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[Delerious]

I feel the same way, because it's true. And it's also by design; partly because the swing states are only relevant as a direct result of election rigging. Were it not for the election rigging the comparatively small populations in the swing states would render them electorally irrelevant for the most part, as should be the case in a democracy. Instead, a relatively small minority of voters decide for the entire country, which is minority rule, not democracy.

The swing states of PA, GA, MI, and AZ aren't small population states. They're numbers 5,8,10, and 14 out of 50.

 

[taliska]

You fully agree with Trump's political philosophy, then. Bet you didn't notice THAT pimple in the mirror this morning.

Not really the same thing though is it?

We let you fuck with the internal workings of our countries because we were all buddies and it was more important to maintain the friendship.

Now your corrupt, fascist country wants to keep that ability to fuck with our countries without actually being our friend at all, all the while dangling the promise of friendship at every turn, only to go back on your word the next day.

Let me be clear, the only people’s heads I want to see on sticks more than my own government’s for placating yours at every turn, is your government’s…

…and I’m pretty sure I’m not the only person feeling this way in my part of the world.

 

[graylshaped]

Not really the same thing though is it?

Sure it is. Just aimed at a nation you hate rather than Somalia or Venezuela.

 

[KyleK29]

David Ellison

Tells you all you need to know about why this is so important to them. Like a lot of the media landscape, the "Accelerationists" want to control the narrative going forward, that includes acquiring as much media companies as possible.

 

[graylshaped]

Tells you all you need to know about why this is so important to them. Like a lot of the media landscape, the "Accelerationists" want to control the narrative going forward, that includes acquiring as much media companies as possible.

I'd like to see more attention given to an overhaul of media ownership regulations. It's far too important to leave this to a handful of barons controlling public discourse.

 

[NetMage]

The only place they have me beat is audio volume.

You have 7.2 audio with ceiling and front surrounds?

 

[Dr.Kamiya]

I get why people are pissed about this whole merger / hostile takeover thing, but as a consumer I prefer to have fewer streaming services that I need to subscribe to.

Things were great when Netflix was the only game in town and the competition was cable. The rise of all these alternate streaming companies each trying to keep their content exclusive is an example of competition making things worse instead of better.

IMO it's really like Steam vs Epic, Ubisoft etc. I want to be able to go to just one store and get all my stuff there.

 

[Gnafu the Great]

You have 7.2 audio with ceiling and front surrounds?

I'm not sure if that was meant to be a "gotcha" but 7.2.4 isn't difficult in a home setting these days. Granted, I only have 3.0 in my living room (that I'm very happy with), but years ago (pre-Atmos) I had 7.1 and a 100" screen in a modest living room theater setup. If I wanted to, I could build a compact home theater in my basement with boneshaking bass and a wall-size screen for a few grand easy.

 

[cfenton]

You have 7.2 audio with ceiling and front surrounds?

No, but if my local theatre does I sure can't hear it. The only time I've heard good positional audio in a theatre is in a real IMAX theatre with a film made for IMAX.

 

[pseudonomous]

And then there's all the local stuff that helps direct and shape the State-level politics (rather than the Federal level.) That stuff is the feeder for the Federal level, and in that respect matters even more, in the long run, than the Federal stuff.

This is the only reason why I still bother to vote. I can exercise a little bit of electoral power in local politics. And one can hope that maybe eventually some of these local candidates will rise up to enter the national scene. (I don't feel like I've got any meaningful control over what candidates run for the US Senate and House, I can't ever remember there being a serious contest in my home state, though perhaps this happens in other states)

However, in practice, I don't really feel like much of what I do at a local level actual percolates up to influence at the Federal level. And even if it is, it's still incredibly frustrating to live in what is ostensibly a representative democracy and yet know that you have basically not control over the federal government.

 

[sjl]

This is the only reason why I still bother to vote. I can exercise a little bit of electoral power in local politics. And one can hope that maybe eventually some of these local candidates will rise up to enter the national scene. (I don't feel like I've got any meaningful control over what candidates run for the US Senate and House, I can't ever remember there being a serious contest in my home state, though perhaps this happens in other states)

However, in practice, I don't really feel like much of what I do at a local level actual percolates up to influence at the Federal level. And even if it is, it's still incredibly frustrating to live in what is ostensibly a representative democracy and yet know that you have basically not control over the federal government.

That's fair. Politics is mucky, it's tedious, and it's slow. Moving the needle even a tiny amount takes a huge amount of effort, from a lot of people, over an extended period of time.

But better to at least try than to shrug one's shoulders and say, "oh well, there's nothing we can do..." Trying, there's a chance of failure, and a chance of success. Not trying, there's a guarantee of failure.

 

[NetMage]

If I wanted to, I could build a compact home theater in my basement with boneshaking bass and a wall-size screen for a few grand easy.

But if you don’t have it, that’s another advantage the theater has over your home setup besides volume. (I don’t have my home setup running, but I have a 5.2 speaker setup normally.)

 

[Tamerlin]

The swing states of PA, GA, MI, and AZ aren't small population states. They're numbers 5,8,10, and 14 out of 50.

I suppose the correct statement would have been regions, since the red states have a lot more red districts than blue because of gerrymandering.

They're more populous overall than I'd realized though... I was thinking of places like North Dakota, which I suppose is more on the idiotic... er, red side.