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The entire world would have to work together to map the brain at this rate.

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He’s a kicker. Who cares what he thinks?

US Lemmys what could Biden do in the next 6 months to EARN your vote? (other than just not being Trump)

Sorry this is kinda political. Is there an asklemmypolitics group this would be better for? I'm hoping not to get into the libs vs progressives political debate we see everywhere on here... Just want to know what people are actually looking for.

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Stop sending money to Israel, or forgive student debt, or vehemently support RCV and reformation of the electoral college and restricting stock trading by members of the government.

venusaur ,
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Tell your politicians to support RCV legislation:

Fair Representation Act
https://p2a.co/ZraNU5n

Voter Choice Act
https://p2a.co/9OZd4JL

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U got it

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We would have to dismantle capitalism entirely and a huge cultural shift to fix that. Huge spending caps on campaigns would be a good start.

RCV allows people to vote for candidates of a third party without wasting a vote like they would now. The problem is that much of society is brainwashed with red vs. blue politics and it would take a long time for everybody to get on the same page about a third party candidate.

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is it just RCV with 5 rankings, or you rank every candidate?

venusaur ,
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Most people would still give A and B 5’s or 4’s, so C still loses even if they get all 4’s, no?

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Ah right assuming A and B are opposing candidates. Kind of a way to eliminate the most popular opposing candidates in a runoff assuming there is a middle of the road candidate that everybody likes.

In RCV this might be translated differently tho. Maybe 26% vote C #1, 49% A #1, 25% B #1 with C #2, then in runoff, C would win.

I don’t see everybody liking the same candidate for #2.

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Is anybody using Star voting now? I just feel like it can be gamed. If you want your major candidate to win, you wouldn’t rank anybody else highly.

Thanks for the video. I totally agree that there are other voting systems like approval voting that may be better, but lots of traction with RCV already. Can be a stepping stone to other voting systems. Perfect is the enemy of good enough. Gotta take baby steps.

If you care about US democracy, tell your congressperson to support the Fair Representation Act! ( p2a.co )

The Fair Representation Act has been re-introduced in Congress. This bold solution can stop gerrymandering and make Congress work for every American. ...

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That’s awesome! You can also tell your Senator to support the Voter Choice Act which will help fund the transition to RCV:

https://p2a.co/9OZd4JL

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Thank you!

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The Times, Places and Manner of holdingElections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or altersuch Regulations, except as to the places of chusing Senators.

This clause authorizes Congress to pass legislation regulating congressional elections.Congress and the states possess a shared power to regulate elections, but states may legislate only on issues where Congress has not spoken.

https://fairvote.app.box.com/s/ljb4gk74nf19dcas59025mnbo4hd59br

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It’s because the leaders aren’t the ones fighting the battles or being targeted. They’re playing chess somewhere far from the violence.

venusaur ,
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That would be interesting. We’d definitely have to shift who we elect towards more violent leaders tho, and idk how I feel about that haha.

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That’s where they practice haha

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He just has to do what the conservatives say cuz he’s afraid he’ll be assassinated just like the man he replaced.

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Yup. He’s a puppet leader.

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  • venusaur OP ,
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    I have an idea obviously, but I wanted to get more detailed anonymous responses.

    venusaur OP ,
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    Are you gonna fill it out?

    venusaur ,
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    I have Bose and like them a lot. They’ll probably do exactly what you want, however, noise cancelling is not all noise cancelling. Mostly lower frequencies. It makes things quiet but if you’re in a loud environment with lots of mid to high frequency like talking, they’re not gonna help much. Haven’t used the Sony’s for a long time but I think the noice cancelling is the same.

    I know you want to use them for sleep, but since these are big headphones already, I’d recommend a pair of noise protection earmuffs and use earbuds or shove some speakers from another set of headphones in there. This will be the best noise cancelling but least comfortable.

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    My bad. Try the earbuds then. Gonna be the most comfortable with decent noise cancelling.

    venusaur ,
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    About time. Siri is a useless dinosaur of an assistant.

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    Yeah always sucked

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    I don’t agree. It can be leaps and bounds better. Won’t be amazing but if it’s essentially ChatGPT with a voice, it’ll be a huge upgrade.

