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“If the majority of people disagree with me, there is no democracy!”

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Yeah, it’s not fun. When the idiots vote to fly the plane instead of the dreaded experts, it is definitely stupid, but it is also democratic.

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I’m just gonna stop replying to political stuff because I start to care, and then I get depressed.

Best of luck everybody.

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I’m writing in “free Palestine” for president this November thanks to this comment condescending about it

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“Wow, someone online pointed out that the majority of people supporting two shitty candidates is still democracy! Because of that, I’m gonna do my best to make sure the guy who wants MORE genocide gets in office! That’ll really help anyone who isn’t a rich cis white conservative Christian male!”

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We’re headed that direction anyways thanks to people like you

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Why even bother going to the polls then?

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initives

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