BrikoX@lemmy.zip to United States | News & PoliticsEnglish · 1 day agoTim Walz calls for scrapping of electoral college to decide US presidential racewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1419arrow-down19file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldtruthabouttimwalz@lemmy.world
arrow-up1410arrow-down1external-linkTim Walz calls for scrapping of electoral college to decide US presidential racewww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zip to United States | News & PoliticsEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square63fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldtruthabouttimwalz@lemmy.world
Kamala Harris’s running mate urges popular vote system but campaign says issue is not part of Democrats’ agenda
minus-squarejack [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 hours agowhat’s really crazy is thinking this anything other than absolute fluff that will never even be gestured at if they win
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoIt’s pretty obvious they won’t go anywhere near it while in office. But even just saying it is a step in the right direction.
minus-squarejack [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours ago But even just saying it is a step in the right direction. We need to have much, much higher standards for our politicians than this.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 hours agoIf the only thing you want is everything right now, you’re going to be very disappointed your entire life.
minus-squareFlyberius [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoHow many times do you people need to be duped by this bullshit before you finally learn?
minus-squarejack [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 hours agoIf the only thing you demand is empty platitudes, you can expect a lot of those and not much else.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 hours agoAren’t you away from your hive mind pack?
minus-squarejack [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours ago“if you expect anything good to ever happen you are brainwashed”
what’s really crazy is thinking this anything other than absolute fluff that will never even be gestured at if they win
It’s pretty obvious they won’t go anywhere near it while in office. But even just saying it is a step in the right direction.
We need to have much, much higher standards for our politicians than this.
If the only thing you want is everything right now, you’re going to be very disappointed your entire life.
How many times do you people need to be duped by this bullshit before you finally learn?
If the only thing you demand is empty platitudes, you can expect a lot of those and not much else.
Aren’t you away from your hive mind pack?
“if you expect anything good to ever happen you are brainwashed”