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    Biden and democrats are taking advantage of this situation to do whatever they want because people are afraid not to vote for them. A lot of people are waking up tho and democrats need to either do what the people want or risk losing the vote. Not to Trump, just no vote. There will always be a Trump. It might take 4 years of Trump for the world to see how our voting system needs to be reformed and the two party system torn apart. Democrats are not for the people. They’re for the dollar bill.

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    Not participating is absolutely a choice. You’re brainwashed and afraid.

    I don’t you disagree with you about my feelings about the Democratic Party. I disagree with your playing into fear politics instead of opting out. The cycle has to end at some point even if it takes a huge wake up call.

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    I never said I was voting for anybody. And you’ve clearly bought into the scare tactics. You honestly think the president has the power to stop voting? Relax. Take 4 more years of Trump and get it over with. Dems are losers. They need to wake up and give the people what they want instead of relying on scare tactics.

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    You’re catastrophizing. Understandable, but not realistic and not healthy. Really think it through. How could the president put an end to voting in the United States? Especially in 4 years. If you think that’s possible, think about why democrats haven’t then tried to reform the electoral college. Because they don’t want true democracy either.

    Yes Trump would swing a lot of things right, but not to the extent that democrats are scaring people into believing.

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    Trump is gonna kill you? Damn. They really got in your head.

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    Says the person who wants to vote for a man who is literally actively aiding in the murder of innocent children and families. Take your sob story to a therapist and stop projecting your own lived experience onto people you know nothing about. I’m worried about you. Do you need help?

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    This isn’t oppression Olympics. Don’t need to know all the identifying factors that make you more oppressed than other people so you have some sort of moral or social high ground.

    Last I heard lots of trans people are killing themselves. Sounds like a mental health crisis more than a political one.

    I agree that Trump will do damage to the LGBTQ2A+ community and other oppressed communities, but the president doesn’t have all the power. Everything goes through the house and/or senate.

    Please feel free to vote for a man who is aiding in the murder of innocent children and families. I will not tell my children and potentially grandchildren that I chose him or Trump to lead our country. I’ll vote for house and senate until they fix the electoral college and allow RCV or something similar for presidential elections.

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    i see what you're saying. if only people on the right are voting, then they'll shift focus to the right, but that should pave the way for a candidate on the left that people actually want. the problem is there is no true democracy and no potential for third party candidates to actually win. I will not vote unless there is a candidate I actually want to lead the country, and/or they implement RCV or a similar voting system for presidential elections. i'll still vote for house and senate.

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    As somebody who has formal experience with psychology and mental health you should know better than to deal in absolutes. Not sure what you define as the “mental crisis” happening in our country right now. Are you only talking about trans suicides?

    Yes, politics play a role in mental health, but whatever mental health crisis you speak of cannot possibly be contributed to politics entirely. Especially, because as you seem to believe, politics are a result of the people’s actions or inactions, meaning the people influence culture as much as politics influence society.

    You should know better than to make assumptions who you think I am by projecting all of your frustrations with the political system and society on me. It’s okay. I’ll be your punching bag. I hope you can find happiness and I wish you good physical and mental health.

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    Feel free to DM me if you want to talk about your personal problems outside of politics. I’m sorry you’re in need of help. You can be strong in the face of political adversity. Many oppressed people before you have and did not resort to suicide. You are a valuable member of society and people care about you whether you believe it or not and it has nothing to do with your identity. You are intrinsically valuable no matter who you are and I truly hope you can feel that in your heart.

    I do vote in local elections and for house and senate. Just not playing presidential two party game of Saw.

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    I wish you the best. Take care of yourself but focus on taking care of others too. It’ll help you.

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    When does it stop tho? He can keep running as long as he wants and dems can keep taking advantage of that to do whatever they want because they know they’ll get the vote because of fear politics.

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    Nobody here is talking about people that never vote.

    venusaur ,
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    I’ll take your word for it. I’m only talking about people in my situation. We’ve voted in the past and aren’t voting now. Presidents have won by focusing on getting out the vote for populations that have had low voter turnout.

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    Wow. Tell that to all the dead people. Whatever helps you sleep at night. Anesthesia. Vaccines. More recently Tuskegee Syphilis Study.

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