#denigrate

[yeahiwasintheshit]

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[capitalism-is-a-psychopathy]

Money talks, but in politics, it screams. Wealth slips into government like water through cracks in stone, eroding the foundations of democracy one quiet drip at a time. Lobbyists, billionaires, and corporate giants buy access, influence, and policies, while the average citizen struggles to have their voice heard over the clatter of cash. The rules bend; the priorities shift. Suddenly, public good takes a backseat to private profit, and democracy—meant to serve the many—starts serving the few. Left unchecked, this cycle doesn’t just weaken democracies; it hollows them out, leaving behind a shiny shell that belongs to the rich and not the people.

[hale-my-nathan]

Trump Weird News - Trump The Hypocrite

Debate Dodger Trump Chides Debate Dodgers!!!

[faith-in-democracy]

The Electoral College Is Killing Democracy

The Electoral College was never about fairness. Let’s get that straight.

When it was created in 1787, it wasn’t some genius plan to balance the voices of Americans. It was a dirty compromise—a patchwork solution designed to keep slave-owning states happy and small states from storming out of the room. Back then, the people weren’t trusted to vote directly for the president. Instead, power was handed to a small group of elites who were supposed to "know better." Two centuries later, we’re still stuck with this relic, and it’s tearing our democracy apart.

Here’s how bad it is: a president can lose the popular vote by millions and still win the White House. It’s happened twice in this century alone. Millions of votes in California, Texas, or New York? Essentially meaningless. Instead, candidates grovel for support in a handful of “swing states,” ignoring the rest of the country like a bad prom date.

The Electoral College doesn’t just distort democracy—it insults it. It tells Americans in heavily populated states that their voices are smaller, quieter, less important. That’s not democracy. That’s rigged.

And it’s not just unfair; it’s outdated. The system was built for a time when the U.S. had fewer states, fewer people, and no TikTok (or electricity, for that matter). It’s like driving a horse and buggy on a six-lane highway—it doesn’t belong in the 21st century.

So what can we do? Abolish it. Erase it. Bury it in the archives where it belongs. The solution is simple: elect the president by a national popular vote. Every vote, equal weight, no exceptions.

This isn’t just some wild fantasy. States are already taking steps with the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Once enough states sign on to guarantee 270 electoral votes for the popular vote winner, the Electoral College becomes a hollow shell.

We’re not asking for a revolution. We’re asking for democracy to actually mean something. One person, one vote. That’s it. Anything less is an insult to every American who shows up on Election Day hoping their voice will matter.

It’s time to put the Electoral College where it belongs—in the history books, next to powdered wigs and dueling pistols.

[theyuniversity]

🤭 We won’t put you down if you don’t know these mocking words:

belittle

denigrate

demean

degrade

deride

mock

disparage

condescend

patronize

deprecate

[biscuitsarenice]

Rana Mitter interviewing Ibram X. Kendi, Historian and Author of Marked From the Beginning: The History of Racist Ideas in America on Free Thinking

[theyuniversity]

We won’t put you down if you don’t know these mocking words:

belittle

denigrate

demean

degrade

deride

mock

disparage

condescend

patronize

deprecate

[theyuniversity]

🙏 Don’t “put down” anyone who doesn’t know these words: denigrate, disparage, condescend, demean, deride, patronize, and deprecate.