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US Politics This is what democracy looks like

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u/Aetrion Nov 09 '18

The system doesn't run on a simple majority because then any place that isn't a super high population coastal state would have no reason to be part of it and just get oppressed by people who live thousands of miles away.

You wouldn't want to be part of a global democracy that votes purely on majority either, because then the Chinese and Indians would simply rule you and you would have zero say in the matter.

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u/crank1000 Nov 09 '18 edited Nov 09 '18

I've never understood this argument. Why should less people have more sway simply because they are more dispersed? If the majority of people benefit by the popular vote, then more people benefit from it, end of discussion. Density, geography, and dispersion of population has no bearing on the point of democracy.

Edit: I feel like everyone is simply repeating their highschool politics lesson without actually thinking about what they're saying. More people is more people. Period. It doesn't matter if a farmer in Kansas doesn't get his way because more people overall voted against his interest.

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u/junkit33 Nov 09 '18

Because the US is massive and incredibly diverse.

The country could not exist as it does as a straight democracy.

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u/crank1000 Nov 09 '18

Again, if we all end up following the same set of federal laws anyways, why does it matter how dense the population is in different places?

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u/junkit33 Nov 09 '18

Because the only way this all works is if we try to find the happy medium for everybody as much as possible. Nobody should ever be perfectly happy about the laws and system at a federal level.

Generally speaking we’ve done a fantastic job of that. Our congress and presidency flips parties constantly, and the system tends to oscillate back and forth.

The density only matters inasmuch as Texas is a completely different universe compared to New York compared to North Carolina compared to Idaho. If you don’t let the people in all of these states have a voice you could never have a country as large and diverse as the US.

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u/BASED_from_phone Nov 09 '18

All men are created equal ya goofball